GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (4/20–24)

This week's Weekly Debrief covers several interesting topics, including CISA incorporating aspects of the CMMC into new guidance, a CMMC-AB RFP for continuous monitoring, State's intel via open-source data, Space acquisition, and a JEDI update.

Cyber

• NextGov – CISA’s Coming Supply Chain Guidance to Align with Pentagon’s Vendor Certification Program

• ​"A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency task force will release supply chain guidance that incorporates aspects of the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, a CISA official said."

• NextGov – The Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Plan Includes Continuously Monitoring Contractors

• ​"The accreditation body overseeing the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program—the CMMC-AB—issued a request for proposal that provides insight into how the group plans to keep track of contractors outside of conducting physical audits."

State

• FederalNewsNetwork – State Dept. intel ‘doing more outside of the SCIF’ with open-source data

• ​"Before coronavirus pandemic, parts of the intelligence community were already preparing to deal with another major disruption to the way it does business: The rise of emerging technology."

Defense

• FCW – Navy CIO: Future networks hinge on flexible acquisitions now

• ​"The Navy wants to rebuild its legacy networks but needs to speed up its acquisitions first, according to Aaron Weis, the military service's CIO."

• C4ISRNet – Upcoming report to Congress on space acquisition expected to be ‘groundbreaking’

• ​"Senior Defense Department officials are reviewing a report on reforming space acquisitions, according to U.S. Space Force Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson, who added the report could be sent to Congress in the near future."

• FederalTimes – Court decides Pentagon can reevaluate parts of JEDI procurement

• "A federal judge will allow the Department of Defense to reconsider certain aspects of its enterprise cloud procurement despite opposition from Amazon, according to a court decision filed April 17."

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