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  1. GSA Announces New OneGov Offering With Box
    The General Services Administration (GSA) on Wednesday announced a new OneGov agreement with Box, the leading Intelligent Content Management (ICM) platform, to provide Federal agencies with discounted pricing on AI tools.
  1. Max Your Splunk at .conf25 in Boston Sept. 8-11
  2. Lynne Parker Departs White House OSTP
  3. Army Eyes More Enterprise Software Deals
  4. Army Nears Release of 2040 Missile Defense Plan
  5. Appeals Court Allows DOGE to Maintain Access to Sensitive Data
  6. Bringing Mission-Ready AI to the Federal Enterprise

People

  1. Dorothy Aronson
    Longtime NSF Tech Leader Dorothy Aronson Exits Agency
    Dorothy Aronson, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) former chief data officer (CDO) and chief AI officer (CAIO), has left the agency, an NSF spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk.
  1. Dean Ball Departs OSTP, Returns to FAI
  2. Deborah Stephens Steps In as Acting USPTO CIO
  3. USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe Stepping Down
  4. From Fragmentation to Integration: Transforming Federal Personnel Actions
  1. Senate Confirms Cairncross as National Cyber Director
  2. White House Nominates Wall Street Vet Edward Forst to Head GSA
  3. Senate Panel Advances Plankey CISA Nomination
  4. Barbaccia Named Federal Chief AI Officer as Action Plan Rolls Out

Progress

  1. Army CIO Outlines New Strategy to Optimize Business Systems
    The U.S. Army has launched a new strategy to streamline its defense business systems (DBS) that aims to cut costs and boost efficiency, according to a recent directive from Chief Information Officer Leonel Garciga.
  1. DARPA Announces Winners of AI Cyber Challenge
  2. GSA OneGov Inks $1 Deal for Anthropic Claude GenAI Services
  3. Army Unveils New Digital Simulation and Analysis Center
  4. FedRAMP Authorizations Hit Record Pace, Doubling Last Year’s Total
  1. NASA Official Pitches Tech to Support ‘Golden Dome’
  2. Records Often Missing From Veterans’ EHRs Due to Tech Hurdles, OIG Finds
  3. Army Seeks Vendors for ‘Launched Effects’ Autonomous Drones
  4. DISA to Launch JWCC Next in FY2026 Second Quarter

Policy

  1. Bipartisan House Bill Aims to Speed Quantum Security Work
    A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Aug. 8 introduced the Quantum Encryption Readiness and Resilience Act, which aims to speed the pace of preparedness by the United States for the onset of quantum computing technologies that can break through most modern cryptography methods.
  1. Navy CIO Unveils Adaptive Roadmap for Data-Driven Capabilities
  2. Senate Revisits AI Testing, Development Assurance With VET AI Act
  3. Appeals Court Allows Trump’s Union-Busting Order to Take Effect
  4. Senate Bill Looks to Audit Systems Accessed by DOGE
  1. Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill for National Quantum Strategy
  2. OPM Schedule G Guidance Details White House Approval Role
  3. AI ‘Sandbox’ Bill Touches Back Down in House, Senate
  4. GAO Flags ICA Violations, Remains Undecided on Lawsuits