The contract’s consolidation of network infrastructure and web services is another piece in the government’s move to update its information technology.

Bipartisan legislation advancing in the Senate would expand a National Science Foundation scholarship program that funds cybersecurity education for students who commit to government service after they obtain their degree.

"The system is expected to be widely targeted by attackers," a GSA source sought notice says, and so 18F aims to identify pen-testers with proven ability.

Debate on the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act included the addition of several amendments intended to improve cybersecurity within the federal government, and particularly within the military.

The Department of Commerce is reaching out to industry stakeholders to find out how to move its cybersecurity operations to the cloud.

The agency's security assessment and authorization methodology still has some catching up to do.