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Cybersecurity Biden floats $9B boost to tech modernization fund By Justin Katz Jan 15, 2021 NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. President-elect Joe Biden today released his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes $9 billion for a fund used to improve the federal government’s IT and cybersecurity. Most of the massive …

Acquisition Pandemic speeds modernization across federal agencies By Mark Rockwell Dec 11, 2020 NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. The initial ordeal of adapting to the pandemic IT environment has evolved into a speedier and focused view of system modernization at federal agencies, according to some federal CIOs. That initial wave of …

CYBER NDAA includes cyber czar, CISA subpoenas By Justin Katz Dec 04, 2020 NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com. Lawmakers on Thursday unveiled their bicameral version of the fiscal year 2021 annual defense policy bill that includes more than two dozen recommendations from a congressional cyberspace commission such as establishing a White …

Acquisition Redefined contracting lead time draws praise By Mark Rockwell Feb 24, 2020 NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com. While industry groups agreed with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy plan for a new definition to measure and publicly report Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT), others said the change didn’t adequately cover …

Comment Why cross-domain technology is key for radar and sonar data sharing By George Kamis Sep 25, 2019 The amount of data the Defense Department collects has exploded with the number of increasingly sophisticated sensors on ships and submarines. And to tackle this, DOD will need to embrace cross-domain technologies.  Radar data, for example, is extremely time-sensitive and can …