Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Key cyber agency set to get procurement authority, contracting officers

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is continuing its fast evolution as a standalone department.

Acquisition Policy

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CISA advisors recommend agency cut onboarding time to 90 days

Hiring/Retention

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CISA provides agencies with long-awaited cloud security guidance

Cybersecurity

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CISA details new “FEIT” advisors helping agencies improve cyber defenses

Cybersecurity

40 members of US Digital Corps head to 13 agencies to improve services

Federal Newscast

New CISA cyber fellowship comes three months after shields up campaign begins

Cybersecurity

Air Force wants to show airmen how to fuel themselves up

Federal Newscast

OMB ‘heavily focused’ on early-career recruitment in President’s Management Agenda

Hiring/Retention

Conditions are cooling off for troubled SolarWinds

Cybersecurity

CISA issues rare emergency directive as ‘critical’ cyber vulnerabilities emerge

Cybersecurity

Leaders cite progress under cyber EO, but lawmakers press for more amid persistent threats

Cybersecurity

In an interconnected world, everyone is responsible for cybersecurity

Almost everything is connected to the internet which will expand the number of attack surfaces.

Cybersecurity

OPM wants to help formerly incarcerated people find work in federal government

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is giving formerly incarcerated individuals an opportunity to join the federal workforce.

Federal Newscast

NIST is asking industry for comments on the next cybersecurity framework

Contracting

A call for comments from the National Institute for Standards and Technology gives industry a deadline of next week. NIST is looking for reactions to ideas for critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and it could have a big impact on companies doing business with the government.