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The Defense Innovation Unit issued 56 prototype other transaction agreements in 2020, according to a recent report, bringing the total number of OTAs issued to 208 since its inception in 2015.

Congress could be poised to require companies to report hacks in the wake of the massive breach linked to vulnerabilities on SolarWinds IT management software.

Quick Hits Nancy Norton formally retired as head of the Defense Information Systems Agency and command of Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, took over as her successor at a ceremony held Feb. 26. One thing Skinner is inheriting as new DISA director is the Defense Departments Cloud Computing Program Office, recently added to the DISA portfolio. *** A revision to a broad agency announcement from the Defense Advanced Research ...

By Dave Powner   Cybersecurity. Supply chains. Archaic legacy systems. High-risk acquisitions. Outdated infrastructure. The federal government faces significant challenges when it comes to delivering secure information technology operations and mission outcomes. As the new administration begins to implement its policies, the leadership of the federal chief information officer and agency CIOs will be critical for delivering better business results and building trust with citizens. The Federal I...

The past year has called unprecedented attention to public health systems and their underlying data, but federal agencies struggles with health IT long predate the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Tom McNeal   Businesses know the high cost of an underwhelming customer experience. Organizations engaged in commerce have invested in applications and platforms that provide frictionless, secure customer experiences online or via phone — enabling businesses to build and retain loyalty and to protect sales and growth prospects. In turn, consumers have been conditioned to expect a high level of service in a wide range of interactions, including those with government agencies. Fortifying tr...

The agency plans going to reverse the rule through notice and comment rulemaking, a process that could take months.

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By Justin Katz   Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, told a panel of senators on Tuesday that his company estimates the cybersecurity breach of nine federal agencies and 100 private companies likely took "at least a thousand" skilled and capable people to pull off. "At Microsoft as we worked with customers that had been impacted by this, we stepped back and just analyzed all of the engineering steps that we had seen and we asked ourselves how many engineers do we believed had worked on this co...

  Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) announced plans to reintroduce two bills covering inclusion and oversight of the federal workforce at a Feb. 23 House hearing. National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act would require national security agencies to publicly report on their diversity and inclusion efforts and the Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act would reauthorize the agency through 2026 and give it authority to survey federal employees. Connolly, who chairs the Subcommitte...