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Articles by Mary Lazzeri
Women and 'Bad Attitude' Jail - GovLoop
For women, the workplace is full of catch-22s, glass ceilings, and double standards. We’ve read countless articles that call out inequities and spotlight biases. Dr. Alex Carter has convinced us to “Ask for More,” and we have the perfect metaphor for the judgments women face with the Goldilocks Syndrome (the porridge is always too hot or cold, but never just right). Despite all this spilled ink and women’s empowerment happy hours, I have a question for us women.
Gender, Diversity, and the Cybersecurity Service - GovLoop
One year ago, in November of 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched the Cybersecurity Service, an effort to modernize cybersecurity hiring through streamlined processes and more competitive compensation. Raising the Incentives The program boasted a sleek application portal coupled with a request for a Special Salary Rate (SSR) for cybersecurity positions.
Shorter RFI Responses, Please! Three Steps to Attract and Support Small Businesses - GovLoop
As a key pillar of their initiative to increase equity in Federal contracting, the White House announced an ambitious goal to increase the share of contracts going to small disadvantaged businesses by 50% over the next three years. Here are three steps agencies can take to meet this objective and attract innovative, capable small businesses. Be intentional and judicious about market research Before a contract opportunity is released, agency procurement teams conduct market research.
Woman-owned business can grow their market share by working together
Last month a collection of Women Owned Small Businesses united on a call-to-action for government contract officers, program managers and digital services professionals. In their open letter, they urged agencies to make better use of woman-owned and economically disadvantaged women-owned contract set-asides, especially in the digital services space. Mary Lazzeri, Bloom Works Build the market The Biden Administration has increased the small disadvantaged businesses contracting target from 5 to 11%.
Creating greater opportunity for women in digital services
Comment Creating greater opportunity for women in digital services By Mary Lazzeri Dec 02, 2021 With the October release of the Biden administration’s National Strategy on Gender Equality, the president pledged to invest in women’s entrepreneurship and, "more equitably include women-owned businesses in supply chains and contracting." We can start by using the government’s purchasing power to grow digital services contracting opportunities for women-owned businesses.
ATO ASAP: Streamlining government security with a Federal Compliance Library
Comment ATO ASAP: Streamlining government security with a Federal Compliance Library By Mary Lazzeri Mar 22, 2021 With the perfect brew of open technologies and culture, the federal technology community now has the potential to leapfrog how we manage government security compliance. To do this, the community — public and private sector alike — must “think different” and work openly, iteratively and collaboratively.
ATO ASAP: Let’s finally fix the security compliance problem
Comment ATO ASAP: Let’s finally fix the security compliance problem By Mary Lazzeri Feb 04, 2021 We've been talking about Authority to Operate (ATO) automation for several years now, even before former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Nick Sinai posed the radical question, "Could it be possible to complete the ATO process in just 24 hours?" Fortunately, the short answer is: "Yes, now we can." The ATO problem The muddled, bureaucratic process to obtain an ATO and launch an IT system...
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