The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Agencies are working to finish zero trust cybersecurity implementation plans by early November. They’ll provide a pulse check on a years-long effort to modernize government cyber defenses. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will be a part of the team analyzing those plans. For what to expect, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, spoke with CISA’s zero trust initiative lead, Brandy Sanchez.

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False claims act lawsuits are on the rise. The Justice Department launched 500 of them in the past year, more than it has in decades. What's going on and what should contractors be concerned with. Procurement attorney Barbara Kinosky of the Center Law Group joined me in studio.

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For years, the Government Accountability Office has called out the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its policy on so-called dirty bombs. Radiological threats from terrorists who obtain fission material. Auditors say NRC policy doesn't take into account all of the potential consequences of dirty bombs. Details now from the G-A-O's director of natural resources and environment, Allison Bawden.

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107014

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The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, ARPA-H, has launched two new programs aimed at the kinds of tough problems the agency specializes in. One deals with artificial intelligence models to predict drug safety. The other with computation systems needed to design vaccines. Details now from ARPA-H program manager Dr. Andy Kiliansk

https://arpa-h.gov/news-and-events/arpa-h-launches-program-develop-predictive-drug-safety-and-efficacy-models

https://arpa-h.gov/news-and-events/arpa-h-announces-awards-develop-computational-platform-multi-virus-vaccine-design

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The Treasury Department kept and recovered billions of dollars from fraudsters this year. It’s using artificial intelligence tools to flag some potentially fraudulent payments. It’s also looking to make sure more agencies have access to the kinds of data sets that can prevent fraud. Treasury expects these efforts will prevent billions more in improper payments. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman joins us with more. 

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Across government, software developers and cybersecurity experts are finding ways to do less work. They’re not lazy. Automation is making them more efficient. Shane Barney is the chief information security officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Angel Phaneuf is the CISO at the Army Software Factory. They talked with Federal News Network’s Jason Miller about the benefits of securing software through automation on our recent Cyber Leaders Exchange. Barney speaks first.

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