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  1. Walkinshaw, Schatz Renew Effort to Increase Federal Pay by 4.1%
    Federal workers would receive a 4.1% pay increase in 2027 under a new proposal introduced Tuesday by Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.  
  1. Lutnick: Commerce Weighs Unspent BEAD Funds, Says States Can Drop SpaceX
  2. DOD Adds ChatGPT to GenAI.mil
  3. Delaney Hints at New Quantum, AI Legislation
  4. DOL’s Sonderling Touts AI Literacy as Key to Workforce Readiness
  5. FCC Weighs SpaceX Proposal for Orbital Data Centers
  6. BEAD Nears Finish Line as NTIA Clears 8 More Final Approvals

People

  1. Ron Wyden Oregon
    Sen. Wyden Pledges Further Efforts to Block CISA Nominee
    Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is promising to continue his thus-far successful efforts to block confirmation of Sean Plankey as the Trump administration’s nominee to head the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
  1. VA Elevates Zack Schwartz to OIT’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
  2. Pentagon Names Six Tech Area Leaders
  3. GSA Officially Appoints Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator
  4. Trump Taps Lt. Gen. James Adams to Lead DIA
  1. Arrington Named CIO at Quantum Firm IonQ
  2. Trump Renominates Sean Plankey for CISA Chief
  3. Pentagon Names Cameron Stanley Next AI Chief
  4. Timothy Kosiba Tapped as NSA’s No. 2

Progress

  1. New FTC Report Says Ransomware Makes Up Just 2% of Fraud Reports
    While ransomware and related computer exploits draw significant attention, a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report shows they account for only about 2% of consumer fraud reports over the last two years. 
  1. FCC Details ‘Build America’ Infrastructure Plan
  2. VA Reports 367 AI Use Cases in 2025 as Deployments Expand
  3. DOE Launches Genesis Mission Consortium to Coordinate AI Science Push
  4. Red Hat, NIH Make the Case for Model Meshes to Scale Agentic AI With Trust and Transparency
  1. NIST Official Urges Unified Zero Trust Approach
  2. FCC’s Trusty Ties AI’s Future to Connectivity, Competition
  3. OPM Data Shows Major IT Workforce Shakeup Across Federal Agencies
  4. Sen. Cantwell Presses for Salt Typhoon Hearing

Policy

  1. House Panel Advances 5 Cybersecurity Bills Targeting Energy Infrastructure
    Key cybersecurity bills aimed at securing the nation’s energy infrastructure and electric grid are advancing to the full House Energy and Commerce panel after passing out of the House Subcommittee on Energy.  
  1. CISA Orders Agencies to Rip and Replace Unsupported Edge Devices
  2. GSA Rethinks Federal Acquisitions as AI Reshapes Contracting
  3. House Panel Advances Tech, Cyber Bills
  4. House Panel Advances Bill to Reauthorize TMF
  1. Cairncross Lays Out 6 Pillars of Coming National Cyber Strategy
  2. Walkinshaw Leads Bill to Pay Federal Workers During Shutdowns
  3. Lawmakers Propose Federal Grants to Boost Secure Digital IDs
  4. New Bill Would Deploy AI to Identify Outdated Federal Rules