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The Defense Department is still figuring out how to give contractors reciprocity with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and similar certifications, but the end is close, officials say.
By Adam Mazmanian NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. Leading Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are pushing $9 billion in technology refresh money as part of the larger $1.9 trillion pandemic relief and recovery package being pushed by the Biden administration. In a Jan. 27 letter led by Oversight Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), lawmakers stressed the importance of expanding the Technology Modernization Fund – a pot of no-year money that agencies can tap for projects to impro...
By Natalie Alms NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. The Biden administration tapped former officials to senior slots at the General Services Administration, but the nomination of an administrator is still to come. Katy Kale, who served as GSA's chief of staff during the Obama administration, was appointed to the post of deputy administrator and will serve as acting head of the agency until a top official is appointed and confirmed. Kale led the new administration's GSA transition team Sonny Hashmi was tapped to serve as commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service. He was GSA's CIO...
The Pentagon eliminated a class deviation that implemented the president's executive order purging diversity training across federal grants and contracts.
The Defense Department's cloud office is moving to the Defense Information Systems Agency later this month in a move that consolidates DOD's cloud strategy.