Weekly Wrap-Up
Week of March 1, 2021
FOUR ADI MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED AS 2021 ‎FEDERAL 100 WINNERS
(ADI) On Friday, Federal Computer Week (FCW) announced their 2021 Federal 100 ‎Award recipient list, celebrating government and industry leaders who have played a ‎pivotal role in how the federal government acquires, develops and manages IT. ‎

The Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI) is proud to share that of the hundreds of ‎nominations submitted, four members and the ADI’s Executive Director, are among the ‎‎2021 winners.‎
The Senate has never truly supported IT modernization and here's what has to change
(Federal News Network) Let’s take a quick trip back to the early 2000s when Congress passed and former President George W. Bush signed the E-Government Act of 2002 into law. Those were heady times. The internet (we still capitalized the “I” back then) was still new and the possibilities were endless. It was before the iPhone, before Facebook and before the gig economy.
Cybersecurity and IT top GAO's High Risk List, yet again
(Fedscoop) Federal leadership regressed ensuring national cybersecurity the past two years, and IT acquisitions and operations continue to require “significant attention,” according to the Government Accountability Office.
Draft Senate COVID Relief Bill Includes $1B for Technology Modernization Fund
(Nextgov) A preliminary draft of the Senate’s American Rescue Act includes $1 billion in appropriations for the Technology Modernization Fund within the General Services Administration, according to a source familiar with the legislation.
Remote Work and Hack Mitigation Show Need for IT Modernization Funding, Lawmaker Says
(Nextgov) Remote work remains a reality for many government employees as the pandemic persists, steadily underscoring the urgency of agencies’ needs for reliable, up-to-date digital technologies, according to Rep. Ro Khanna. 

“Federal [information technology] modernization is now more important than ever,” the California Democrat told Nextgov via email Monday.
ADI OP-ED
How to Make Federal Telework Work Beyond the Pandemic
(Government Executive) We’re approaching an anniversary nobody wants to celebrate—a year of COVID-related lockdowns and forced remote work for millions of employees. While bumpy in the early weeks, the majority of organizations have survived—some have thrived—during total telework.
ADI MEMBER NEWS & INFORMATION
NEW ADI MEMBER!
ADI Welcomes New Member D-Wave!

ADI Members Telos® Corporation a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security solutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, and Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable building, announced the integration of the Telos Ghost® virtual obfuscation network into Johnson Controls OpenBlue Cloudvue Gateway.
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