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  1. Lawmakers Reject Call for Splitting NSA, CYBERCOM Leadership
    Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., vowed today to fight any move to sever the dual-hat leadership relationship between the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM).
  1. MeriTalk Celebrates the 2025 Cyber Defenders at Tech Tonic
  2. ‘Golden Dome’ Price Tag Coming in FY2026 DoD Budget
  3. Hill Witnesses: Cyber Data Sharing Law Lapse Would Hurt U.S. Defenses
  4. NIST Drafts New Guidelines for Full-Life IoT Security
  5. Local Officials Call on Congress for Election Security Funding Boost
  6. Lawmakers Aim to Protect AI Industry Whistleblowers

People

  1. Pentagon DoD Defense Military
    Senate Confirms Emil Michael as Pentagon CTO
    The Senate voted on May 14 to confirm Emil Michael as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s next chief technology officer (CTO).
  1. ARPA-E Nominee Pledges Support for Critical Tech Despite Proposed Budget Cut
  2. Senate Confirms Meink as Next Air Force Secretary
  3. SBA Names Hartley Caldwell as New CIO Amid Leadership Shuffle
  4. White House Nominates Kirsten Davies for Pentagon CIO
  1. USPTO CAIO, Emerging Tech Director Stepping Down
  2. DoD Cyber Nominee Pledges to Strengthen Workforce, Offensive Operations
  3. DoE Moves Chief of Staff Alex Fitzsimmons to Top Cyber Post
  4. Labor Department CISO Paul Blahusch Retiring

Progress

  1. Department of the Navy Deploys ‘DON GPT’ in Flank Speed
    The Department of the Navy (DON) has deployed its new “DON GPT” AI tool for trial use by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
  1. Congress Urged to Double Quantum Funding to Compete With China
  2. Strategic Partnerships, Data Innovation Drive FSIs Toward Digital Maturity
  3. GAO Updates ‘Green Book’ for Fraud, Info Security Controls
  4. Sen. Mullin Urges ‘Flexible’ DoD Funding to Match Tech Innovation
  1. CMS RFI Explores Next Steps in Digital Health Innovation
  2. RFK Jr.: HHS ‘Aggressively’ Leveraging AI to Offset Budget Cut Impacts
  3. SDA on Track for Summer Launch of Tranche 1 Satellites
  4. Noem Sheds Little Light on Proposed $491M of CISA Cuts

Policy

  1. Gerry Connolly
    Rep. Connolly Sounds the Alarm on DOGE’s IRS Data Access
    Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is calling for an investigation into what he says are “irresponsible” IT policies and the “abuse of Americans’ tax data” at the IRS by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
  1. Pentagon Rolls Out 2-Year Plan for Accelerating Software Capabilities
  2. Sen. Cotton Introduces Bill to Safeguard Advanced AI Chips
  3. Pentagon to Implement ‘Anything-as-a-Service’ Pilot Program
  4. Marine Corps Releases AI Implementation Plan
  1. Bipartisan Senate Bill Looks to Improve AI Testing
  2. Senate Bill Aims to Boost Water System Cyber Protections
  3. Expiring SBIR/STTR Programs Get Lifelines From Congress
  4. Rep. Obernolte: Quantum Research Funding Poised for 2025 Renewal