by Andrew Lowe | Jun 5, 2015 | News
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
by Andrew Lowe | Feb 9, 2015 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, FedRAMP, News, Risk Management
February 15, 2015, Oakton, VA – On February 11, 2015, TalaTek, LLC, a woman-owned small business (WOSB), providing specialized managed-services in risk management, security and compliance, became an accredited FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO).
by Andrew Lowe | Oct 8, 2014 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, FedRAMP, News, Risk Management
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.
by Andrew Lowe | May 2, 2013 | Compliance
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.
by Andrew Lowe | Feb 11, 2013 | News
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.