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Air Force wants $800M for enterprise IT as a service -- Washington Technology

By Lauren C. Williams
NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com.
The Air Force is looking to boost its enterprise IT services with an $811 million program ask in its budget request for fiscal 2022.
According to budget documents, the Air Force is focusing on expanding its foray into "as-a-service" models and software development with a $811 million budget request to modernize IT infrastructure with capabilities that can support Joint All Domain Command and Control efforts.
"The Air Force continues its initiative to transform its information technology model into an as-a-Service construct with a $383 million increase," Maj. Gen. James Peccia, the Air Force's deputy assistant secretary for budget, told reporters May 28. "This effort allows airmen to focus on employment and defense of networks rather than maintenance."

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Biden's first budget ups cyber and tech spending; gives feds a 2.7% pay raise -- Washington Technology

The Biden administration released its $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday, including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending across federal agencies.

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CMMC assessor training expected in late summer -- Washington Technology

The professional training needed to carry out assessments for the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity standard, AKA CMMC, for contractors won't kick off until later this summer.

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Viasat promotes new government business leader from within -- Washington Technology

Viasat elevates the chief technology officer of its government systems segment to be president of that unit.

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The Army's $22B Microsoft deal might point to a new era of acquisitions -- Washington Technology

By Lauren C. Williams
NOTE: This article was first published on FCW.com.
The Army made national news when it announced a deal to buy more than 120,000 augmented reality headsets from Microsoft for $22 billion in order to enhance soldier training and situational awareness.
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System, which has been in the works for more than three years and has functions like radio communications and high-resolution night and thermal sensors, is undeniably cool. But there’s more to the potentially multibillion deal, which could mark a potential shift in how the Defense Department can and should buy new technology.

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Biden taps DIU head for top Pentagon acquisition post -- Washington Technology

By Lauren C. Williams
NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com.
President Joe Biden will nominate the director of the Defense Department’s innovative acquisition arm to be the Pentagon’s top buyer, the White House announced April 2.
Michael Brown has been the director of the Defense Innovation Unit, which helps DOD prototype and field new technologies with rapid acquisition techniques, since 2018.
DIU recently celebrated its five-year anniversary and has expanded its portfolio under Brown’s leadership, fielding 26 new capabilities.
Brown was previously a White House Innovation Fellow for the Defense Department and was the CEO of two Silicon Valley companies, the cybersecurity firms Symantec and Quantum, which is one of the biggest suppliers of drives for personal computers.

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New House task force focuses on supply chain vulnerabilities -- Washington Technology

By Lauren C. Williams
NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com.
The House Armed Services Committee has launched a task force to investigate defense supply chain vulnerabilities, foreign manufacturing concerns and other issues raised by the pandemic.
"The experience of our totally disrupted supply chains in the early part of the pandemic was a pretty searing experience," Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), co-chair of the Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force, told reporters on March 10.
Supply chain vulnerabilities have long been a concern in the Pentagon but really gained increased attention in recent years particularly regarding foreign manufacturing of technologies such as small drones, semiconductors and microelectronics.

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Technology Modernization Fund set to receive $1B infusion in COVID relief bill -- Washington Technology

By Adam Mazmanian, Justin Katz
Mar 10, 2021
NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com.
The Technology Modernization is poised to receive one heck of a present for its three-year anniversary – a $1 billion funding injection from Congress that would dramatically its capitalization.
The TMF was founded by the Modernizing Government Technology Act and launched with $100 million. The fund has received three $25 million appropriations but overall has remained small – especially considering lawmakers initially sought to fund it with $3 billion.
The House of Representatives included $9 billion for TMF in its initial version of the bill, but that provision was scrubbed after objections from many in the Senate. However, TMF backers in the Senate managed to include $1 billion their version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. The bill also contains other tech funding, including $200 million for the U.S. Digital Service and $650 million for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for risk mitigation on federal networks and systems.

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Biden speech pledges international cooperation on cyber -- Washington Technology

Biden addressed the global security forum for the first time as president last week when he called for the United States to cooperate with European allies on establishing cyberspace norms.

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CMMC reciprocity in sight for 2021 -- Washington Technology

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.

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