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  1. Trump’s New ‘AI & Crypto Czar’ Reinforces Likely AI Policy Changes
    President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint a prominent Silicon Valley investor to oversee Federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy points to changes that may be coming in how the government approaches its use of the technology – including what is expected to be a looser regulatory style and a possible repeal or modification of President Biden’s AI executive order (EO).
  1. Senate DOGE Leader Ernst Leading Charge to Limit Fed Telework
  2. FCC Pushing Telcos to Certify Security Amid Salt Typhoon Hacks
  3. Rep. Swalwell to Trump: Don’t Cut CISA Funding
  4. Pentagon Unveils Strategy to Counter Drones
  5. Senators Look to Create AI, Cloud Service Competition at DoD
  6. Army G-6 Appoints new Director of Network C4 Systems

People

  1. Air Force
    Cropsey to Lead new Air Force Information Dominance Center
    Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey has been nominated to lead the Air Force’s upcoming Information Dominance Systems Center, according to a Pentagon announcement.
  1. CIGIE Elects SBA IG Ware as New Chair
  2. HHS Taps Jennifer Wendel as Permanent CIO
  3. Trump Lines Up Vought for OMB, Here’s What to Expect
  4. Dawn Zimmer Joins Energy Department as Deputy CIO
  1. Air Force Intelligence Community Taps Laura Drummer as CDO
  2. NIST Names Melissa Midzor Director of Comms Technology Lab
  3. MeriTalk Interview: IRS CI Cyber Chief Koopman Wields AI to Unmask Cybercriminals
  4. Martorana Offers Transition Tips; Myklegard in Line for Acting CIO Role

Progress

  1. Ron Wyden Oregon
    Senators Urge Probe of Pentagon’s Comms Following Salt Typhoon Hack
    A pair of bipartisan senators is pushing for the investigation of the Defense Department’s (DoD) “failure to secure its unclassified telephone communications from foreign espionage,” according to a letter sent Wednesday to DoD Inspector General Robert Storch.
  1. House AI Task Force Readies Final Report, Eyes ‘Bite-Sized’ Approach
  2. NCI Revamping NanCI Social App to Bolster Cancer Research
  3. GSA Panel Turning to AI, Cloud, Cyber in Fed Procurement
  4. White House Hails PMA Successes on Workforce, CX Issues
  1. Senators Unveil $2.7B Quantum R&D Boost in New Legislation
  2. Ramaswamy: Modernizing Fed IT Key to Success of DOGE
  3. VA is First Agency to Offer OSCAL Plan to Speed FedRAMP Process
  4. ONCD Unveils new Toolkit to Strengthen Cyber Workforce

Policy

  1. House Passes Bill to Improve Federal Software Purchases
    The House voted on Wednesday to approve bipartisan legislation that aims to improve the management of how the Federal government purchases and uses software.
  1. Commerce Tightens Semiconductor Export Controls on China
  2. New AI Disclosure Bill Seeks Transparency in Financial Services
  3. U.S. Army CIO Hits Reset on Cyber Policy RMF
  4. MeriTalk Q&A: Illumio’s Barlet Looking for Cyber Policy ‘Acceleration’
  1. Senate Bill Looks to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Healthcare Sector
  2. DOGE Gains a Powerful Foothold on Capitol Hill
  3. House Bill Looks to Expand CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program
  4. FCC Opens Undersea Cable Security Push; Rosenworcel Departing