The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Pentagon Issues Proposed CMMC Rule; NIST Seeks Input on AI EO; and Fed Websites Not Meeting Accessibility Standards

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.

Pentagon Issues Proposed CMMC Rule and Estimated Costs

The Department of Defense provided new projections for how much money contractors and other organizations will have to spend to implement the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.

NIST Seeks Public Input on its AI Executive Order Requirements

NIST is looking for information to assist how it implements several requirements under President Biden’s artificial intelligence executive order, including the development of evaluation capabilities and the creation of red-teaming test guidance. 

Government Not Meeting Minimum Accessibility Standards on Federal Websites, GSA Report Finds

The GSA recently submitted its latest report on federal website accessibility to Congress, an analysis that represents the next step in the government’s long-running and often-beleaguered effort to ensure that everyone can use its digital resources.

New Direct Hire Authority Aims to Assist Agencies with AI Talent Surge

As part of a big push from the Biden administration to conduct a governmentwide AI hiring surge, the OPM has authorized direct hire authority for a handful of governmentwide occupations.

USDA Determined ChatGPT’s Risk was ‘High,’ Set Up Board to Review Generative AI Use

As OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool broke into the mainstream last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture determined that the generative artificial intelligence tool posed too high a risk to use on its network and prohibited its use.

FDA And CISA Need to Update Cyber Agreement for Medical Devices, Watchdog Says

The Government Accountability Office is calling for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Food and Drug Administration to update their 5-year-old agreement when it comes to providing cybersecurity guidance to device manufacturers. 

Fed 100 Deadline Extended to Jan. 12, 2024

Next Gov/FCW has officially extended the deadline for its Fed 100 submissions to January 12th.