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John Hewitt Jones

John is the managing editor of FedScoop, and was previously a reporter at Institutional Investor in New York City. He has a master’s degree in social policy from the London School of Economics and his writing has appeared in The Scotsman and The Sunday Times of London newspapers.

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Department of Justice Building Sign DOJ — (Getty Images)

Government tech contractors that conceal cyber breaches could be forced to pay triple damages

Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 21, 2022: Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) listens as Transportation Security Administrator David Pekoske speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

FISMA reform bill amendment cuts agency breach notification period to 72 hours

Policy

CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

FISMA reform bill would require CISA to assign advisers to work with agency CIOs

Policy

The facade of the GAO building in downtown Washington, D.C. (Cory Doctorow/Flickr)

GAO denies Tata bid protest over CIO-SP4 procurement

Acquisition

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 11: Chairman Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) (R) speaks with Ranking Member Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images)

FISMA reform bill would require agencies to notify Congress of cyber breaches within 5 days

Policy

Oracle — The Oracle logo on an office building in Irvine, California. (REUTERS / Mike Blake)

Supreme Court denies Oracle appeal over JEDI protest

Defense

Robin Carnahan testifies via video-teleconference, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

GSA’s Carnahan calls women in tech to public service

Workforce

Department of Defense, DOD, Pentagon — (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Defense Department appoints Jason Weiss as chief software officer

Workforce

GSA building — The General Services Administration headquarters in April 2012. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

How the Technology Modernization Fund Board decides which projects to fund

Policy