The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Security, Data, the Cloud and More in Federal Agencies

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.

CISA Issues Third TIC Use Case Covering Remote Users

A finalized Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 use case, defining how network and multi-boundary security should be applied when agencies permit remote users, was released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 

Biden Signs School Cybersecurity Bill

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will study the cyber risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations to assist schools in facing those risks.

OMB Provides Agencies with Guidance on Accelerating Endpoint Detection and Response

Agencies have 90 days to provide Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency personnel and contractors access to existing endpoint detection and response (EDR) deployments or identify future state options.

CDM Program Evolving to Help Agencies Make Sense of Their Data

The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program began emphasizing vulnerability detection and response because agencies altered their network architectures to accommodate increased remote work during the pandemic, according to the head of the program.

Federal Data Officers Council Seeks Input on Mission, Focus Areas

The nascent Federal data officers council is looking for public input on its mission and focus areas, such as workforce development and equity.

Mitigating Cloud Risks Starts with Full Visibility of Shadow IT

New survey findings highlight the need for a data-centric approach to cloud security in the era of remote work.

VA Sees Shift to Cloud, Microservices on the Horizon

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to move hundreds of applications to the cloud and become more agile.

America’s First Exascale Supercomputer Is ‘On Track’ for 2021 Deployment

After years of preparation and a change of plans, the United States’ first exascale supercomputer will soon be in full function. Exascale systems are at the core of the next-generation of high performance supercomputing. They will be capable of operating at one quintillion calculations per second, which is immensely faster than most modern systems. Using them, researchers could process massive amounts of data and conduct potentially groundbreaking simulations spanning many fields at much more rapid rates.

From the Makpar Blog …

In case you missed it, here are our latest blog posts:

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• A Practical Cloud Migration Guide for Government: How to Eat the "Migration Elephant" One Bite at a Time

• The 5 “Whys” for Stronger Cyber Security Governance at Federal Agencies

• Makpar’s Pragmatic Agile Approach to Developing Its Fraud Detection Analytics Dashboard

• OPINION: Mentor-Protégé Programs Bring Further Value to Government

• PODCAST: A Deeper Look at Makpar’s Fraud Detection Analytics Dashboard

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• PODCAST: How the Federal Government can Overcome Barriers to Agile Transformation

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• How Decentralized Decision Making Can Help Federal Agencies Adopt a More Agile Practice

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