DOD Plans Cybersecurity Audits for Contractors by 2020
The Pentagon will derive cybersecurity scoring standards for its vendors from the NIST Cybersecurity Framework updated last year. Keep Reading
FBI Goes Back to Drawing Board on $5 Billion IT Services Recompete
The FBI is once again delaying release of the final solicitation for its agency-wide $5 billion IT services contract, opting to extend the existing contract for a year while it redrafts a new request for proposals that was supposed to be issued Feb. 1. Keep Reading
Court Orders GSA to Rescind All Alliant 2 Small Biz Awards
The Court of Federal Claims has ordered the U.S. General Services Administration to re-score all bids made for contracts under the $15B Alliant 2 Small Business governmentwide acquisition vehicle for IT services. Keep Reading
Feds Scrapping DUNS Numbers for Contractors
The GSA says "Goodbye!" to the Data Universal Numbering System, or DUNS numbers — and the vendor who provided them, Dun and Bradstreet. It says "Hello!" to the System for Award Management Managed Identifier or SAMMI number — and its new vendor, Ernst and Young. Keep Reading
ICE Streamlining Source Selection for Faster Acquisition
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is experimenting with some new and innovative techniques in procurement — an effort to make the process quicker and easier to understand for vendors, especially smaller businesses. Keep Reading
Federal Acquisition Security Council to Hold Inaugural Meeting Soon
The Federal Acquisition Security Council looks to develop policy guidance for agencies to use when purchasing IT products from commercial vendors, to avoid supply chain cyber vulnerabilities. Keep Reading
Bipartisan Bill Would Require Security Standards From IoT Vendors
The bill, introduced in the Senate by Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and in the House by Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), hopes to use the federal government's power as a large consumer to raise security standards in the IoT ecosystem as a whole. Keep Reading
GAO Adds Veterans Affairs Procurement to High-Risk List
Constant changes or vacancies in leadership positions and a lack of accountability are problems at the sprawling department, Dodaro says. Keep Reading
CRs May Limit Coast Guard’s Effort to Maintain and Rebuild Fleet
Lack of final funding will affect the Coast Guard's plans to buy drones, perform research and development and acquire new icebreaking vessels, commandant said. Keep Reading
DHS Reverse Industry Day to Focus on Acquisition, Technology Crossroads
DHS Chief of Procurement Soraya Correa announced Jan. 8 that the department plans to host its fifth Reverse Industry Day on Jan. 31. Industry Day V will focus on “Advancing the Dialogue: Where Acquisition, Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology Intersect.” Under Secretary for Management Claire M. Grady will deliver the day’s keynote address. “Reverse Industry Days have… Keep Reading