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A group of 27 Democratic and independent House and Senate lawmakers are calling on President Biden to enact pay parity across the Federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2025 and equalize civilian government employee pay raises with those in the works for members of the military.
- DoD Working on Zero Trust for OT Guidance, Expected Summer 2025
- Republicans Want Trump to End IRS Direct File Program
- Pentagon CDAO Sunsets Task Force Lima; Launches AI RCC
- HHS Putting People First in Human-Centered Design for Tribal Grants
- Trump Taps Rep. Bishop for Deputy OMB Director
- GSA CISO Bo Berlas Moves to Private Sector
People
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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).
Progress
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David Walker – who served as the seventh comptroller general of the United States and the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from 1998 to 2008 – told members of Congress today that President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group could help to cut Federal government spending to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars per year.
With growing cyber threats from abroad targeting critical infrastructure and a push to bolster cybersecurity for the U.S. presidential election, it is more important than ever for agencies to be locked down from foreign hacks.
Policy
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Illicit drone use in the U.S. is on the rise and House lawmakers want to ensure Federal agencies have the power to successfully counter drone threats, saying it is “imperative” to pass new legislation to ensure current drone-countering authorities are extended.