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    Fed IT Experts Call for Enterprise-Wide Approach to Modernization
    A panel of Federal government technology experts urged Congress today to support a coordinated, enterprise-wide overhaul of outdated government IT systems and emphasized the critical role of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) and senior agency leadership support in driving IT modernization progress.
  1. GSA Unveils ‘OneGov Strategy’ to Modernize Federal IT Buying
  2. FedRAMP Working Group Previews Repository, CM Reporting Changes
  3. Senator Demands Answers About HHS Cybersecurity Layoffs
  4. Rep. Lee Sees New Push for DEFIANCE Act, AI Standards Work
  5. House Panel Adds Fraud Tracking to DoD Audit Scorecard Amid Persistent Failures
  6. David Larrimore Departs DHS After Pioneering AI Initiatives

People

  1. Energy Department CIO Graber Resigns, Sources Say
    Ross Graber has resigned as the chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Energy (DoE), knowledgeable sources confirmed to MeriTalk today.
  1. Rep. Connolly Stepping Back From Oversight Leadership, Citing Health Setback
  2. Air Force Taps Heitmann to Serve as Permanent CTO
  3. CISA Taps Gottumukkala as Deputy Director
  4. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan Resigns
  1. Alexis Bonnell Departs AFRL, Heads to OpenAI
  2. CISA ‘Secure by Design’ Initiative Leaders Resign
  3. Douglas Matty Wins Pentagon CDAO Job
  4. OSTP Taps Dean Ball as Senior AI, Emerging Tech Advisor

Progress

  1. Pentagon Military Defense DoD
    DoD’s Arrington: Like It or Not, CMMC Is Here to Stay
    Pushing back on industry criticism, a top Pentagon tech official made clear today that the Defense Department’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) policy exists because defense contractors failed to meet earlier standards – and that CMMC is here to stay whether contractors like it or not.
  1. Zscaler: GenAI Is Changing the Phishing Game, Warns of ‘Near-Flawless Lures’
  2. GOP Seeks $150B Defense Hike, $25B for Golden Dome
  3. Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Union Order
  4. Most Americans Concerned About Federal Workforce, Service Cuts
  1. GAO Warns Policymakers of GenAI Environmental, Social Risks
  2. Watchdog Nonprofit Sues DOGE Over Record-Keeping Failures
  3. Cyberspace Warfare Poses Significant Threat to Joint Force
  4. VA OIG Flags Testing Gaps in $8.6B Financial System Overhaul

Policy

  1. Trump Order Makes It Easier to Cut Federal Probationary Employees
    President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that makes it easier for the government to cut loose probationary employees, or those who have typically served in their position for less than two years.
  1. Reps. Connolly, Mace Reintroduce Bill to Reauthorize TMF Until 2032
  2. Trump Launches AI Push in Schools, Apprenticeships
  3. 10 Years Later, Cyber Sharing Law Faces Pressure to Evolve
  4. Senators Push to Extend Cyber Threat-Sharing Law to 2035
  1. OPM Sees 50,000 Feds Impacted by ‘Policy/Career’ Reclassification
  2. ICA Uncertainty Puts All Eyes on Congress for FY26 Appropriations
  3. Trump Extends Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Until July 15
  4. Fed Tech Experts Like ‘Commercial’ EO, Waiting on Implementation