According to FedScoop, OMB policy change could cause headaches for FedRAMP.

According to a June 3, 2015 FedScoop story, the Office of Management and Budget has circulated draft revisions to the government-wide policy governing information resources management. Some agency executives say that these revisions could add unnecessary layers of bureaucracy to an already lengthy and costly cloud certification process

Baan Alsinawi, TalaTek founder and president, featured presenter at ISACA Governance, Risk and Compliance conference.

On October 21, 2014, ISACA held an all-day conference on Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) in Arlington, VA. The conference was created to provide CIOs, risk-management groups, system administrators, and security and audit professionals the opportunity to explore and discuss new trends, perspectives, solutions and leading practices.

FISMA Reform Unanimously Passes House

It’s official: on April 16, 2013, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill making the first significant reforms in 11 years to the way the federal government governs information security.

The Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 (H.R. 1163) updates the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002. The House also overwhelmingly approved the Cyber-security Enhancement Act, created to advance cyber-security research and development, and expand and train a cyber-security workforce.

SBA Raises Limits on Federal Contracts for Women-Owned Businesses.

With the new National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, the SBA has made changes to its Women Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program to help women-owned small businesses get more federal contracts so that the federal government can meet and exceed its statutory five percent women’s contracting goal.