National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
AI Caucus could help generate support for much-needed legislation
Rep. Jerry McNerney believes educating Congress could pave the way for bills like his AI in Government Act of 2020.
DHS considering CMMC supply chain applications
The department has begun working with vendors to ensure they understand required supply chain controls and are using components and equipment they're comfortable with.
Agency reuse of cloud services on the rise during pandemic
FedRAMP has proven critical to agencies like the State Department that are increasing their reliance on the cloud to operate in a time of telework.
Login.gov to be third-party assessed against NIST’s digital identity guidelines
An approval would improve trust in the authentication service and pave the way for more agencies and applications to use it.
NIST quantum consortium gets steering committee to focus work
The committee comes two years into the Quantum Economic Development Consortium effort to build a QIS supply chain.
GSA adding supply chain requirements to major contracts
2GIT, STARS III and other governmentwide acquisition contracts are all part of the more "proactive approach" to protecting federal information systems, say officials.
