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    Google Public Sector’s Jim Kelly on AI Governance, Workforce Readiness, and What It Takes to Scale
    Federal agencies are moving quickly from artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation to operational deployments, but the organizations seeing real returns are treating AI as a workforce and change management effort as much as a technology upgrade, according to Jim Kelly, vice president of federal sales at Google Public Sector.
  1. FAA Modernization Overhaul Has Hit a Funding Wall, Secretary Says
  2. OMB Deepens IT Oversight, Elevates CIOs in Policy Decisions
  3. Lawmakers Push for Pentagon Audit Accountability
  4. Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Companies a Tax Break to Train Workers in AI
  5. SBA IG William Kirk Named PRAC Chair
  6. From Info-Sharing to Warfighting: Mission Partner Environments Move to the Tactical Edge

People

  1. OMB Is Looking for a Deputy CIO
    The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hiring for a deputy federal chief information officer (CIO).
  1. Sen. Wyden Pledges Further Efforts to Block CISA Nominee
  2. VA Elevates Zack Schwartz to OIT’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
  3. Pentagon Names Six Tech Area Leaders
  4. GSA Officially Appoints Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator
  1. Trump Taps Lt. Gen. James Adams to Lead DIA
  2. Arrington Named CIO at Quantum Firm IonQ
  3. Trump Renominates Sean Plankey for CISA Chief
  4. Pentagon Names Cameron Stanley Next AI Chief

Progress

  1. FAA Launches Competitive Tech Challenge to Fast-Track IT Upgrade
    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is exchanging the traditional acquisitions process for a new challenge-based approach to modernize its vast IT infrastructure – and to do so quickly.  
  1. Pentagon Seeks AI to Streamline Admin Tasks
  2. FDA, GSA Spotlight How AI is Reshaping Modernization Efforts
  3. DOT to Complete Google Workspace Rollout in Coming Weeks
  4. Treasury Eyes New Approach to Contracting for AI Models
  1. DOE Unveils 26 Priority Challenges to Address With Genesis Mission
  2. Navy Targets Full Certification of Fleet MOCs by 2027
  3. VA OIG: iFAMS Access Controls Are Too Broad, Putting VA Acquisition Data at Risk
  4. Pentagon Seeks Industry Input on Phase 2 Regulatory Reforms

Policy

  1. FAR Council Proposes Ban on Adversary-Linked Chips in Federal Contracts
    The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a new rule on Tuesday that would bar federal agencies from purchasing certain products and services that contain semiconductors tied to foreign adversaries. 
  1. Trahan Calls for Overhaul of Privacy Act Amid Federal Data-Sharing Scrutiny
  2. DISA Unveils New Cloud Environment
  3. New Legislation Denies Tax Incentives to Companies Using Adversarial Technology
  4. CISA Launches Town Halls on CIRCIA Cyber Incident Reporting Rule
  1. GAO: Data Sharing Delivers Millions, but SSA’s Cost Model Falls Short
  2. Bipartisan Bill Aims to Bring Environmental Permitting Into the Digital Age
  3. DHS Funding Lapse Could Stall Cyber Progress, CISA and Secret Service Warn
  4. Walkinshaw, Schatz Renew Effort to Increase Federal Pay by 4.1%