HHS’ four-year IT strategic plan includes improving security and privacy protections of data and systems, more effectively preventing and responding to emerging
Source: HHS’ IT ‘Strategic Plan’ Spotlights Cybersecurity, Privacy
In a tight vote the evening of March 6, the Senate approved a measure to strike down the final “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Federal Acquisition Regulation, often referred to as the “blacklisting rule.”
Dr. Jason Providakes assumed his new role as president and CEO of the MITRE Corporation March 6.
MITRE is a not-for-profit, government-sponsored organization that operates federally funded research and development centers. Providakes has been with MITRE since 1991, and has overseen federal civilian strategy and customer engagement programs sponsored by the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Treasury and Veterans Affairs. He also has overseen programs sponsored by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
The Trump administration is likely going to propose a fiscal 2018 budget with large cuts to civilian agencies outside of the Defense Department.
Source: What Will Trump’s Budget Mean for IT Investment and Modernization? | FedTech Magazine
You don’t really need to spell out lowest price, technically acceptable contracting, everyone knows what LPTA means.
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was first published on FCW.com.
In a tight vote the evening of March 6, the Senate approved a measure to strike down the final “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Federal Acquisition Regulation, often referred to as the “blacklisting rule.”
Source: Senate vote moves repeal of ‘blacklisting’ another step closer — Washington Technology
The HUBZone Program’s 35% requirement should be amended to count only indirect employees, says Michael Anderson, Executive Director of NACA.
Source: GovCon Voices: Let’s Amend The HUBZone 35% Requirement – SmallGovCon
Three United States Senators (Wyden, McCaskill, and Markey) published a letter they wrote to the Secretary of Energy (Rick Perry) concerning whistleblower protections for employees of DOE (Department of Energy) contractors.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Senate Doesn’t Like 60 Day Suspension of New Regulations
When President Barack Obama officially took office in 2009, the first iPhone had been on the market for a scant 18 months, cloud computing use was non-existent and a social networking site called Facebook was starting to gain steam.
