ACT-IAC Reports

Post-Solicitation Best Practices Developed by the Acquisition Community of Interest Date Published: April 19, 2024 From final solicitation release to contract kick-off, the Post-Solicitation phase of the federal acquisition lifecycle is critical to...

ATO as Code: Enabling Cybersecurity Modernization Through Risk Management Framework Compliance Automation Developed by the Cybersecurity Community of Interest Date Published: March 26, 2024 This ATO-as-Code report issues a call to action for a...

Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) FAQ & Myth Buster: SBOM Guidance for the Acquisition Community Developed by the Acquisition Community of Interest, C-SCRM Acquisition Working Group Date Published: November 7, 2023 The Acquisition Community of...

Pre-Solicitation Best Practices Developed by the Acquisition Community of Interest Date Published: August 1, 2023 Date Updated: August 25, 2023 Pre-Solicitation is a critical phase of the federal acquisition lifecycle and lays the groundwork for the...

DevSecOps: Challenges and Solutions Developed by the Emerging Technology Community of Interest, DevOps Working Group Published: July 28, 2023 DevSecOps is both a new way of thinking and a new way of working. It is reshaping how organizations innovate...

Fundamentals of Quantum Computing: Frequently Asked Questions and Myth Busting Developed by the Emerging Technology Community of Interest Published: June 9, 2023 Quantum computing introduces a powerful tool to solve certain complex problems far more...

Emerging Technology Challenge: Advancing Open Innovation Through Public and Private Collaboration Developed by the Emerging Technology Community of Interest Published: April 10, 2023 This white paper is a summary of the results of ACT-IAC’s Emerging...

ACT-IAC White Paper: AI Understanding in US Federal Government Developed by the Emerging Technology Community of Interest Published February 15, 2023 In response to Executive Order 13960 “Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in...

Congress, with the support of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), created the FITARA Scorecard to gauge agency progress towards deployment of a modern, digital infrastructure implementing the requirements of the seminal Federal IT Acquisition...

ACT-IAC White Paper: AI Accountability in the US Federal Government – A Primer Developed by the Emerging Technology Community of Interest Published January 4, 2023 Updated March 24, 2023 Artificial Intelligence has been implemented for hundreds of...

ACT-IAC White Paper: Supplier Cybersecurity Compliance Playbook Developed by the Cybersecurity Community of Interest Published December 1, 2022 The US Federal government presents a large target for nation-states, attackers, and organized crime...

ACT-IAC White Paper: CMMC 2.0: Best Practices and Recommendations for a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Developed by the Cybersecurity Community of Interest Published September 21, 2022 This paper introduces the Department of...