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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a critical cloud technology security program that aims to reduce acquisition processing times, inconsistencies, and duplications across federal agencies. Recently, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a draft framework to reform FedRAMP that is designed to fast track authorization of critical and emerging technologies [...]
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On October 23, the Biden Administration’s final guidance on applying Build America, Buy America requirements for infrastructure projects that receive federal financial assistance will go into effect. These rules aim to clarify what makes a U.S.-made product for the purposes of participating in the administration’s ambitious infrastructure agenda – an agenda that includes significant investments the [...]
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In 2021, the U.S. Congress passed a landmark piece of legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which took a critical step towards modernizing state, local, tribal, and territorial governments’ information technology (IT) systems. For the first time in history, this law aimed to ensure dedicated investments in key areas of state and tribal governments’ cybersecurity. As state [...]
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Recent reporting indicates that the Biden Administration is gearing up for a pivotal push to modernize federal IT infrastructure in accordance with Secure by Design principles, which reflect this administration’s consistent focus and ambitious goals with respect to federal IT modernization. Some of those efforts over the last two years have included: Executive Order 14028 tied IT Modernization to Zero [...]
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On March 16, ITI filed comments to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recommending methods effectively implement Sec. 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023--a major provision that restricts the federal government from buying electronic equipment that contains semiconductors made from three identified Chinese manufacturers. As the premier global tech trade association, [...]
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The U.S. federal policy landscape has become increasingly intertwined with the products and services the U.S. government needs to operate. Today’s federal contracting officers must specialize in negotiating contract terms and conditions, but also award contracts that facilitate important socioeconomic, cybersecurity, public health, sustainability, and other government-wide policy priorities. While [...]
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The U.S. government marks October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month to celebrate the year-round work of countless dedicated civil servants to strengthen the security of the United States. Many of ITI’s members proudly partner with the federal government to provide innovative information and communication technologies and services that help agencies deliver their mission. The secure and effective delivery [...]
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Federal contractors play a vital role in ensuring the U.S. government has access to the innovative technology solutions necessary for mission performance. So do those who serve as federal contracting officers within agencies. The acquisition of today’s modern products and services—especially complex information technology solutions—requires highly sophisticated and well-trained teams with superior [...]
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From raising the debt limit and funding the federal government to passing a defense authorization bill, the U.S. Congress has a packed agenda to accomplish before the end of 2021. Among these priorities, lawmakers should also seize a historic opportunity to finish work on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), a bipartisan bill that passed the U.S. Senate earlier this year. This bill is essential [...]
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The Biden Administration, like the Trump Administration before it, has made securing IT supply chains a top priority. In 2021, the new administration released two key executive orders: one focused on supply chain resilience for four critical sectors, and one cybersecurity-focused set of directives that included security requirements for vendors supplying the federal IT infrastructure. But even before [...]
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