The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Pentagon Unveils Defense Industry Strategy; FedRAMP Improvements Needed; and AI and Automation in Zero Trust Architecture
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.
Pentagon Unveils Its Long-Awaited Defense Industry Strategy
The Defense Department’s recently released national defense industrial strategy, released outlines four main priorities: resilient supply chains, workforce readiness, flexible acquisition, and economic deterrence.
GSA, OMB Lag on FedRAMP Improvements, GAO Finds
The agencies responsible for administering FedRAMP -- the federal government's signature cloud authorization program -- are lagging behind on process improvements and reforms, according to the Government Accountability Office.
US Geological Survey Inks Partnership to Look Beneath Earth’s Surface Using Quantum Sensing
The United State Geological Survey is deploying new advanced sensing technologies to better monitor and explore Earth with dual goals of identifying deposits of natural resources and preventing potential disasters.
Health Research Agency Again Sends Out First Phase CIO-SP4 Notices
The acquisition arm of the National Institutes of Health has again started sending out the first round of notices for an embattled $50 billion IT contracting vehicle known as CIO-SP4, following dozens of sustained challenges to the solicitation in the summer.
Experts Expect Some Support for Small Businesses Facing CMMC Compliance
The Pentagon’s proposed updates to the CMMC program program will require both large and small firms that handle sensitive military information to comply with the same basic cyber requirements, according to this recent NextGov article.
Government Needs to Regulate Facial Recognition Tech, says National Academies
The government is falling behind on addressing the implications of facial recognition technology and needs to fill in gaps with new laws, executive orders and standards, experts said in a report from the National Academies of Sciences issued last week.
Securing Networks: AI and Automation in Zero Trust Architecture
On January 24th, Federal News Network is hosting a webinar with agency and industry leaders to learn how agencies are implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to enhance cybersecurity initiatives.