Mandatory review of DOD's compliance on CMMC is delayed
The Defense Department was supposed to submit a review to Congress by March 1 assessing whether components complied with the guidelines of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. That deadline has been pushed to June.
AWS, venture capital firm launch space startup accelerator
Amazon Web Services in partnership with a venture capital farm have stood up an accelerator and mentoring program for space startups, who are encouraged to apply.
AT&T adding 5G to FirstNet public safety network
AT&T is incorporating 5G connectivity and new encryption methods into the FirstNet public safety communications network.
First set of CMMC certification orgs emerge
The Defense Department's unified cybersecurity program is making gains with its first tranche of certifying bodies, but assessments for defense contractors are a ways off.
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How marketing will change for contractors during the Biden administration
For federal contractors, a new administration means new priorities and new leaders. It also means a fresh approach to marketing.
Expected breach disclosure mandates will test government-industry cooperation
The White House and lawmakers are eyeing steps to make sure contractors have to alert the federal government to cybersecurity breaches on their systems, but expect companies to balk at rules that put them at risk for legal action or require the disclosure of trade secrets.
CMMC body hires its first CEO
The governing body in charge of implementing the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has hired its first CEO in Matthew Travis, former deputy director of the Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Opinion
Time for system integrators to adopt a new business model
Government contractors have a critical role to play in helping the government modernize but to be effective they most adopt a new way of partnering that draws in more emerging technology companies.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: What's new on CMMC & what's next
FCW Senior Editor Lauren Williams, our resident expert on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, stops by Project 38 to talk with Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers about the latest on the rollout of those new standards for contractors.
Opinion
SBA's mentor-protege sees some welcome changes and one not so welcome change
Attorney James Fontana explains some of the positive changes to the mentor-protege program coming out of SBA, plus one that's not so great and makes him question whether any of the changes are worth making.
Air Force seeks 'ubiquitous connectivity' from telework to bases
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force's CIO, said since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the service had increased focus on telework and improving base connectivity.
Early performance issue doomed this DataPath bid
DataPath says it rescued a troubled contract. But the Army saw it differently and now there is a new contractor.
SAIC breaks the $7B revenue mark, but COVID continues to be an overhang
Science Applications International Corp.'s acquisition of Unisys Federal meant strong growth in its just-ended fiscal year but the company sees COVID-19 impacts as a continued drag on organic expansion.
Industry groups call for TMF reforms following funding boost
Industry groups want changes to how the government operates the modernization fund now that it has grown to $1 billion.
CACI falls short in effort to win relocation work
The Government Accountability Office said CACI International didn't have the standing to protest an award that went to Telos to support a large relocation project for U.S. troops in South Korea.
TekSynap wins second shot at $180M NGA contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has been told re-evaluate TekSynap's bid for a $180 million enterprise IT services contract.
Comments due soon for $1.4B defense health workforce contract
The Defense Health Agency will take comments until March 29 on the draft solicitation for its $1.4 billion Workforce 3.0 contract.
Salient CRGT wins option on $482M DOD contract
Salient CRGT has earned the first option under a $482 million contract to support the Defense Department’s information networks, cyber and engineering services.
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