The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Cybersecurity, Health IT, Modernization and More 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.

Congress Wants to Overhaul FISMA. Agencies Are Already Measuring Security Differently

Lawmakers are eyeing reforms to Federal cyber standards, but the White House is already starting to ask new questions about how agencies are making progress on cybersecurity. The changes are laid out in fiscal year 2022 metrics used by the Office of Management and Budget to evaluate agency cybersecurity performance under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act.

CMMC Program Moved to The Office of DOD Chief Information Officer

The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has been moved to the office of the chief information officer, according to a memo signed by the deputy secretary of defense.

Cyber Workforce Ranks Among Least Diverse Segments of Federal Government

The Federal cybersecurity workforce is less diverse than the rest of the Federal government, and a unique series of challenges make it harder for agencies to make progress in improving the diversity of their cyber offices.

CMS Searching for Governmentwide Health Equity Data Source

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are attempting to identify a central data source across government for collecting information on the most vulnerable populations to ensure health equity.

DOD Health Record System Still Faces Cyber, Training Issues

The annual report from the Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation at the Department of Defense finds some improvement but ongoing issues with MHS Genesis.

VA Failed to Ensure Data Quality During Initial EHR Rollout, GAO Finds

The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to ensure that data transferred during the rollout of its new electronic health record (EHR) modernization platform met clinicians’ needs, according to a new audit by the Government Accountability Office.

White House Unveils New Quantum Sciences Education Initiative

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced a new initiative to complement its quantum computing research and development efforts, focusing on improved advanced technology education and outreach.

Report: Emerging Tech Has Become a Tool for Government Censorship

The U.S. International Trade Commission released a report Thursday, which found that some foreign governments employ technology like data localization rules to coerce compliance with censorship policies, and that emerging technologies, namely artificial intelligence, are used to monitor and subsequently suppress online activity. This in turn affects foreign market participation within these countries.

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