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  1. OPM Finalizes Rule Making It Easier to Fire Federal Employees
    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a final rule on Thursday establishing Schedule Policy/Career in the excepted service, a move that makes it easier for the Trump administration to fire federal employees in policy-making positions.
  1. Obernolte: Bipartisan, Sector-by-Sector AI Regulation Is the Way Forward
  2. Federal CIO Looks to Overhaul Metrics, Government Websites
  3. Hudson, Landsman Urge Faster BEAD Deployment as States Near Buildout Phase
  4. Walkinshaw Leads Bill to Pay Federal Workers During Shutdowns
  5. GSA Announces US Withdrawal From Open Government Partnership
  6. DOD Debuts LYNX Business Assistance Platform

People

  1. VA
    VA Elevates Zack Schwartz to OIT’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) tapped Zack Schwartz to serve as the principal deputy assistant secretary for the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT).
  1. Pentagon Names Six Tech Area Leaders
  2. GSA Officially Appoints Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator
  3. Trump Taps Lt. Gen. James Adams to Lead DIA
  4. Arrington Named CIO at Quantum Firm IonQ
  1. Trump Renominates Sean Plankey for CISA Chief
  2. Pentagon Names Cameron Stanley Next AI Chief
  3. Timothy Kosiba Tapped as NSA’s No. 2
  4. Shila Cooch Departs as DOE’s Acting CISO for FEMA Role

Progress

  1. Klein: US Pushing Performance-Based AI Regulations Abroad
    While the United States develops its own artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework, it’s encouraging other countries to take up similar performance-based approaches to AI governance instead of pursuing centralized global regulation, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein said Tuesday.  
  1. DOD Selects 25 Firms for Drone Dominance Program
  2. DOJ Says AI Use Cases Grew Nearly 31% in 2025
  3. House Passes Spending Package to End Partial Shutdown 
  4. Air Force Adopts GenAI.mil Platform
  1. Pentagon to Form New Innovation Board
  2. After Years of Bid Protests, NITAAC Cancels CIO-SP4
  3. Partial Shutdown Aftermath: Cyber Programs in Limbo Again
  4. NSA Releases Phase One, Two Zero Trust Guidelines

Policy

  1. House Panel Advances Bill to Reauthorize TMF
    Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously advanced a bipartisan bill today to reauthorize and reform the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in a 42-0 vote.
  1. Cairncross Lays Out 6 Pillars of Coming National Cyber Strategy
  2. Lawmakers Propose Federal Grants to Boost Secure Digital IDs
  3. New Bill Would Deploy AI to Identify Outdated Federal Rules
  4. OMB Rescinds Biden-Era Software Security Requirements
  1. Marine Corps Adopts GenAI.mil Platform
  2. House Approves SBA-Focused AI for Main Street Bill
  3. House Bill Targets Feds’ Downloads of Chinese Apps
  4. OMB Signals Imminent Cyber Policy Updates, Compliance Relief