The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to open new offices dedicated to safety oversight and airspace modernization as part of an overhaul of the agency’s organizational structure. […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wants information from industry on commercial off-the-shelf big data and advertising technology (ad tech) tools to support ICE investigations. […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Salesforce a $5.6 billion contract to strengthen the Pentagon’s data analytics capabilities and lay the groundwork for future agentic artificial intelligence (AI) deployments, as part of a broader effort to accelerate military modernization and readiness. […]
The multi-billion-dollar deal that placed the U.S. version of the popular social media app TikTok in the hands of majority-American investors last Thursday is raising alarm among lawmakers, who are calling for an investigation into remaining Chinese influence. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prepares to resume deployments of its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) is warning of ongoing challenges with the program’s rollout. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of contracts awarded under the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program, saying the decades-old initiative has strayed from its original purpose and allowed fraud and abuse in federal contracting. […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Jan. 23 formally rescinded two Biden-era memoranda that required federal agencies to obtain software security attestations from software producers before deploying their products. […]
Since 2021, the National Weather Service (NWS) has experimented with artificial intelligence (AI) to translate weather warnings into multiple languages, cutting translation times to about a minute – but recent contract lapses and budget constraints have forced the agency to scale back. […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected GenAI.mil as its official enterprise generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform, consolidating duplicative, general-purpose GenAI tools into a single system, the service announced. […]
Municipal governments are under continued pressure to save money while delivering more and better services, noted John Dvorak, chief technology officer for public sector at Red Hat, during the recent Red Hat Government Symposium. […]
The House on Jan. 20 voted to approve the AI for Main Street Act, which would direct the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide a range of help to small businesses that are looking to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]
House lawmakers are discussing reauthorizing and updating the National Quantum Initiative, as federal officials warn that workforce funding gaps threaten efforts to sustain U.S. leadership in quantum science. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday released its long-awaited list of technology product categories that are expected to support post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards. […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is testing two generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots as part of a new pilot effort aimed at improving internal efficiency, the agency’s chief information officer (CIO) said Thursday. […]
Pete Waterman, the director of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), previewed on Thursday a new initiative he called the “FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service” as part of the federal cloud security program’s broader plans for 2026. […]
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) laid out plans Wednesday to study identity and authorization for software agents and improve operational technology (OT) cybersecurity asset management, according to a new planning document. […]
U.S. travel security agencies are betting on biometrics to power the next generation of airport and border screening, senior officials said Wednesday. […]
The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Ha Nguyen McNeill, told lawmakers Wednesday that the agency wants expanded funding for security technology, and defended its efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for TSA employees. […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expanding its partnerships with industry with a focus on big data tools and mobile enforcement technology, as it plans to scale up immigration detention. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) officially appointed Michael Lynch as the agency’s next deputy administrator, effective Jan. 20. […]
The U.S. Army is seeking new acoustic detection technology to help warfighters identify and respond to small unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones. […]
Lawmakers on Tuesday took steps to require greater transparency from the Pentagon over how it is spending funds provided for the Golden Dome missile-defense program, adding new oversight requirements to the fiscal year (FY) 2026 defense spending bill. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a request for information (RFI) on Thursday for input on how to improve the federal procurement process, specifically as it relates to the acquisition of IT hardware and software through value-added resellers (VARs). […]
New legislation introduced in the House would block the use of China-controlled apps on federal government devices. […]
Acting Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Madhu Gottumukkala denied failing a polygraph test, pushing back on claims during his testimony before a congressional panel on Wednesday. […]
President Donald Trump nominated Marine Lt. Gen. James Adams III to serve as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Pentagon announced Tuesday. […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is preparing to release new federal cybersecurity and IT policy updates that could significantly reshape how agencies defend networks and comply with security requirements, according to a senior OMB cyber official. […]
A bipartisan pair of senators wants to reauthorize a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to expand broadband access in rural and underserved areas. […]
House Homeland Security Chair Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., is calling on Verizon and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to brief Congress on a service outage that affected many Verizon customers. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Wednesday a new OneGov agreement with Broadcom that will offer federal agencies significant discounts on a suite of enterprise software solutions from Broadcom’s VMware portfolio. […]