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Adam Mazmanian
Executive Editor, Nextgov/FCW
Adam Mazmanian is executive editor of Nextgov/FCW. Before joining the editing team, Mazmanian was an FCW staff writer covering Congress, governmentwide technology policy and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to joining FCW, Mazmanian was technology correspondent for National Journal and served in a variety of editorial roles at B2B news service SmartBrief. Mazmanian has contributed reviews and articles to the Washington Post, the Washington City Paper, Newsday, New York Press, Architect Magazine and other publications.
Cloud
The Pentagon's cloud plans are expanding to the inspector general's office
The watchdog office is on the hunt for cloud capabilities that support its sensitive mission.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Cyber
DOD rings in Independence Day with bug bounties
HackerOne is managing a $110,000 bounty program through July 11.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Policy
Justice Department moves to block purchase of signals intelligence tech amid antitrust concerns
The U.S. government is opposing Booz Allen’s bid to acquire a rival ahead of a five-year signals intelligence procurement.
- By Adam Mazmanian
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Cyber
Trade groups seek changes to SEC’s breach disclosure plan
Defense contractors may be subject to conflicting cyber rules of the road if a proposed financial reporting rule takes effect without changes, trade associations say.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Cyber
Former DOD cyber official loses bid for Congress despite Trump’s backing
Katie Arrington, who led a Defense Department push to bring 300,000 contractors into compliance with cyber hygiene policies, lost her race to oust a Republican incumbent in a South Carolina congressional primary.
- By Adam Mazmanian
IT Infrastructure
DOD-VA health record modernization not hitting interoperability targets, watchdogs say
In a joint oversight report, inspectors general at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs say that some legacy health data isn't being migrated to new electronic health records systems.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Cyber
New cyber bill calls for shadow IT assessment at VA
The bill tasks VA with obtaining an independent cybersecurity review of the agency's most critical systems.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Cyber
CISA, FBI warn on cyber threats targeting Ukraine
"Wiper" malware aimed at Ukraine government and critical infrastructure systems could bleed over into the U.S., law enforcement warns.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Cyber
DOD health record system still faces cyber, training issues
The annual report from the Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation at the Department of Defense finds some improvement but ongoing issues with MHS Genesis.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Cyber
NSA to get binding operational directive authority under new cyber policy
A new memo signed by President Biden outlines how the May 2021 executive order on cybersecurity applies to national security systems.
- By Adam Mazmanian
IT Infrastructure
VA seeks dashboard to coordinate $21B health record project
The Office of Electronic Health Records Modernization wants a dashboard view of progress across the DOD and VA's interconnected software upgrades.
- By Adam Mazmanian