Upgraded Army talent management system will meet 21st century demands Gen. James McConville, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, discusses the upgrade to a new, “digital age” talent management system for the Army New Department of Homeland Security contract will prioritize cybersecurity Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, […]
The Army will build at least two Multi-Domain Task Forces in the Pacific and another one in Europe. Those task forces will provide long-range precision fires and intelligence, cyber, electronic warfare, space and other capabilities. The Army will focus on how to staff the task forces as it stands them up. The Army is transitioning […]
The Department of Homeland Security has a new draft of its FirstSource III solicitation. The agency will use the $10 billion small business contract for information technology software and hardware. Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, said some areas of improvement since the 2012 FirstSource II contract are cybersecurity provisions, […]
The Chief Information Officer of the Air Force Lauren Knausenberger expressed some reservations this week about the Defense Department’s big bet on securing its supply chain –Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Those comments follow a big hire by the board that oversees CMMC and a review from the top of the department. Karlton Johnson, Chairman of […]
“Reimagine the value chain” to best enable the mission, advises CGI executive Horace Blackman, Senior Vice President of Consulting Services at CGI, discusses the point at which agencies decide to replace or augment legacy systems Bad actors scanning globe in search of security vulnerabilities Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill, President of AppGate Federal Group, discusses […]
The Technology Modernization Fund will get a $1 billion cash infusion soon, but the systems the money fixes will still have to interface with legacy systems. That integration could make or break the success of the new systems. When it comes to deciding whether to replace or augment legacy systems, there is a third option […]
Agencies are on a new alert tonight from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency after they found advanced persistent threat actors scanning federal systems in a new way. The advisory from the two agencies lists 15 mitigation steps the FBI and CISA say agencies should take. Former Federal Chief […]
