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  1. Senate Overwhelmingly Strikes AI Regulation Moratorium from Bill
    The U.S. Senate voted early Tuesday morning to drop from its reconciliation legislation a controversial 10-year moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence tech after the proposed ban met significant bipartisan pushback.  
  1. DoE’s NNSA Component Names Ross Graber CISO
  2. DHS Cancels 2 Major Tech-Related Contracts
  3. Future of Tranche 3 in SDA’s Transport Sats Uncertain Pending DoD Review
  4. Antalis Named Director of CISA’s Joint Cyber Coordination Group
  5. Army Names Chaney to Head PEO IEW&S Office
  6. NCD, MSPB Nominations Sail Through Senate Panel

People

  1. Cyber Command Names Patrick Ware Executive Director
    The U.S. Cyber Command has appointed Patrick Ware as its new executive director – which is the organization’s highest-ranking civilian position and the number three position overall in its command  structure.  
  1. SSA Taps Fourth New CIO Since January
  2. Trump’s NCSC Pick: Drones Now Top Threat to US Intelligence
  3. Cyber Command Executive Director Adamski Stepping Down
  4. DoD Nominees Pledge to Speed Emerging Tech Acquisitions
  1. CDC Nominee Sees Big AI Role for Operations, Health Outcomes
  2. Senate Panel Narrowly Clears Bedford for FAA Chief
  3. NIST Selects Shyam Sunder to Oversee Laboratories
  4. Army Names Brandon Pugh Principal Cyber Advisor

Progress

  1. Iran
    CISA Warns of Iranian Attacks Against US, DIB Networks
    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning today about possible cyberattacks on vulnerable U.S. networks and critical infrastructure coming from Iranian state actors following the June 21 bombings of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States.
  1. Brown, Mace Debut Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Federal Casework
  2. Run – Don’t Walk – to Tech Tonic July 17 in D.C.
  3. Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s Universal Service Fund
  4. GAO Finds Gaps in NASA’s Cybersecurity Defenses
  1. DoD Sets Rules to Implement IT Consulting Limits
  2. GSA Presses 6 ‘Traditional’ Consulting Firms for Better Pricing
  3. Trump Vows to Pursue Federal Funding Freezes After SCOTUS Decision
  4. DoD Seeks Industry Feedback on RMF Overhaul

Policy

  1. House Lawmakers Reintroduce FIT Procurement Act
    Reps. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., and Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., reintroduced the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act on Wednesday in an effort to streamline the Federal procurement process for agencies and their contractors.
  1. Pentagon Unveils $1.01T FY2026 Budget with Cyber, Space, AI Focus
  2. House Panel Advances DHS Budget With Higher CISA Spending
  3. Congress Moves to Block CCP-Linked AI From US Agencies
  4. House Panel Votes to Slash GAO Budget, Democrats Cry Foul
  1. House Appropriators Push for Space Force Acquisition Reform
  2. Congress Eyes EHR Overhaul with VA Regulatory Plan
  3. House Members Want AI Security Playbook to Counter Foreign Cyber Threats
  4. Senators File Bill to Shield Security Clearances from Political Abuse