The former Purdue engineering dean steps into the agency’s top role after Senate confirmation, pledging to accelerate U.S. technology innovation. […]

Barbaccia’s departure comes after nearly 18 months leading the Trump administration’s federal IT, AI, and digital service modernization efforts. […]

Taps A Lister’s proven AWS magic to power AI revolution […]

The 12-month paid cyber apprenticeship pilot accepts applications through July 17 and offers skills-based pathways into civilian cyber roles. […]

The interim final rule establishes training, certification, authorized technology, reporting, privacy, and compliance requirements for counter-UAS operations. […]

The annual watchdog assessment finds major defense programs are taking longer to deliver capabilities, while rapid acquisition efforts are slowed by immature technologies and workforce shortages. […]

Proposed rule would shorten performance improvement plans, simplify appeals, and draw sharp criticism from the nation’s largest federal employee union. […]

As federal agencies shift from AI pilots to production, Dell CTO John Roese says strong governance, focused mission priorities, and data accessibility – not just better models – will determine who succeeds in the emerging era of agentic AI. […]

The agency says its online retirement system processed more than 155,000 applications in the past year. […]

The Pentagon is seeking industry feedback on new supply chain security, traceability, and cybersecurity requirements for printed circuit boards used in defense systems. […]

The revised SP 800-18 guidance expands planning beyond security plans and points agencies toward machine-readable risk data. […]

OMB Director Russell Vought told lawmakers the administration has no plans to issue a closing review of DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts. He said its savings are reflected across government actions and appropriations. […]

The new portfolio manager will serve as the Pentagon’s single integrator for unmanned and autonomous systems, overseeing development, procurement, fielding, and operations across the military. […]

The decision restores global access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after Anthropic agreed to strengthen cybersecurity safeguards and expand cooperation with the U.S. government. […]

The report states that Secret Service employees used personal mobile devices during protective operations because government-issued devices lacked critical security capabilities. […]

Cleared defense contractors and other authorized organizations can run contractor-owned classified workloads in AWS Secret Cloud. Two new AWS funds support workload migration to AWS. […]

The new hiring effort aims to connect software engineers with high-impact Defense Department positions through OPM’s broader Tech Force program. […]

The three companies selected – Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines – will deliver science and technology payloads to the lunar surface in late 2028. […]

The new cloud environment will host the agency’s Genesis Mission workloads and connect nuclear weapons enterprise sites with secure, shared tools. […]

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said acquisition reforms reduced technology procurement timelines to a six-month goal, while broader organizational changes reshaped the agency’s technology operations. […]

The new branch creates a permanent career path for Army space professionals, consolidates officer and enlisted roles, and supports Army and joint force operations. […]

NIST plans an initial $20 million investment in the new center, which will work with industry to address manufacturing challenges that could slow commercialization of quantum technologies. […]

The Homeland Security secretary told lawmakers CISA plans to hire about 600 employees after the Senate confirms a new director. […]

The federal watchdog says the agency has implemented just one of 11 priority recommendations, leaving key IT modernization, spectrum management, and broadband oversight efforts unfinished. […]

The legislation advances with billions for defense technology. Disputes over reconciliation funding and a proposal to rename the Pentagon set up broader budget fights. […]

The department wants to expand use of the national health information exchange to improve care coordination and patient access to health records. […]

Brian Peltier said SSA is preparing to expand mission use of agentic AI through continuous testing, multidisciplinary oversight, and years of technology modernization. […]

The department says the network will let human-supervised AI agents support operational planning, predictive targeting, and decision-making workflows. […]

The CLEAR Act would require DHS to report to Congress within 180 days on what it needs to fix gaps in the department’s event logging. […]

The final package gives agencies, cloud providers, and assessors a single public rulebook and establishes transition deadlines through 2027. […]