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DOE Looks to Build Quantum Computing Into National Research Utility

Energy Department science chief Darío Gil said the department wants to develop national user facilities that would give researchers broader access to advanced quantum computing.

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NIST Pushes Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption Across Critical Sectors

NIST Pushes Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption Across Critical Sectors

ARPA-E Eyes New Quantum Program by Year-End

ARPA-E Eyes New Quantum Program by Year-End

DOE, SBA Look to Private Capital to Accelerate Critical Tech Commercialization

Beyond Headcount: Building a Large-Scale Workforce That Delivers

Beyond Headcount: Building a Large-Scale Workforce That Delivers

White House Brings Trump’s ‘Superintelligence’ Push to UN Security Council

Army DoD military Defense AI

Army’s Project Gatekeeper Aims to Speed AI-Assisted Software Approval

Opinion

My Cup of IT: AI-pocalypse “Gates” Yawn – Uncle Sam’s Drafting A Manual

Bill “Cassandra” Gates has a warning about AI. And, yes, we should consider it as more than an effort to distract from the Epstein files. The tech prophet bleats AI will transform work, eliminate jobs, and disrupt everything from health care to education. So, what’s the biggee? Think Nepalese flood – America ain’t moving fast […]

People

VA AI Chief: Veterans Shouldn’t Have to Wait for the Future

Acting Chief AI Officer Kimberly McManus says VA is scaling AI that is saving employees hours each week, accelerating software delivery, improving clinical care, and protecting veterans’ benefits – while remaining largely invisible to the veterans VA serves.

DOE CIO Dawn Zimmer on AI at Scale, Cutting Friction, and ‘Getting to Yes’

USDA CIO Sam Berry Moves to New Role Focused on Farmer Modernization

Labor CIO Mangala Kuppa on AI Results, Tech Talent, and Machine-Speed Cyber

Jack Albright Steps In as Acting CIO at DOT

Trump Nominates Hung Cao to Serve as Permanent Navy Secretary

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resigns

Lim Vermeer – International Man of Mystery – RIP

Treasury CIO Sam Corcos Takes On New Roles at GSA

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IonQ Sees Fault-Tolerant Quantum Within Reach in 2 Years

IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi said advances in error correction could make fault-tolerant quantum systems affordable for governments and thousands of businesses within two years.

FBI Investigates ShinyHunters Claim of Access to Employee Data

Pentagon Official: US Should Dominate China on AI, Not ‘Unliterally Disarm’

AI Is a ‘Supportive Assistant’ for Patent Examiners, CIO Says

GSA’s Login.gov Adds Mobile Driver’s Licenses for Identity Verification

Survey Finds AI Governance Gaps Across Federal, State, and Local Governments

CBP Looks to Scale Border Patrol-Built BOLO App

FAA Rolls Out AI-Enabled Air Traffic Control Tool at DC Airports

CISA Preps CI Fortify Recovery Guidance, Urges Testing

Policy

Lawmakers Eye Year-End Push to Block Federal Pay Freeze

Federal Workforce Caucus leaders said November and December will be critical for securing a 2027 pay adjustment before the proposed freeze takes effect.

110 Lawmakers Push Congress to Reject 2027 Federal Pay Freeze

House Dems Introduce Bill to Assess CISA Workforce Gaps

CISA Flags Actively Exploited Cisco ISE Flaw With No Workaround

Pentagon Offers ‘Targeted Legal Relief’ for UAP Whistleblowers

DOD Moves to Shift Contractor Accounting to Commercial Standards

Rep. Casar: US Must End the AI Arms Race

Subramanyam Calls for Community-first Approach to Data Centers

DOD Codifies Pause of CMMC Phase 2, DOD CIO Says More Work Needed on CMMC