None of 24 Agencies Received Failing Grades on 10th FITARA Scorecard
The 10th iteration of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard shows that no agency got an F or a D...
Christopher Scolese: Small Satellites Provide NRO More Opportunities to Do Science
Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), said the NRO is becoming more dependent on small satellites to...
Maria Roat: Agencies Should Invest in Workforce Through Tech Training
The Chief Information Officers Council plans to introduce a data science reskilling program for government employees later this month. Maria...
Rule Change to Include CMMC Requirements in Contracts On Track; Katie Arrington Quoted
The Department of Defense (DoD) is on track with the final step to begin integrating Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)...
Gen. James McConville: Army Exploring Basing Options for Long-Range Precision Fires in Indo-Pacific
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said the service considers long-range precision fires as its top priority for modernization...
House OKs $1.3T Appropriations Minibus for FY 2021
The House on Friday voted 217-197 to pass a package of six appropriations bills that would allocate $1.3 trillion in fiscal...
Rep. Mike Gallagher: DoD Should Have Greater Visibility of Contractors’ Networks
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) said the Department of Defense (DoD) should carry out threat hunting on defense contractors' private networks...
Dana Deasy on DoD’s Plans for Cloud-Based CVR Collaboration Tool, Telework
Dana Deasy, chief information officer at the Department of Defense (DoD) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said conducting pilot programs that permit...
Report: Vaccine Developer Moderna Alerted to Suspected Reconnaissance Activities by China-Backed Hackers
Moderna, a Massachusetts-based biotech company working on a coronavirus vaccine, had been a target of hackers with links to the...
Mark Esper Announces Pentagon’s Plan for Troop Drawdown in Germany; Gen. John Hyten Quoted
Mark Esper, secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD) and 2020 Wash100 Award winner, announced that DoD intends to withdraw 11,900...