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Everyone knows that Software bills of material (SBOMS) are crucial to cybersecurity. But deciphering these documents has been a challenge for many agencies. The Silicon Valley Innovation Program aims to help. It is part of the Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate. It has a program to promote development of what it calls "supply chain visibility tools." For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the managing director of the Silicon Valley Innovation Program, Melissa Oh and with it technical director, Anil John. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm ..read more

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ups the S-BOM game. Contractor associations are okay with the new OMB memo on artificial intelligence. FEMA’s cloud-computing marathon is about to hit a long up-hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, in a new update to its digital identity guidelines, is clarifying a key discrepancy in federal policy that may have been preventing some agencies from adopting stronger forms of multifactor authentication. In a supplement to the guidelines released Monday, NIST offers new guidance on incorporating “syncable authenticators” into both enterprise and public-facing use cases. It’s the first supplement NIST has issued for the 2017 digital identity guidelines. The agency is already in the process of updating those guidelines. Comments on the latest ..read more

Stocks and bonds. Both have gyrated badly in recent weeks. It's not a fun time to be invested and yet you have to be. For an assessment of the recent few weeks, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked to certified financial planner Art Stein of Arthur Stein Financial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Lung tissue analysis has shown [in detail] some serious threats to the health of military service members. The U.S. Geological Survey partnered with a researcher at National Jewish Health to look into airborne threats in various locations where service members work and live. It revealed some unpleasant surprises. To find out more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to National Jewish Health pulmonologist, Dr. Cecile Rose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

A new group within DoD seeks to track how well new technology makes its way to the troops. Heidi Shyu, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering said DoD will use advanced data analytics to do the job at hand. The team is called, "The Transition Tracking Action Group" or T-Tag. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with DoD's Chief Data Officer for Research and Engineering, Cyrus Jabbari. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: DoD gets serious about technology transfer to the troops. New insight into health threat to U.S. troops stationed overseas. Don't look now, but your TSP is swooning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

The IRS is telling lawmakers that billions of dollars in multi-year modernization funds are helping the agency provide a level of customer service that taxpayers expect — and is asking for more funding to keep up with that demand. The agency handled a million more calls this filing season, compared to the 7.7 million it answered last year — and three million more calls than in 2022. The IRS exceeded its customer service goals for the second year in a row, providing an 88% level of phone service during this year’s filing season. That’s compared to only 15% of callers getting through to the agen ..read more

The Air Force is requesting $140 million for privatized family housing projects at two bases in 2025. Lawmakers, however, are expressing concerns about funding additional privatization efforts. “We do not own the units. These are units that the private companies assumed responsibility for years ago.” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said during the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Wednesday. “I’m going to continue to ask why it should be the government’s and not the private companies’ responsibility to cover these additional costs for sustainment and reinvestment. And im ..read more