GovWin Recon - September 17, 2018

Sequestration / Budget:

• Lawmakers approve deal to keep government open until December
• Congressional Negotiators Budget for Pay Raise In Spending Package

Federal IT:

• How to win funds and modernize technology
• Status of the Technology Modernization Fund remains unknown
• GSA will announce 2nd Centers of Excellence agency with ‘next two weeks’
• TMF Board focused on new projects while Congress weighs funding
• Overcoming information governance inertia
• Lawmakers Have One More Shot To Raise Modernization Fund Ceiling

Agency News:

• Army Futures Command to set up DIU-like innovation lab
• U.S. Cyber Command looks to grow its acquisition capacity
• Army leaders ask for trust in lieu of metrics for Futures Command
• Lawmakers Want the Intel Community's Plan for Dealing with Fake Videos
• DHS’ Intelligence and Analysis Office riding cloud, shared services to reach better mission results
• Census Bureau doesn’t have enough enumerators for hard-to-reach areas in 2020 count
• Army Tests Sensors, Functions of Northrop’s Missile Defense Battle Command System
• Patent Office: Can AI, Quantum Determine If a New Idea Is Really New?

Vendor News:

• NTT Data Services Promotes Eric Clark to Chief Digital Officer
• BAE to Deliver Bradley Fighting Vehicle Modules to Army Under $91M IDIQ
• Cybersecurity Vet Trent Teyema Named SVP, CTO at Parsons Federal Business
• UTC’s Pratt & Whitney to Maintain, Sustain F-35 Units Under $266M DoD Contract

Cybersecurity:

• Lawmaker: If You Think Patching is Tough Now, It’s Going to Get Worse

Cloud Computing / Data Center Consolidation / Virtualization:

• Public sector cloud spending begins to accelerate
• DHS’ Intelligence and Analysis Office riding cloud, shared services to reach better mission results

Health IT:

• As DoD, VA begin multibillion dollar EHR rollouts, Congress asks who’s in charge
• DoD-VA EHR interoperability needs a single point of accountability
• Congress Doesn’t Know Who’s in Charge of VA’s $10 Billion Health Records Overhaul
• Who’s really accountable for interoperability of DOD, VA e-health records?

Defense / C4ISR / Embedded Technology:

• How it works: The Army’s laser power drone project

Contracting / Acquisition:

• Contracts For Sept. 13, 2018
• Army Geospatial Center to host virtual small biz forum (subscription required)

Legislation:

• National Quantum Initiative Act passes the House

State, Local and Education (SLED):

• The overlooked weak link in election security
• Atlanta finally hires a new permanent CIO
• Natural disasters bring cyberthreats small and large
• Bay Area Rapid Transit passes ordinance requiring public review of surveillance technology projects
• Despite digital ambitions, governments fail to scale initiatives, survey shows

AEC News:

• House Passes Water Resources Bill With $3.7B for New Corps Projects