Calling all cyber professionals, 18F really wants you

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  • Calling all cyber professionals. The General Services Administration’s digital wing 18F is getting serious about hiring new qualified cyber talent. A posting on USAJobs.gov offers applicants new jobs starting out at the GS-15 level. The agency says it has a severe shortage of qualified applicants for its IT Specialist positions. (USAJobs)
  • The Secret Service’s management of technology is ineffective. The agency’s system security plans are inadequate and it has systems with expired authorizations. Those are just some of the conclusions from the Homeland Security Department’s inspector general. Auditors say the Secret Service has not given its CIO the right authorities nor trained its personnel in proper security and privacy techniques. The IG concluded the Secret Service has not made IT management and oversight a high priority over the years and that’s what led to a series of problems. (Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General)
  • A new payment system for Medicare providers is finalized by Health and Human Services. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 replaces the Sustainable Growth Rate with the new Quality Payment Program. The new rule lets clinicians choose the pace for them to transition from a fee-for-service model to value-based care through 2 new alternative payment models. (Department of Health and Human Services)
  • 13 GSA buildings in Michigan will be getting energy efficiency upgrades. The General Services Administration awards a contract to Green Generation Solutions. The contract is valued at more that 1 million dollars. It calls for GreenGen to design and implement energy conservation measures. It was granted through the Energy Department’s Federal Energy Management Program. (Green Generation Solutions)
  • The Pentagon’s new outpost in Silicon Valley has yet to prove it’s facilitating business with new companies. The new Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental may have broken new ground in terms of government speed – its first 12 contracts for emerging technologies were inked within just 60 days, on average. But in sheer dollar terms, it’s yet to prove that it’s giving nontraditional firms a new foothold in DoD acquisition. Of the $36 million total, more than 25-million went to just three companies who’d already been doing plenty of business with the military. Together, two of the firms won more than $80 million in government contracts in 2016 alone, without help from DIUX. (Federal News Radio)
  • The Army National Guard is reaching out to families and businesses as it increases training days for some units. The Guard is increasing training days for its armored and stryker brigades. It says it’s trying to provide predictability for troops, families and their employers so they will be prepared for extra training days. Other units my see similar increases in the future. (Federal News Radio)
  • Air Force officials release guidance for transgender Airmen. It gives specific procedures and stipulations for Air Force members transitioning and requesting an official change in gender. It also has advice on medical and privacy issues related to deployments, fitness standards, and dress and appearance. (Air Force)
  • A former Naval Criminal Investigative Service supervisory special agent is sentenced to 12 years in prison. The Justice Department says John Beliveau admitted to helping former Glenn Defense Marine Asia CEO Leonard Francis avoid and stall investigations by turning over sensitive documents to him in exchange for cash and gifts. (Department of Justice)

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