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More top cybersecurity leaders across government are on today’s episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast. Hear highlights from Wednesday’s Trellix Cybersecurity Summit and Thursday’s CyberTalks, presented by FedScoop and CyberScoop. David Stern, Analytic Cell, Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, CISA; Chris Cleary, Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of Navy; Chris DeRusha, Federal CISO. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Top cybersecurity leaders across government are on today’s episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast. Hear highlights from Wednesday’s Trellix Cybersecurity Summit, presented by FedScoop and CyberScoop. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Rob Joyce, director of cybersecurity at the National Security Agency; Brian Miller, chief information officer of the Intelligence Community and cybersecurity group director at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Aaron Bishop, chief information security officer at the Dept. of Air Force. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Three new projects are getting money from the Technology Modernization Fund. The Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Housing Administration and the U.S. Army are the recipients of the new awards. Tony Scott, CEO of Intrusion and former federal chief information officer, discusses what stands out about the three new awards. A new request for information from the Census Bureau lays out the next steps they plan to take in the cloud. Kenneth Harrison, division chief of the telecommunications office at the Census Bureau, explains how the cloud is laying the groundwork for network improvement. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The General Services Administration should cancel the Transactional Data Reporting pilot because of pricing problems according to GSA’s Office of Inspector General. The IG says the pilot doesn’t result in a viable pricing methodology after a six-year test run. Barbara Bouldin, deputy assistant inspector general for acquisition audits at General Services Administration Office of Inspector General, and Thomas Tripple, regional inspector general for auditing at GSA OIG’s Mid-Atlantic Region Audit Office, explain what they saw from the pilot program and what they recommend the Federal Acquisition Service should do moving forward. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

A request for information from the Treasury Department asks for input on whether the federal government should offer cyber insurance for catastrophic cyber events. Jim Richberg, public sector field chief information security officer and vice president of information security at Fortinet and former National Intelligence Member for Cyber at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, explains the potential pitfalls of cyber insurance. The Innovation Team at Customs and Border Protection has started 73 pilot projects to test new technologies. Marie Mak, director of contracting and national security acquisitions at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the opportunities CBP has to push its performance results further. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The General Services Administration should cancel the Transactional Data Reporting pilot because of pricing problems, according to GSA’s Office of Inspector General. Alan Thomas, chief operating officer at IntelliBridge and former commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, discusses the IG’s recommendations to FAS and how GSA can continue creating a viable pricing methodology. Leaders of every military service list computing at the edge as one of their leading capabilities requirements. The next level of data transfer is edge device to edge device. David Hoon, chief technology officer at Norseman Defense Technologies, explains how military services can make that transformation possible. This interview is underwritten by Norseman Defense Technologies. Federal agencies have aggressive deadlines to meet to fulfill the Biden Administration’s zero trust executive order. Beau Houser, chief information security officer at the Census Bureau, tells Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash about his long list of cybersecurity tasks. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Department of Defense components aren’t reporting insider threat information consistently, according to the Pentagon’s Inspector General. Renee Wynn, former NASA chief information officer, breaks down how real the insider threat is and how at risk are other federal agencies. The Navy is putting the finishing touches on its new cyber strategy. The Acting Chief Information Security Officer of the Navy Tony Plater says artificial intelligence and automation will be two key pieces. Rob Carey, president at Cloudera Government Solutions and former Navy chief information officer, discusses the connection between cybersecurity and data. This interview is underwritten by Cloudera. The Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer has a new Federal Director of Cybersecurity. In an interview with Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash, Mitchel Herckis explains the comprehensive approach behind executing the vision of the White House’s zero trust executive order. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Department of Homeland Security is delineating its cyber responsibilities in a new fact sheet. The fact sheet spells out the jobs of each of the organizations inside DHS that touches cyber. Bob Kolasky, senior vice president at Exiger and former director of DHS' National Risk Management Center, discusses the significance of the fact sheet. The Defense Innovation Unit is asking commercial industry to help it test and evaluate hypersonics. DIU believes commercial companies can help the Pentagon move faster on cutting edge technologies. Brian MacCarthy, vice president of the chief technology office at Booz Allen Hamilton, explains how commercial vendors can help infuse innovation in the Department of Defense. This interview is underwritten by Booz Allen Hamilton. The Defense Logistics Agency is working through its first major technology transformation in 25 years, and data is a key part of the transformation. In an interview with Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash, DLA Chief Information Officer George Duchak gives an update on the ongoing transition. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

More than 80 percent of federal government IT spending goes to legacy infrastructure and applications. Gundeep Ahluwalia, the CIO at the Labor Department, writes about progress against that technical debt in a blog post on the Labor Department web site. Joe Klimavicz, former CIO at Justice and now Managing Director at KPMG, discusses ways CIOs can fight technical debt - and win. The General Services Administration should cancel the Transactional Data Reporting pilot because of pricing problems, according to GSA’s Office of Inspector General. An IG report says the pilot “still has not resulted in a viable pricing methodology that ensures…the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs” after a six-year test run. Joe Jordan, President and CEO of Actuparo, and former Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy, explains what the report means, and the implications for FAS, the government, and industry if GSA cancels the pilot. The Labor Department’s IT shared service effort is in its fourth year now. Agency leaders say it’s providing a foundation for zero trust. Paul Blahusch, the Chief Information Security Officer at the Labor Department, tells Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash how the shared services effort supports the agency’s zero trust journey.

The Coast Guard, the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service all have cyber struggles according to overseers. Their challenges are representative of the issues every agency faces. Ron Marks, president of ZPN Cyber and National Security Strategies and visiting professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government, discusses the overarching theme of these cyber challenges and what organizations can do moving forward. A Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Harlingen, Texas is struggling with some basic blocking and tackling for technology security. That’s despite an agency-wide effort to improve security. John Zangardi, president and CEO of Redhorse Corporation and former Department of Homeland Security chief information officer, explains the issues large enterprises face and how it can be prevented. The cloud is the driver behind U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ digital transformation. USCIS Chief Information Security Officer Shane Barney tells Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash about his organization’s move from paper to digital, and the work it takes to keep that transformation secure. This interview is part of FedScoop’s “Federal Zero Trust: Moving from Aspiration to Transformation” video campaign, underwritten by Forcepoint. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.