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  1. Army DoD military Defense AI
    JFHQ-DoDIN in Early AI Planning With Data as Top Priority
    At the Google Public Sector Summit on Oct. 16, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network’s (JFHQ-DoDIN) deputy commander Brig. Gen. Heather W. Blackwell emphasized that prioritizing data is essential as the agency begins planning for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in defense.
  1. Digital Dozen: Top Federal CIOs Lay Out FY2025 Priorities
  2. Pega Empowered: TSA Exec Links People, Process, Tech in Transformation
  3. Cloud Safe Task Force Urges ‘National Cyber Feed’ Threat Data Service
  4. Pega Empowered: Feds Share How to Build a Successful CoE
  5. DoD’s Hicks: Continuing Resolutions Hinder Innovation
  6. HUD’s Chief AI Officer Discusses New AI Use Cases

People

  1. NIST
    NIST Director Laurie Locascio Stepping Down in January
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Laurie Locascio is stepping down from those posts in January to become president and CEO of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
  1. Keith DeVries Tagged to Lead DoD ManTech
  2. FCC’s Enforcement Bureau Names Andy Hendrickson CTO
  3. Thomas Flagg Takes Over as Education Dept. CIO
  4. HHS CHCO Bob Leavitt Heading to Private Sector
  1. Gen. Stanton Takes Command of DISA, JHQ-DoDIN
  2. One Great Way to Help Today With Hurricane Relief
  3. NAPA Names Blockwood President, Adds Fed Tech Fellows
  4. MeriTalk Special: Why CR Fundings Hurt Federal IT Progress

Progress

  1. Army
    Army Eyes 2040 OSINT Strategy Including AI Integration
    With work on its initial open source intelligence (OSINT) strategy nearly completed five years ahead of schedule, the U.S. Army is beginning to develop its 2040 OSINT strategy, a top Army official said on Tuesday.  
  1. VA Financial Services Center Reducing Operational Costs With AI
  2. Pega Empowered: SSA CRM Overhaul is ‘Something Extraordinary’
  3. Microsoft: Cyber Defense Needs AI to Counter Advanced Attacks
  4. USSF Lead: Feds Need to Adopt ‘New-New’ Mindset for Innovation
  1. GDIT: Agencies in Early Stages of PQC Transition
  2. White House Wants Input on Feds’ Use of PII in AI
  3. CISA Advisory Panel Approves Recs to Bolster CI, OSS
  4. Army Threading Needle Between Legacy, Modernized Systems

Policy

  1. HHS Updating AI Strategic Plan, Release Set for January
    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is set to release a new enterprise-wide AI strategy in January, HHS Acting Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Micky Tripathi said last week.
  1. White House Publishes ‘Trust Regulation’ for Federal Statistics
  2. Pentagon Issues Final CMMC Rule for DIB Cyber Compliance
  3. Senate Bill Aims to Create IRS Tax Return Status Dashboard
  4. Senators Press DoD for More Info on Quantum Sensing Efforts
  1. OMB Unveils First Governmentwide AI Acquisition Policy
  2. DoJ Unveils New Strategy for Countering Cybercrime
  3. FERC Rule Aims to Tighten Bulk-Power Supply Chain Security
  4. House Science Okays NIST AI Vulnerability, DoE Labs AI Bills