President Joe Biden s administration is establishing a new timetable to assess risks posed by using web services from foreign adversaries like China - while revoking his predecessor s final actions against Beijing.
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Biden s pick to lead GSA: We can t implement government policy if we can t get the damn websites to work
By Chris Riotta
President Joe Biden s pick to lead the General Services Administration said on Thursday that her top focuses if confirmed will include enhancing cyber posture, building out a secure digital infrastructure for the agency and making its services more user friendly for taxpayers, agency partners and industry alike.
Robin Carnahan, who has been nominated to serve as GSA director, told lawmakers during her confirmation hearing that the past year and coronavirus pandemic have shown the importance and fragility of our nation s digital infrastructure, while noting that far too often critical resources and assistance for vulnerable families and businesses faced delays and setbacks, even when Congress responded quickly to the crisis by passing legislative relief.
The Department of Homeland Security has failed to address critical vulnerabilities across information technology assets due to significant delays in the department s rollout of a federal Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.
Anjuli Sastry (she/her) is a 2021 Nieman Journalism Foundation Visiting Fellow. During her fellowship, Sastry will work on a two-pronged project to increase diversity within public radio. On air, she will launch a new audio and video project to elevate voices of color across NPR radio shows, podcasts and visual platforms. Behind the scenes, Sastry will create a guide for mentorship programs that foster retention and support employees of color in journalism.
The Biden administration is hoping to steer $100 billion in federal contracting opportunities to small, disadvantaged businesses over the next five years in an effort to narrow economic divides in the United States.