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John Curran

Washington, D.C.

Managing Editor at MeriTalk

Managing Editor at MeriTalk, Boston sports fan, dog-guy. Tweets are my own views.

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  • FedRAMP PMO Drafting Standard for Low-Impact Key Security Indicators

    1 week ago | meritalk.com | John Curran

    The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s (FedRAMP) Program Management Office (PMO) is in the process of drafting a standard for low-impact key security indicators (KSIs) as part of ongoing work on the program’s “20x” revamp unveiled on March 24. The program revamp is placing a heavy focus on automation to speed the approval process for secure cloud services authorized by FedRAMP.

  • White House: Feds Should Buy ‘Commercial’ Gear, Not ‘Custom’-Made

    1 week ago | meritalk.com | John Curran

    President Donald Trump issued two key executive orders on Tuesday night – one that seeks to pare down the existing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to make it more efficient – and a second that directs the government to “prioritize” acquisitions of “commercially available” products and services rather than “non-commercial, custom products or services.” The commercial acquisition priority order, which is explained in a fact sheet from the White House, appears to relate to all products and...

  • Fed Tech Experts Like ‘Commercial’ EO, Waiting on Implementation

    1 week ago | meritalk.com | John Curran

    President Donald Trump’s executive orders issued on Tuesday directing the government to simplify the existing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and to prioritize buying “commercially available” products and services – rather than “non-commercial, custom products or services” – received positive initial reviews today from government technology experts, who also said they are eager to see how well the orders play out going forward.

  • US Navy CISO Alvin ‘Tony’ Plater Retires, Heading to Private Sector

    1 week ago | meritalk.com | John Curran

    Alvin “Tony” Plater, who has served as the Department of the Navy’s chief information security officer (CISO) since 2021, said he has retired from Federal service. In a LinkedIn post, Plater said his four-year stint as the Navy’s top network security official “has been truly remarkable,” adding, “I am deeply thankful for the opportunities and challenges that have shaped my career.”Plater said he has landed a new position in the private sector and promised details on that will be announced soon.

  • CISA Sizzle: Wyden Blocks Plankey Nomination, Trump Trashes Krebs

    2 weeks ago | meritalk.com | John Curran

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) may have to run for a while without the services of Sean Plankey as director of the agency after Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said on Wednesday that he will place a hold on the nomination made by the White House last month for Plankey to head the agency.

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John Curran
John Curran @DCJohnCurran
20 Jan 21

And the new Acting Federal CIO is...Maria Roat! (If you can wait until noon tomorrow...) https://t.co/5VzFUc8zAv

John Curran
John Curran @DCJohnCurran
23 Nov 20

Maybe tomorrow...

MeriTalk
MeriTalk @MeriTalk

After @USGSA Head @GSAEmily no-showed on the Hill today, House Dems @GerryConnolly and @RepMaloney offered to set up the call tomorrow with Murphy to discuss the Biden Transition. https://t.co/8oZdYFl4j1

John Curran
John Curran @DCJohnCurran
18 Nov 20

Thanks @C_C_Krebs.