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  1. DIA Upgrading JWICS With Modern Cloud
    The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is doing a major upgrade of the Federal government’s 30-year-old top-secret network, with cloud services playing a major factor in the modernization effort, a senior DIA official said on March 23.
  1. Federal Software Acquisition Bills Reintroduced in Senate, House
  2. VA CTO: 5 Lessons Learned from VA.gov Overhaul
  3. USSOCOM CTO Talks Benefits of Multi-Cloud Hybrid Strategy
  4. DHS Launches New Grant Website to Deter Domestic Terrorism
  5. GAO Prods CISA to set Timelines for Critical Infrastructure Work
  6. CISA Updates Cyber Performance Goals

People

  1. State Department State Dept. Appoints Laura Williams Deputy CIO for Foreign Operations
    The State Department has named Laura Williams as the deputy chief information officer (CIO) for foreign operations.
  1. DARPA Official Warns Against Generative AI Impact
  2. U.S. Digital Response Names GSA Vet Hillary Hartley CEO
  3. CISA Advisory Committee Adds Inglis, Katko, Langevin
  4. U.S. Access Board Elects Fehribach, GSA’s Kale to top Posts
  1. Jeff Robinson Tapped To Be New Assistant Director at HHS
  2. FirstNet Names DISA Cyber Vet Joseph Wassel Executive Director
  3. Senate Homeland Security Committee Clears NARA Nominee
  4. Cyber Defenders Stand Up! – Nominations Open for 2023 MVPs

Progress

  1. Kemba Walden, Principal Deputy National Cyber Director, Office of the National Cyber Director Reps. Offer Bipartisan Support for NCS, Eager for Implementation
    The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing this week to unpack the National Cyber Strategy (NCS) that was released by the White House earlier this month.
  1. Cross-Agency Communications Playing Big Role in Zero Trust
  2. Resource Scarcity Biggest Challenge in IT Mod, USDS Official Says
  3. DISA Seeks Platform to Manage Diverse Cloud Networks
  4. NSA Faces Volume, Skills Challenges Ahead of New Ambitious Hiring Program
  1. HaCC is Prioritizing People, Optionality, Ease of Adoption
  2. CISA, NSA Issue Guidance on Identity and Access Management
  3. CBP Awards Accenture $380M IT Infrastructure Contract
  4. CISA Accepts 29 Recommendations From Advisory Panel

Policy

  1. Rep. Takano Introduces Two Bills to Address VA’s IT Modernization Failures
    Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., ranking member of the full House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, introduced two new bills this week aimed at addressing the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) failures in IT modernization.
  1. FTC Looking at Cloud Market for Security, Competition Risks
  2. Commerce Pushes Security ‘Guardrails’ for CHIPS Investments
  3. Sens. Rosen, Blackburn Debut Cyber ‘Reserve’ Workforce Bills
  4. State Dept. Sets Plans for $100M of Supply Chain, ICT Security Funding
  1. Study: Pentagon Badly Lags Industry in Civilian Recruiting
  2. OPM: Fed Cyber Job Rotations Kick off in November
  3. DHS Must Bolster Innovation Efforts with Industry, Advisory Council Says
  4. CISA Expands Mobile App Vetting Service to Other Agencies