The Fed Mission Success Round Up: IRS Modernization Priorities; Secure AI in New Global Cyber Strategy; and CMMC Concerns and Small Businesses

Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.

IRS Lays Out Modernization Priorities, Sounds Alarm on Funding Shortfall

The IRS believes it will soon be forced to scale back its business system modernization efforts, writing in a report this week that Inflation Reduction Act funding for that work will run out by fiscal 2026.

U.S. Sets Sights on Partnerships to Counter Cyberthreats, Secure AI in New Global Cyber Strategy

As part of a renewed push to combat nation-state cyberthreats, the U.S. will commit to engaging international partners, building coalitions and developing new capabilities focused on quickly aiding allies in cyberspace, the State Department recently announced.

CMMC is Coming, But Concerns for Small Businesses Persist Under Revamped Rule

SBA’s Office of Advocacy is calling on the Pentagon to make sure small businesses don’t fall behind as it rolls out the CMMC requirements, according to this recent Federal News Network article.

Tech Firms Pledge to Release Products with Built-In Security Features

Nearly 70 tech and cybersecurity companies signed a U.S.-led pledge to bake default security features into their offerings, a move that Biden cyber officials have been pushing for months in an effort to shore up the baseline security of off-the-shelf tech products.

U.S. Advances on Cyber Goals Amid Rapidly Changing Threat Environment, White House Says

The White House cyber czar’s office believes the U.S. cybersecurity posture has improved over the past year as stakeholders implemented a sweeping strategy aimed at shoring up U.S. digital defenses.

DISA’s New Five-Year Plan Will Consolidate Support for the Warfighter

The Defense Information Systems Agency details four strategic imperatives, six operational imperatives and eight goals, according to this recent Federal News Network interview.

Department of Education Begins Market Research for Cloud Capabilities

The Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office is looking to advance cloud capabilities through its Next Generation Data Center, a follow-on contract for the office’s Next Generation Cloud.