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Biden's cyber EO moves past the 'castle and moat' strategy
President Biden's May 2021 executive order on cybersecurity is pushing agencies to move past a castle and moat security posture. Here's what you need to know to drive that conversation.
SBA backs protest over facility clearance requirement for joint ventures
The Small Business Administration supported a protestor after the Air Force tried to add extra security requirements into a joint venture that company was forming.
Carahsoft's Abod says 'community' is critical success factor
This year's FCW Eagle Award recipient, Carahsoft CEO Craig Abod was recognized for the ways his company has made it easier for customers to buy technology. He also sees being in the government IT community as a critical contributor to his company's success.
Booz Allen challenges counter-drone award that went to Leidos
Booz Allen Hamilton is objecting to an $82.7 million contract awarded to Leidos in support of Air Force efforts to counter unmanned aircraft.
10 'new normal' best practices for a COVID world
We explore Wolf Den Associates' advice for taking on the "new normal" in government contracting and what companies should be doing right now.
More FirstSource III protests dismissed
Three more protests regarding the Homeland Security's FirstSource II contract have been dismissed, but four challenges remain over this $10 billion IT vehicle.
TMF, cyber EO drive modernization at Labor, CIO says
The unprecedented investment in IT and cybersecurity resources have provided agencies like the Department of Labor with a historic opportunity to tackle some of their loftiest modernization plans.
ManTech retains IT modernization work at USCIS
ManTech International has held onto an $86 million incumbent contract for IT architecture, engineering and analytics services to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services agency.
Will the Comcast-MicroTech deal open up more opportunities?
Comcast's pending acquisition of MicroTech's EIS business is a bet by the cable and media giant that its federal shop can capture some of the billions in telecommunications opportunities on the horizon.
Northrop wins part of its next-gen jammer protest
Northrop Grumman scores a partial victory out of its protest against L3Harris' win of a $500 million next generation jammer contract with the Navy.
Can DOD make buying software easier?
Our sibling publication FCW talked with Tory Cuff, senior advisor for agile acquisitions, to get a better understanding of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework's special software pathway and DOD's pilot experiment with "colorless" money.
Rite Solutions books new work with Navy's undersea warfare center
Rite Solutions wins a new contract to continue its support of submarine communications for the Navy's organization focused on undersea warfare.
DHS clears several FirstSource protests but others pending
Several protests of the $10 billion FirstSource III contract are out of the way but more are pending, which means delays are inevitable.
Pilot IRS awards five scanning contracts
The Internal Revenue Service is using an innovative procurement program to test and deploy experimental solutions to digitize paper files as part of an agency-wide effort to reduce the reliance on non-machine-readable documentation.
Was DOD ready for telework in 2020?
Slow networks, a lack of management buy-in and the need for more government equipment all affected how Defense Department civilians transitioned to telework at the start of the pandemic, new reports from DOD's inspector general found.
Workforce panel explains new COVID testing requirements
Agencies can't assign employees to remote or telework based solely on their vaccination status, the guidance says.
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