The Fed Mission Success News Round Up

Weekly News Round Up
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Cybersecurity, Platform as a Service, Workforce, and More in Federal Agencies  
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. 

DHS Announces New Program to Attract and Retain Cybersecurity Talent 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new program to attract and retain cybersecurity professionals, as major cyber incidents have ticked up over the past year and are drawing more government attention. 

Federal CISO Teases Idea of A USDS-Like Program to Attract Cyber Talent 
The Federal government needs cybersecurity talent embedded at agencies to help stand up the administration’s vision for a zero-trust architecture, and Federal CISO Chris DeRusha said he’s considering a tour-of-duty model akin to what the U.S. Digital Service employs to attract that talent for short stints.  

CISA Launches Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Response Playbooks 
The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency Tuesday launched two playbooks for federal civilian agencies to use in planning and conducting cybersecurity vulnerability and incident response. 

NSA, CISA Call On 5G Cloud Operators to Cryptographically Isolate Network Containers 
The National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency have called on operators of 5G cloud networks to cryptographically isolate critical containers. 

PaaS Provides a Solid Foundation for FCC and DISA IT Infrastructures 
Increasingly, Federal agencies are integrating Platform as a Service into their infrastructures to track and manage processes, deploy apps rapidly and improve IT efficiency. 

Biden’s Management Agenda Highlights Need for High-Tech Federal Workforce 
The Biden administration’s governing ethos for the next three to seven years will focus on the Federal workforce, improvements to citizen services and better management of government time and resources, all of which will include a technology component, according to the White House. 

DIU Issues Step-by-Step Guide for Defense Stakeholders to ‘Responsibly’ Use AI 
The Defense Innovation Unit produced a comprehensive framework to help contractors and Federal officials gauge whether their technology and programs align with the Defense Department’s Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence. 

GSA Announces $150M in Federal Citizen Services Fund projects 
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced plans for the $150 million infusion into the Federal Citizen Services Fund contained in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed into law in March of this year. 

GSA Developing Tool to Analyze New GWAC Data 
The General Services Administration‘s acquisition arm has a two-part strategy to operationalize the transactional data starting to flow in from new governmentwide acquisition contracts like STARS III and Polaris. 


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