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  1. Congress Halfway to Funding Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
    Congress is halfway through approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1, moving closer to meeting an end-of-month deadline to avert another lapse in federal funding.
  1. Pentagon Realigns Innovation Offices
  2. FAA Establishes New Drone Testing Hubs in Oklahoma, Indiana
  3. Obernolte Plans to Introduce Bill to Permanently Establish CAISI
  4. Pentagon to Split Advana Data Platform
  5. CISA, Partners Release Guidance to Reduce OT Cyber Risks
  6. VA Clinicians Drive Federal EHR Fix for Military Environmental Exposure Assessments

People

  1. Trump Renominates Sean Plankey for CISA Chief
    President Donald Trump renominated Sean Plankey to be the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday, after Plankey failed to receive Senate confirmation by the end of 2025.  
  1. Pentagon Names Cameron Stanley Next AI Chief
  2. Timothy Kosiba Tapped as NSA’s No. 2
  3. Shila Cooch Departs as DOE’s Acting CISO for FEMA Role
  4. Senate Confirms Edward Forst as GSA Administrator
  1. Senate Confirms Kirsten Davies as Pentagon CIO
  2. Trump Nominates Rudd to Lead NSA, CYBBERCOM
  3. Senate Confirms Klein as First US CTO Since 2021
  4. Senate Confirms Isaacman as Next NASA Chief

Progress

  1. VHA’s AI Use Poses Potential Patient Safety Risk, OIG Says
    The Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) chat tools for clinical care presents “a potential patient safety risk,” according to a new analysis from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG).
  1. Rudd Vows Review of NSA-CYBERCOM Tie
  2. Trump AI Plan Faces Lawmaker Skepticism Over State Preemption
  3. Pentagon Makes First Replicator 2 Counter-Drone Buy
  4. NSA Unveils Zero Trust Implementation Guidance
  1. Integration Is Key to Zero Trust, Navy Cyber Leader Says
  2. DHS Pours $115M Into Counter-Drone Tech for World Cup Security
  3. Witnesses Warn Congress Against AI Chip Sales to China
  4. Budget Experts Question Trump’s $1.5T DOD Budget Plan

Policy

  1. Military Cyber Soldier modernization DoD Department of Defense
    Senate Bill Calls for Stronger DOD Cyber Workforce Strategy
    New legislation filed in the Senate would instruct the Defense Department (DOD) to redouble efforts to recruit and retain members of the agency’s cybersecurity workforce and help address a double-digit percentage shortfall in DOD’s total cybersecurity employee rolls.
  1. Commerce, Taiwan Deal Pledges $500B to Expand US Chip Manufacturing
  2. Commerce Tweaks China Chip Export Reviews for Nvidia, AMD Products
  3. White House Secures 25% Profit Share on Advanced AI Chip Exports
  4. Witnesses Urge Action on Digital Trade
  1. Senate Bill Would Enlist SBA to Provide AI Help to Businesses
  2. OPM Moves to Replace MSPB in Probationary Worker Termination Appeals
  3. Pentagon Unveils AI Acceleration Strategy
  4. White House Cuts Ties With GFCE Cyber Group