The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Policy, Cybersecurity, Highlights of 2021 and Predictions for 2022 in Federal Agencies

Weekly News Round Up
Written By Fareeha Khan

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.

Cyber Provisions, Workforce Initiatives Take Effect as Biden Signs NDAA

President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2022 into law, including provisions to support Federal cybersecurity, the government’s use of emerging technology and the appointment of staff with data expertise at federal agencies.

2022 Defense Authorization Bill (Once Again) Looks to Reform How DOD Buys Tech

President Joe Biden on Monday signed the massive National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022, which approves more than $768 billion in defense spending—noticeably more money than the White House proposed. Its expensive investments were partly fueled by concerns that grew in 2021 about whether the Pentagon can modernize and gain novel capabilities fast enough to thwart American adversaries.

Cyber Agency Warns of Increased Threats to Manufacturing Groups During Pandemic

Manufacturing organizations are at higher risk of being targeted by hackers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the nation’s key cybersecurity agency.

Congress Zooms in on Cybersecurity After Banner Year of Attacks

The past 12 months stand as a banner year in the severity of cyberattacks that wreaked havoc on organizations large and small.

US Still Lacks Federal Cyber Strategy After Decades of Attempts

Despite starts and stops dating back to the early 1990s and frequent references to a national strategy, U.S. cybersecurity remains in jeopardy from the lack of a comprehensive plan that includes accountability to specific outcomes, according to a leading official from the Government Accountability Office. 

Report: Legacy Equipment Puts Telehealth Consumers’ Data at Risk

Telehealth services have expanded exponentially over the course of the pandemic due in part to the Trump administration’s decision to relax enforcement of the industry’s privacy regulations. 

IT modernization, acquisition drove the CIO’s discussion in 2021

Ten most talked about topics in Federal Technology in 2021.

Industry Tech Experts Roll Out Fed IT Predictions for 2022

As a very busy 2021 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year and look forward with optimism to the possibilities of the new one that’s about to begin. Rounding the corner to 2022, MeriTalk asked several experts on the industry side of Federal IT for their predictions of what the next year will bring. 

In 2022’s CX Focus, Digital Also Means Hands-On

The Biden Executive Order builds on a long tradition of presidential initiatives on service to the citizen. But that doesn’t make it redundant. To the contrary, best practices are moving targets. Technology changes, always expanding the possibilities of what you can do. Somehow, artificial intelligence will infuse itself into the next generation of Federal services, as it has into so many of the commercial applications.

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