The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) – the federal government’s central human resources (HR) agency – announced on Monday that it plans to launch a new, single governmentwide human capital management (HCM) system. […]
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., have reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation to advance a sweeping aviation safety bill aimed at closing a longstanding military aircraft surveillance loophole. […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) is aiming to have commercial fusion energy hit the nation’s power grid within the next decade, according to its new Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap. […]
Nearly half of Americans are already noticing impacts from the federal government shutdown, according to results from a new, nationally representative poll conducted by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. […]
More federal employees will be at least temporarily protected from layoffs ordered by the Trump administration after a federal judge expanded her order to prevent government shutdown-related terminations to include additional unions. […]
The Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 satellites Oct. 15 as part of its growing data transport network. The launch was the second mission in a campaign to deploy 154 spacecraft under SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). […]
A group of Florida lawmakers is calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) component to modernize radar and other air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure throughout the state. […]
The U.S. Air Force has canceled plans to establish an Integrated Capabilities Command (ICC), opting instead to consolidate its intended functions under a new “Chief Modernization Officer” (CMO) within the Air Force Futures organization, a spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
President Donald Trump announced that military personnel and FBI agents will continue to receive pay under the ongoing government shutdown that has halted pay for nearly all federal workers. […]
A Senate procedural vote to advance a full-year Pentagon funding bill failed Thursday as Democrats largely opposed the measure, insisting instead on broader negotiations to end the ongoing government shutdown. […]
House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday unveiled a new webpage with watchdog resources after the Trump administration cut off funding to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) and shut down websites for at least 28 Offices of the Inspector General (OIGs). […]
President Donald Trump has put hiring power in the hands of his political appointees in his latest extension of the federal hiring freeze on Wednesday, while indefinitely stalling hiring that doesn’t meet certain exceptions. […]
The U.S. Army’s effort to streamline the force and modernize its acquisitions is only weeks away from rolling out and relies on improved collaboration between the service, engineers, and industry, a top official announced on Wednesday. […]
More than 130 Democratic and Independent lawmakers are demanding that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ensure that all furloughed federal employees receive back pay after the White House suggested they would not be paid. […]
The U.S. Army will begin prioritizing counterspace capabilities in its budget requests starting in fiscal year 2027, according to a senior official. […]
The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to CGI Federal to modernize its content management system (CMS) and digital services. […]
The U.S. Army plans to begin producing more than 10,000 small drones per month starting next year as part of a new pilot program dubbed SkyFoundry, senior leaders announced Tuesday during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting. […]
The next major conflict may not begin with bombs or bullets but with keystrokes and code, a senior official for the U.S. Army warned Tuesday at the Association of the United States Army annual conference. […]
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off federal employees during the government shutdown on Wednesday evening, saying the moves appear to be a careless attempt to punish Democrats. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on Wednesday in response to a “significant cyber threat” targeting federal networks through certain devices and software made by the technology company F5. […]
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it seized $15 billion worth of cryptocurrency and indicted the alleged orchestrator behind the cyber-enabled fraud scheme, calling it the “largest forfeiture action” in the department’s history. […]
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., wants to know whether the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has reassigned or terminated some of its workforce amid the ongoing government shutdown. […]
Operation StormBreaker is as cool as its name sounds – that’s according to a top Marine Corps official who said the initiative accelerates software acquisition and deployment at speed while ensuring critical cyber defenses are in place. […]
The U.S. Space Force has activated a new acquisition unit tasked with advancing its efforts across narrowband, tactical, and strategic satellite communications (SATCOM) systems. […]
In a fiery and unapologetic speech Monday morning at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll announced sweeping reforms to the service’s tech acquisition process, vowing to cut bureaucracy and adopt Silicon Valley speed. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Ron Leidner, vice president, client engagement at Maximus, to discuss how a collaborative, mission-first framework that emphasizes user needs, outcome-based planning, and agile delivery helps agencies modernize smarter, faster, and with lasting impact. […]
A top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know whether two federal judges use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in their court orders. […]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), is asking three major Medicare Advantage insurers to disclose whether they use artificial intelligence or other predictive technologies to make decisions about patient care. […]
The U.S. Army and the Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a new program today aimed at deploying a commercial microreactor on a domestic military base within three years, marking a major step in advancing next-generation nuclear energy. […]
Speaking during a Defense News livestream at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting on Monday, Brandon Pugh, the Army’s principal cyber advisor, outlined plans to overhaul how the service manages its expanding data enterprise. […]