Patrick Coyle @Pjcoyle@qoto.org
Joined Oct 2022
Review – Committee Hearings – Week of 3-2-25 – Chinese cyber ops – CG acquisition – Cyber markup – Nomination hearings – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/3b4h2e7m #Hearings
Committee Hearings – Week of 3-2-25 – Chinese cyber ops – CG acquisition – Cyber markup – Nomination hearings – https://tinyurl.com/28tc7mkv Subscription required #Hearings
Review – Bills Introduced – 3-4-25 – 85 bills – HR 1766, NTIA cybersecurity – https://tinyurl.com/4rkx7fke #Legislation
Bills Introduced – 3-4-25 – 85 bills – HR 1766, NTIA cybersecurity - HR 1790, Trump on $100 bill – https://tinyurl.com/ybn9y74m Subscription required #Legislation
CCPS Process Safety Beacon https://www.aiche.org/sites/default/files/beacon-article/202503beaconenglish.pdf Static accumulation gives warning signs !!
CFSN Detailed Analysis - Substack Daily Update – 3-3-25 – Free Content – https://tinyurl.com/y4m3xt7j
Short Takes – 3-3-25 – Bird nest archeology – Blue Ghost landing (3) – Probiotics in space – DOE okays LNG bunkering – Starship 8 launch scrubbed – https://tinyurl.com/2ucxx8c9
House Passes HR 872 – Contractor VDP – Voice vote after 20 minutes of ‘debate’ – https://tinyurl.com/2m5pdk5w #Legislation #VDP
Short Takes – 3-3-25 –Texas Measles Outbreak Edition – https://tinyurl.com/3mncehrd #Measles
Review – HR 872 Introduced – Contractor VDP – Would require FAR update to ensure contractor have a VDP program in compliance with 15 USC 278g–3c – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/bdzkskkd #legislation
Patrick Coyle
boosted
Reuters ran a story on Friday, Feb. 28 that might have been lost in all the attention paid to the Oval Office ambush: Reuters cited 4 sources speaking on condition of anonymity who said Israel has been lobbying the U.S. to keep Syria weak and decentralized, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence in the country.
Not sure if this is indicative of some kind of geopolitical realignment or something else, but it's worth keeping in mind as we all try to read between the lines of what may be going on behind the scenes.
HR 872 Introduced – Contractor VDP – Would require FAR update to ensure contractor have a VDP program in compliance with 15 USC 278g–3c – https://tinyurl.com/5a3e4fb8 Subscription required #Legislation #VDP
Reader Comments and SPAM – Comment moderation and advertising – https://tinyurl.com/55aymy47 #ReaderComment
Review – Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 2-21-25 – Part 2 – For Part 2 we have 5 additional vendor disclosures – 8 vendor updates – 1 researcher report – 1 exploit – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/6h4sscyn #icsSecurity
Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 2-21-25 – Part 2 – For Part 2 we have 5 additional vendor disclosures – 8 vendor updates – 1 researcher report – 1 exploit – https://tinyurl.com/bdfxhc5x Subscription required #icsSecurity
CFSN Detailed Analysis - Substack Daily Update – 3-1-25 – Free Content – https://tinyurl.com/ycyf8y3p
Patrick Coyle
boosted
This is from the executive director of the 18F, the digital services agency within the General Services Administration (GSA) that develops open-source tools to improve digital services across the federal government.
"I am the Executive Director of 18F and 18F’s longest running employee- I have been at 18F for 10 years. You may not have heard of us, but last night proved that we are powerful. The way the administration ran to get rid of us under the cover of night and shut us down without warning proves that they were scared. They are too afraid to even speak to us.
We, like our many allies, had the “radical” idea that the government should be responsive to the needs of real people. We assembled amazing teams of technology professionals from different specialities who could work together and learn from each other. We shared what we learned with everybody.
I saw, time and time again, where we stood up for partners who were getting taken advantage of by vendors, or just needed help turning a vision into reality. We could make a simple website or a complicated system, we would do what we needed to best serve the mission and the public. We didn’t upsell anyone, we tried to teach our partners how to do what we did. I see them still prospering years after working with us.
We have proven methods that could be replicated, so we helped even more people through guides and writing. Those people are still going. And I am cheering them on.
We were living proof that the talking points of this administration were false. Government services can be efficient. You can work with agencies as they are now and work with them to better manage their services.
This made us a target. People who own skyscrapers are afraid of 100 people who made websites better. Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved that the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people."
https://fedscoop.com/gsa-shutters-18f-possibly-leaving-agencies-in-the-lurch/
Review – S 244 Introduced - ROUTERS Act – Would require security risk study of routers and modems manufactured in China – Similar to bill passed in 118th Congress – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/xp8ctc4j #Legislation
S 244 Introduced - ROUTERS Act – Would require security risk study of routers and modems manufactured in China – Similar to bill passed in 118th Congress – https://tinyurl.com/44hmyn76 Subscription required #Legislation #Cybersecurity
Review – Public ICS Disclosures – Week of 2-21-25 – Part 1 – A moderately busy disclosure week – For Part 1 we have 19 vendor disclosures – Short verision https://tinyurl.com/4vtse8hc #icsSecurity
Joined Oct 2022
