Posts from GovCon Daily for 10/16/2015

Pentagon Seeks OMB Approval to Collect Info on Federal Data Breach Victims

The Defense Department is seeking permission from the Office of Management and Budget to gather minimal information about people affected by an Office of Personnel Management cyber attack. DoD said in a notice posted Wednesday on Federal Register the department will also accept public comments on its planned data collection activity related to the breach of OPM’s background investigation records…

Anne Rung, Tom Sharpe Outline Developments in Category Mgmt Implementation

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Anne Rung and Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Tom Sharpe have outlined the seven steps that the administration has completed to implement category management across government…

Army Picks Metova for Cyber Battle Lab Experimentation Support; John Adams Comments

Metova, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, has received a potential $45 million contract to provide experimentation support services for electronic and cyber warfare programs of the U.S…

QTS Gets Federal Info Security Mgmt Authorization; Oliver Schmidt Comments

QTS Realty Trust has earned authorization to operate its Richmond and Atlanta-Metro data centers under security requirements based on the Federal Information Security Management Act. Third party assessment organization Veris Group conducted the tests for QTS’ data center and colocation services following the latest version of FISMA, QTS said Thursday…

Defense Department Issues Cybersecurity Guide for Info Network Protection

The Defense Department has released a cybersecurity culture compliance initiative as part of efforts to protect the military’s information networks through collaboration across the department. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and U…

Verizon Rolls Out Networking Service for Public Sector Cloud Adopters; Michael Maiorana Comments

Verizon has launched a networking service to help federal agencies and other public sector organizations link and manage their workloads across cloud computing platforms and data centers. The Secure Cloud Interconnect works to provide users a private Internet connection in order to access information and applications stored in data centers and private, public and hybrid cloud platforms, Verizon said Wednesday…

GAO: Agencies Need Guidance on Bridge Contract Use

The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Office of Federal Procurement Policy define bridge contracts in the Federal Acquisition Regulation or develop guidance for agencies to manage their use of such contracts…