Tag: Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Future of federal funding uncertain following funding freeze
February 12, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Jan. 28 memo from the Office of Management and Budget pausing federal grants and loans sent shockwaves throughout the country, including in the security industry.
Companies like ZeroEyes and its ZE Government Solutions (ZEGS) and Shooter Detection Systems and its secure grants program rely on federal funding and could have been affected by the freeze.
While the memo was retracted on Jan. 29, industry stakeholders like the Security Industry...
OMB announces strategy for U.S. Government “zero trust” approach to cyber
January 27, 2022SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a Federal strategy on Jan. 26, 2022 to move the U.S. Government toward a “zero trust” approach to cybersecurity.
The strategy represents a key step forward in delivering on President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, which focuses on advancing security measures that dramatically reduce the risk of successful cyberattacks against the Federal Government’s...