During a September 6 event, three agency officials admitted that they are mostly focused on transferring their information environments into multi-cloud systems, training their employees in #AI, and implementing #zerotrust. bit.ly/3d9AB6y

The Department of Defense 🇺🇸 is preparing new guidance that would give its contracting officers more flexibility to reimburse vendors whose costs have ballooned because of inflation. bit.ly/3BAxmP8 #GovCon

President Joe Biden will nominate the Department of Defense 🇺🇸's current weapons testing leader to be the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition. bit.ly/3RNKwhu #GovCon #USnavy

The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office is preparing to launch a new one-stop online “marketplace” to solicit, evaluate and curate technologies specifically associated with #AI, #machinelearning, #data and #analytics. bit.ly/3DuSV4K

Agencies will require #software vendors to self-certify that they’re following secure development practices under new White House guidance, but it leaves the door open for departments to mandate third-party security assessments as well. bit.ly/3QVBPjQ #federalprocurement

Trade groups representing defense companies large and small are pushing lawmakers to add tens of billions of dollars to the Pentagon’s budget to make up for months of high inflation that is only now starting to level off. bit.ly/3Lv2fb8 #GovCon

The Biden administration announced the launch of a $1 billion #cybersecurity grant program to help state, local and territorial governments better defend against cyber threats and strengthen the security of their critical infrastructure. bit.ly/3UplfM0

Several leading Republicans on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee expressed reservations about the Veterans Affairs continued pursuit of major acquisitions over concerns about its management of several multi-billion dollar modernization projects. bit.ly/3BCbilJ #GovCon

As part of federal government efforts to promote domestic clean-energy technology, GSA issued a request for information to learn more about the availability of American-made solar photovoltaic panels and components. bit.ly/3SjpOWv #MadeinAmerica #GovCon

The GSA Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee announced its 28 inaugural members, who will offer recommendations to the agency’s administrator concerning pressing buying issues like climate change, at its first public meeting. bit.ly/3Ccxrc8 #GovCon

States and localities are among those eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation SMART grants, which are aimed at funding projects focused on innovations like autonomous vehicles and roadside sensors. bit.ly/3xW9nYh #GovCon #innovation

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Homeland Security & Govt. Affairs Committee — Dems have introduced new legislation to protect open-source software from cyberattacks while evaluating how federal agencies throughout the government are using open source code. bit.ly/3dKwTAJ #opensource #cybersecurity

The Technology Modernization Fund is just one of the priorities of Federal CIO Council Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana. In a recent Capitol Hill testimony, Martorana talks about her list of priorities as Federal CIO. bit.ly/3rblfC8 #TMF

While federal agencies plan to spend billions of dollars on #IT and #cybersecurity efforts—many on commercial #cloud services—they also face several hurdles, according to a U.S. GAO report. bit.ly/3V3Unll

A U.S. GAO report found that agencies failed to disclose approximately $31 billion in fiscal year 2021 investments under the two layers of the Technology Business Management framework that were required. bit.ly/3SxN0kk #technologybusinessmanagement #federalIT

Modernization and customer experience goals are featured in a new The White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. bit.ly/3M3u3nh #ITmodernization

The Technology Modernization Fund announced three awards for the Office of Personnel Management, Federal Housing Administration and U.S. Army. bit.ly/3fMShWz #TMF

There's legislation afoot to require SBOMs in government procurement and industry is pushing back. #GovCon #SoftwareBillsOfMaterials. bit.ly/3rM3jy9

The Office of the National Cyber Director is looking for input on its forthcoming cybersecurity workforce, training and education strategy in a new request for information. bit.ly/3yxnuUt #Cyber #CyberWorkforce

A key National Institute of Standards and Technology advisor expressed skepticism at a recent meeting about a policy that encourages agencies to accept software vendors’ security promises. bit.ly/3Nkbrje #GovCon #software