A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is pressing President Donald Trump to embed worker protections into upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) policy and procurement decisions, citing risks to labor rights and workforce stability as AI adoption accelerates. […]
The Pentagon’s innovation arm is seeking industry proposals through April 15 for a modular capability aimed at improving situational awareness for aircrews operating in contested environments. The effort targets a key gap in airborne mission systems: the absence of a real-time, unified picture of the battlespace. Without it, crews must rely on outdated systems, which reduces aircraft survivability and crews’ ability to adapt quickly during complex missions. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Wednesday that it has replaced a legacy Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL)-based payroll system with a secure, cloud-based platform. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) is planning the next iteration of its massive SmartPay charge card program, which supports roughly 4.2 million federal cardholders and nearly $40 billion in annual spending. […]
The United States Space Force has tapped Lt. Col. Gregory Moran to serve as acting director and chief data and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO), a spokesperson for the department told MeriTalk today. […]
The FBI has disrupted the U.S. portion of a network of routers compromised by Russian military intelligence in cyber operations used to steal government, military, and critical infrastructure information, U.S. officials said on April 7. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Travis Rosiek, public sector chief technology officer at Rubrik, to discuss how cyber preparedness is changing for FSIs supporting government missions and why resilient backup and recovery capabilities are now essential to mission continuity. […]
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates across government, federal and industry cybersecurity leaders said on Wednesday that agencies need to stay focused on mission outcomes rather than deploying the technology for its own sake. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new research network aimed at testing and advancing agricultural technologies – including those employing artificial intelligence (AI) – under real-world farming conditions. […]
President Donald Trump has requested a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year (FY) 2027, and a closer look shows how funding would be allocated across cyber, artificial intelligence (AI), missile defense, and drone efforts. […]
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to support both its healthcare and cybersecurity operations, including integrating AI-powered transcription into patient care as it rolls out a new electronic health record (EHR) system. […]
The Department of Labor (DOL) is offering Americans free training in artificial intelligence (AI) – so we signed up. Over seven days, we examined how the Trump administration is working to prepare the workforce for an AI-driven future. […]
The Trump administration wants to significantly cut the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) stakeholder engagement program and eliminate almost 900 agency positions under its fiscal year (FY) budget 2027 request. […]
The Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2027 would shift research funding at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) cybersecurity and emergency response office away from traditional cybersecurity and toward artificial intelligence (AI), while also placing the office under a new funding structure. […]
A new federal audit has found that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is falling short in securing some of the nation’s 45 most critical aviation systems, raising concerns about potential vulnerabilities in the infrastructure that supports U.S. air travel. […]
Federal cybersecurity and intelligence agencies warned today that organizations should “urgently review” their networks for signs of compromise from Iran-affiliated threat actors targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. […]
The White House is not proposing new funding for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in fiscal year (FY) 2027, instead relying on transfer authority to sustain the government’s central IT modernization fund. […]
President Donald Trump is proposing to cut billions of dollars from NASA’s budget, including significant reductions to science missions, while shifting more funding toward space exploration. […]
A surge in cyber scammers impersonating U.S. government officials last year resulted in nearly $800 million in losses, the FBI reported on April 6. […]
Technology industry groups are raising concerns that a proposed General Services Administration (GSA) policy to standardize artificial intelligence (AI) contracting terms could conflict with federal acquisition rules and deter vendor participation. […]
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The biggest threat to state and local governments isn’t one budget gap, it’s compounding uncertainty: shifting funding rules, rising compliance demands, and disruptions that trigger spending now and reimbursement later. In this episode of MeriTalking, Gail Emery sits down with Melissa Moore, chief financial officer of Buncombe County, North Carolina, and James Harris, senior manager […]
The Trump administration has requested a record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense-spending plan for fiscal year (FY) 2027, but within that big ticket request, Pentagon research and development (R&D) efforts funding would decline. […]
Microsoft announced on April 2 that it is expanding its Copilot capabilities for the U.S. government, including rolling out new Analyst and Researcher agents across the Government Community Cloud (GCC). […]
With newly proposed funding cuts to the National Science Foundation (NSF), leaders in government and industry agreed that the United States is struggling to clearly communicate the value of its research investments and translate them into real-world capabilities fast enough. […]
After several rounds of updates, the U.S. Army released the final solicitation for its Marketplace for Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) contract on Wednesday, setting the stage for vendors to bid on a 10-year, $50 billion multiple award contract. […]
The White House is requesting $4.24 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2027 funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, as the department plans to deploy the system to 26 additional sites that year. […]
The Trump administration has significantly reshaped the federal workforce, installing political appointees at an unprecedented pace while sharply reducing the ranks of career senior leadership, according to a new report. […]
Federal agencies are facing significant barriers to scaling artificial intelligence technologies due to outdated IT systems, workforce shortages, and governance challenges despite widespread interest in implementing the technology, according to a new survey from Ernst & Young LLP (EY). […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 1 issued a public notice seeking comment on potential spectrum, licensing, and regulatory changes to accelerate U.S. drone development. Comments are due May 1 and reply comments are due May 18. […]
Chandra Donelson, the U.S. Space Force’s chief data and artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CDAO), announced she plans to step down from her role, according to a LinkedIn post made earlier today. […]