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  1. General Services Administration GSA
    GSA Planning for Potential EIS Successor Contract
    The General Services Administration (GSA) is conducting market research as it considers a potential successor to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle, which is scheduled to sunset in July 2032.
  1. Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze Until October
  2. CYBERCOM to Launch AI Testing Program in FY 2026
  3. GSA’s TDR Expansion Slammed as Ineffective by IG
  4. VA Cutting 30K Staff by September, Shelves Plan for Larger Layoffs
  5. NOAA, Google Team Up to Tackle Hurricanes With AI
  6. CDC Chief Data Officer Alan Sim Departing

People

  1. State Department
    CIO at State Dept.’s Bureau of Consular Affairs Is Stepping Down
    Luis Coronado Jr. is stepping down as chief information officer (CIO) at the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk.
  1. Welcome MeriTalk’s 2025 AI Honors Award Winners!
  2. CBP, Adobe, SSA Officials Headline Service to the Citizen Award Winners
  3. MeriTalk Q&A: Illumio’s Gary Barlet Sizes Up SLG Cyber Outlook
  4. White House Nominates Ryan Cote as VA CIO
  1. NCD, MSPB Nominations Sail Through Senate Panel
  2. DoE’s NNSA Component Names Ross Graber CISO
  3. Army Names Chaney to Head PEO IEW&S Office
  4. Antalis Named Director of CISA’s Joint Cyber Coordination Group

Progress

  1. Space Force Awards $2.4B Contract for NC3 Satellites
    The U.S. Space Force has awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract to build up to four new satellites as part of an effort to modernize space-based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) capabilities, Space Systems Command (SSC) announced July 3.
  1. DoD CDAO to Cut CTO Directorate in FY2026 Budget
  2. Judge Extends TRO to Universities Suing DoD Over Research Funding Cuts
  3. GSA Inks Discount Offer With Oracle for Software, Cloud Service
  4. DoD Faces Conflict of Interest Questions Over Army Innovation Picks
  1. DoJ: AI-Driven Health Care Fraud ‘Takedown’ Uncovers $14B of Schemes
  2. Sen. Cotton Debuts Bill to Slash ODNI Staff, Refocus Mission
  3. FDA: Cybersecurity Must be Core to Medical Device Design
  4. DoD to Launch New Joint Counter-Drone Task Force

Policy

  1. taxes, IRS
    ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Instructs IRS to Find Direct File Replacement
    The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday instructs the IRS to deliver a report to Congress on how it could replace Direct File, the program that allows taxpayers to file their taxes for free directly with the IRS.
  1. Reconciliation Package Pours Billions Into AI, Cyber Programs
  2. Army CIO Mandates JWCC for New Cloud Buys
  3. Senate Drops Workforce, State Cyber, Open RAN Items in Budget Blizzard
  4. Senate Overwhelmingly Strikes AI Regulation Moratorium from Bill
  1. House Lawmakers Reintroduce FIT Procurement Act
  2. Pentagon Unveils $1.01T FY2026 Budget with Cyber, Space, AI Focus
  3. House Panel Advances DHS Budget With Higher CISA Spending
  4. Congress Moves to Block CCP-Linked AI From US Agencies