The White House announced updates to the federal government Trusted Internet Connections initiative with the intent to empower agencies with security practices that aim to remove barriers to modern technology adoption.
An Office of Management and Budget memo provides agencies with pilot program guidance and an implementation timeline.
From OMB:
The purpose of the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initiative is to enhance network security across the Federal Government. Initially, this was done through the consolidation of external connections and the deployment of common tools at these access points. While this prior work has been invaluable in securing Federal networks and information, the program must adapt to modem architectures and frameworks for government IT resource utilization. Accordingly, this memorandum provides an enhanced approach for implementing the TIC initiative that provides agencies with increased flexibility to use modern security capabilities. This memorandum also establishes a process for ensuring the TIC initiative is agile and responsive to advancements in technology and rapidly evolving threats.
One component of TIC is Pulse.cio.gov, the U.S. government's program that monitors HTTPS protocol status of federal (.gov) domains.
From Matt "Mr. FedRAMP" Goodrich:
Memo: Update to the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) Initiative