Acquisition reform has typically been iterative, via the annual defense policy bill. That approach has still left acquisition officials wanting for a means of speeding up the process.
Source: DOD officials say IT acquisition rules still woefully outdated — FCW
Federal CIO Tony Scott is again warning that the government faces a crisis of outmoded IT.
Source: $3 billion worth of IT is about to kick the bucket — FCW
The administration wants to change how agencies buy cybersecurity services as part of a $19 billion plan to tighten federal information security.
Source: GSA to break out cyber services in Schedule 70 — FCW
GSA’s Mary Davie steps in to manage IT category
As experts warned of the ‘dire’ threats posed by outdated federal technology, lawmakers grilled top feds, debated workforce issues and inched closer to backing a $3.1 billion fix-it fund.
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service plans to place acquisition experts in the new Technology Transformation Service to share knowledge on procurement strategies.
The government finalized a rule change that spells out new requirements for contractors to protect classified and controlled information.
Source: New rule puts onus on contractors to tighten IT security | FCW
Revisiting key milestones for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
Source: A brief history of FedRAMP | FCW
Agencies are leveraging each other’s cloud service authorization efforts — some more than others. Here’s what FedRAMP sharing looks like.
There have been many goals for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program since the concept was first floated in 2010: encouraging cloud adoption; “do once, use many times” efficiency; and trading check-box compliance for ongoing risk management, to name a few.
Source: Finally, a faster FedRAMP? | Troy K. Schneider | FCW