The CMMC compliance gap is now a competitive risk
As enforcement ramps up and primes tighten supplier requirements, contractors face a choice: prepare now or lose access to DOD work. For years, defense contractors have lived with shifting guidance, draft rules, and moving deadlines around cybersecurity compliance. That uncertainty is ending. The Department of Defense is now phasing in its enforcement of the Cybersecurity Maturity […]
AWS lands $581M sole source deal under Air Force Cloud One program
The three-year contract is the latest in a series of awards the service has made for its enterprise IT infrastructure modernization effort. Amazon Web Services won a $581.3 million contract earlier this week as part of the Air Force’s Cloud One program. The three-year contract supports the Air Force’s initiative to provide cloud services and hosting […]
‘We will have their backs:’ GSA pushes culture shift for FAR changes
GSA’s Larry Allen says training and backing up contracting officers are critical for getting the acquisition workforce to embrace new FAR flexibilities. Larry Allen, the associate administrator for the General Services Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy, may not have used the word “culture” when he talked recently about how GSA is pushing for the adoption of […]
Finance, tech and growth leadership moves across the market
One former Air Force chief information officer starts a new role in the private sector, as does a former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency official. Acentra Health Deborah Ricci has joined the technology solutions integrator as chief financial officer, a role she brings three decades of industry experience to. Ricci most recently worked in the CFO […]