Dave Nyczepir
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Washington, DC, United States
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DHS sets proposal deadline for $10B FirstSource III contract after the holidays
The department anticipates making contract awards in the third quarter of 2023, following its latest solicitation amendment. → Read More
Solarwinds-related Cyberattack led USDA to seek $4.4M from TMF for threat monitoring
The agency is also working on a SOC-as-a-Service offering and potentially blue teaming. → Read More
NIST's 5G demo network nears completion
The 5G Cybersecurity Project aims to build agencies' trust in the underlying infrastructure by featuring security functions. → Read More
'Morpheus' ML model key to deciphering James Webb Space Telescope's high-resolution images
The machine learning model was developed to classify every pixel of a JWST image as an astronomical object like stars and galaxies. → Read More
Rep. Connolly launches bid for House Oversight Committee leadership
The government modernization advocate is the first lawmaker to announce their candidacy for the soon-to-be-vacant ranking Democrat position. → Read More
National Weather Service seeks IT expertise to develop next-gen water prediction capabilities
The National Weather Service wants to get a better handle on flooding and water supply and quality in light of climate change. → Read More
TSA re-competing 3 agile team contracts worth $470M
The Flexible Agile Scalable Teams (FAST) blanket purchase agreements cover enterprise support, human capital, and digital services and workflow collaboration. → Read More
NIST releases expanded AI Risk Management Framework draft
The second draft, which contains more details on developing trustworthy and responsible AI systems, will be finalized in January 2023. → Read More
Agencies on alert over geomagnetic storm that may impact satellites, comms
But the Space Weather Prediction Center might not know for months if agencies like NASA were affected. → Read More
Library of Congress launches key module for new copyright records platform
Developing the Copyright Recordation System established components that will be used to roll out future registration and public records modules. → Read More
GSA raises Alliant 2 ceiling to $75M citing demand
The governmentwide acquisition contract for IT services will be replaced by Alliant 3, with a draft request for proposals slated for the start of fiscal 2023. → Read More
NOAA evaluating multi-factor authentication for apps and devices
The agency plans to further strengthen its cybersecurity posture with the launch of a Cloud Program Management Office in fiscal 2023. → Read More
ICE awards $341.6M in cloud hosting contracts to Four Point Technology
The awards come after ICE amended the solicitation in response to protests over cloud service provider limitations from Oracle and Mythics. → Read More
Report: Agencies ahead of industry implementing zero-trust security
About 86% of agencies increased their zero-trust budgets and 66% implemented multi-factor authentication, but passwordless access remains elusive. → Read More
NOAA looks to improve satellite data availability, manage services with industry
The National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service identified space-based data relays as emerging commercial tech of interest. → Read More
National Center for Health Statistics targeting fall launch of virtual data enclave
The VDE represents a culture shift for a “fairly conservative” federal statistical agency, in response to the Evidence Act, says Neil Russell. → Read More
NIST post-quantum algorithm candidate's future uncertain, with second attack proposed
But that might not be prudent with more research, proposing an alternative attack, moving quickly, says a member of the SIKE team. → Read More
Federal CIO Council working group addressing zero trust funding challenges: CISA cyber official
A Federal CIO Council working group is on the case, while the TMF Board continues to target cybersecurity projects for awards. → Read More
FEMA, FCC warn emergency alert system vulnerable to hacking
Participating communications providers could be subject to "enforcement" if service is disrupted over a failure to update their software, according to the FCC. → Read More
Lack of identity engineers hinders agencies' MFA adoption
A new generation of identity talent is needed to usher in factors beyond PIC and CAC cards, cyber experts say. → Read More