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DHS Implements New Cyber Talent Management System; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted
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DHS Implements New Cyber Talent Management System; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a new system for hiring, developing and retaining federal cybersecurity professionals.

DHS said Monday it aims to screen candidates based on competencies and speed up the recruitment process through the Cybersecurity Talent Management System (CMTS). 

The department plans to initially use CMTS in efforts to help the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Office of the Chief Information Officer fill high-priority roles before expanding the system’s application across the organization in 2022.

“As our nation continues to face an evolving threat landscape, we cannot rely only on traditional hiring tools to fill mission-critical vacancies,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of DHS and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner.

Applicants recruited via CTMS will become part of the DHS Cybersecurity Service, a team of federal employees tasked with protecting U.S. critical infrastructure.

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Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble: Army Eyes Native Data Analytics Capabilities
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Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble: Army Eyes Native Data Analytics Capabilities

Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble, deputy chief of staff, G-4, for the U.S. Army, said the service is seeking native data analytics capabilities as it works to update its enterprise resource planning systems in order to gain visibility into supply chain vulnerabilities, FCW reported Monday.

Gamble said the COVID-19 pandemic further advanced the Army’s efforts to implement business intelligence and analytics tools for its existing ERP systems in order to have a platform with “cooked in” prognostics that could enable the military branch’s enterprise, operational, tactical and strategic levels to perform continuous monitoring.

“I believe that using the tools we have today and in some cases the systems we have today — whether they are complex weapons systems or simple other systems — in a different way based on the insights that data gives us I think will lead us to, maybe, cost reduction,” said Gamble.

“Let’s not be surprised by the perfectly predictable,” he added.

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Clare Grason: Space Force in Talks With Companies for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Service
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Clare Grason: Space Force in Talks With Companies for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Service

Clare Grason, chief of the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communication Office, said the military branch is in discussions with multiple satcom service providers over the possibility of creating a federated network for the Defense Department, SpaceNews reported Monday.

She told the publication that USSF is writing the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-based Commercial Services solicitation to give vendors an opportunity to propose new technological concepts for DOD.

“The government could essentially acquire its own constellation within a constellation and manage it with a level of autonomy that we haven’t had before with commercial partnerships,” Grason added.

USSF received approximately 20 industry responses to a draft request for proposals and expects to issue the final RFP notice for the upcoming procurement effort in the spring of 2022, according to the report.

Companies that will secure spots on the potential $875 million multiple-award contract for PLEO services will bid for orders over a 10-year period.

Clare Grason: Space Force in Talks With Companies for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Service

GovCon Wire, sister site of ExecutiveGov, is scheduled to host an event on Jan. 19 to offer the business sector insights on DOD’s procurement and modernization goals in the space domain. Visit the GCW Events page to learn more about the Space Acquisition Forum.

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GSA Uses $150M in COVID-19 Relief Funds to Finance Digital Services Projects; Robin Carnahan Quoted
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GSA Uses $150M in COVID-19 Relief Funds to Finance Digital Services Projects; Robin Carnahan Quoted

The General Services Administration (GSA) will use $150 million to fund 14 projects that aim to provide citizen-facing digital services for pandemic recovery. 

GSA said Monday that it will get these funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which addresses the federal government’s pandemic-driven needs for improved cybersecurity and technology modernization.

The effort aims to augment the transparency, efficiency and security delivered with digital services. Each project will fall under one of the three lines of effort: recovery, rebuild and reimagine.

Projects aiming to support recovery include cloud adoption investments, child tax credit assistance, COVID-19 rental relief and the automation of farmers’ debt relief processes.

Efforts to rebuild from the pandemic-damaged world aim to streamline identity verification, create inclusive design patterns and verify income for public benefits.

GSA also seeks to reimagine the USAGov platform, Wifi access, locating child care services, voter information access, government technologist workforce building and investments under the 10X program.

The agency’s Technology Transformation Services will observe due diligence and other best practices from the 10x program, which aims to produce innovative technologies from raw ideas.

“From making it easier for families to access child care services to helping farmers access debt relief programs, these projects address some of the most pressing issues people face in their daily lives,” said Robin Carnahan, GSA administrator.

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DOJ Seeks National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team Director
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DOJ Seeks National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team Director

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun its search for a trial attorney who will lead an enforcement team focused on investigating and prosecuting crimes involving cryptocurrency and oversee DOJ’s efforts in mitigating the use of the digital currency as a criminal tool.

The director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) will lead a group of prosecutors focused on cryptocurrency cases, establish the team’s strategic priorities for investigations and prosecutions and oversee DOJ’s interactions with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Securities and Exchange Commission and other agencies with regard to cryptocurrency-related regulations, according to a notice posted on USAJobs.

The NCET chief should advise federal prosecutors and law enforcement when it comes to the development of investigative and prosecutorial strategies, promote sharing of evidence and information between law enforcement offices and collaborate with the private sector to advance the criminal enforcement mission.

The candidate should have extensive knowledge about blockchain technology and digital currencies, white-collar and money laundering statutes, experience in investigating criminal matters involving sensitive law enforcement techniques and at least five years of experience as a trial attorney or prosecutor.

The job posting closed on Nov. 4th and DOJ is now reviewing applications.

POC - Digital Currency and National Security Forum

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STRATCOM Moves Sources Sought Deadline of ACE-M Geospatial Platform Project
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STRATCOM Moves Sources Sought Deadline of ACE-M Geospatial Platform Project

U.S. Strategic Command has extended the deadline of market information for the delivery of a single collaborative environment where analysts and warfighters can access geospatial data and analytical tools.

The command said Monday in a SAM.gov notice that interested parties now have up to Dec. 6th to submit market input for the Analytic Collaboration Environment – Multi-INT or ACE-M project.

ACE-M would support the development, management and availability of geospatial data, models and tools for STRATCOM’s Global Data Integration mission.

The platform should allow users to work on the geospatial data in a single common operating picture. Users should be able to access over 1400 data feeds consolidated into a single platform via ACE-M.

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Navy Selects MatterHackers for Desktop 3D Printer Supply Contract
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Navy Selects MatterHackers for Desktop 3D Printer Supply Contract

The Department of the Navy has awarded MatterHackers an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deploy 3D printing equipment to Navy and Marine Corps installations across the globe.

Under the five-year contract, MatterHackers could provide the two service branches as many as 75 Tier 1 additive manufacturing systems through 2025, the company said Thursday,

The IDIQ award includes Ultimaker S5 3D printers, filament, information technology support and a maintenance strategy. Virginia-based Building Momentum, a MatterHackers partner, will facilitate training to help military personnel adopt the printing technology.

Robert Kimble, director of the sustainment group at Naval Air Systems Command, said the 3D system deployment effort is part of NAVAIR’s three-tiered strategy to bring additive manufacturing to the fleet.

Kimble added that the command will also work to help service personnel gain access to industrial polymer and metal parts printing equipment. MatterHackers expects to fulfill the first delivery order under the contract by the end of 2021.

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NCI Recognized as a 2022 Military Friendly Employer; CEO Paul Dillahay Quoted
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NCI Recognized as a 2022 Military Friendly Employer; CEO Paul Dillahay Quoted

NCI Information Systems announced on Monday that the company has been recognized as a 2022 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, which reflects NCI’s commitment to hiring and supporting active duty and veteran employees

“We are extremely proud of the service members, military families and veterans we have in our ranks,” said Paul Dillahay, president and CEO of NCI and a three-time Wash100 Award recipient.

Dillahay mentioned that a great deal of NCI’s team members are military veterans themselves, which he described as the key values that brings the company’s mission-critical work together with its focus on collaboration and innovation.

“With more than half of our business in direct support of the Department of Defense and its missions and 20 percent of our team members having served in uniform, service to our great nation is an enduring part of NCI’s culture,” Dillahay added.

Companies that receive the Military Friendly Employer designation were evaluated using both public and proprietary survey data from more than 1,000 companies and will be showcased with other 2022 Military Friendly Employers in Dec.

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NIST Unveils Final Report on Identifying Enterprise-Level Cybersecurity Risks
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NIST Unveils Final Report on Identifying Enterprise-Level Cybersecurity Risks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of a document supporting the agency’s report on integrating cybersecurity and enterprise risk management. 

The agency said Friday the NIST Interagency or Internal Report 8286A, titled “Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management,” is intended to guide organizations on how to prioritize, manage and respond to cybersecurity risks within their ERM programs by illustrating methods for identifying and analyzing the severity of threats.

The report also highlights the importance of creating an enterprise risk register to properly document the potential impacts of cybersecurity risks on enterprise assets and develop an appropriate risk mitigation plan.

Researchers from NIST, CyberESI Consulting Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and New World Technology Partners authored the report.

NIST is expected to release the draft of a third companion document detailing processes for oversight of cybersecurity risks for public comments in the coming weeks.

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Washington Headquarters Services Issues RFI on Knowledge Management, Software Development Services
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Washington Headquarters Services Issues RFI on Knowledge Management, Software Development Services

The Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) has issued a request for information to identify potential sources of software development services for the Department of Defense’s Information Management and Analysis Group (IMAG).

A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov says IMAG requires on-site technical services to deliver program analysis tools to the cost assessment and program evaluation director in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Tasks areas will cover knowledge management; planning, programming, budgeting, and execution system support; business application development; and operations research tools, according to a draft performance work statement.

WHS is considering launching an acquisition effort that could serve as a follow-on to a contract previously awarded to AT&T Government Solutions, which became part of Tyto Athene through an acquisition deal that closed in April.

Interested parties have until Nov. 29th to respond to the RFI notice.

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