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On March 2, 2023, the Biden administration released the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy (the "Strategy").1 The Strategy acknowledges that the United States "must [effect] fundamental...

On March 2, 2023, the Biden administration released the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy (the “Strategy”). The Strategy acknowledges that the United States “must [effect]...

Have an exchange which is strong, that is which negotiates with plans and has standardized the benefit package to a certain extent. thats opposed the federal exchange. so the california exchange has really used its bargaining power. it also has a much better procurement process in california. the federal procurement process is a nightmare. californias not as bad, and then finally, california is well funded. i think its important to hone in on this. take away the federal exchanges for a second an...

Were you surprised to read about the success in california and connecticut and minnesota and washington in the l.a. times today? >> no, i wasnt, lets take california for example, in california, you have a very supportive legislature and supportive governor, you also have an exchange which is strong, that is which negotiates with plans and has standardized the benefit package to a certain extent. thats opposed the federal exchange. so the california exchange has really used its bargaining power. ...

Above $10 million fail. the federal i.t. project -- >> wait a second, wait a second, 94% of federal i.t. above $10 million fail? >> right, and the federal i.t. budget is $80 billion a year. so i dont know why the republicans are not up in arms about trying to fix the federal procurement process. because what they could be doing is really working hard on that, being of service to the idea of fiscal conservatism. and opening the door to thousands if not millions of small businesses to compete on p...

A step back and look at the thing that created it. you have to look at the idea that maybe were not selecting the best vendors or the best people are not working on this. look, when you build a technology project, you need three things. you need money, you need time, and you need talent. we had plenty of money and we had plenty of time. so -- >> that is an interesting critique. do you think that there is any way to reform that process so that in the short term needed to get implementation up and...