A Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) program designed to pay incentives to retain highly skilled cybersecurity professionals has spent over $138 million over the last four years – most of which hasn’t gone to the right people. […]
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for a national AI regulatory framework to avoid what he describes as a fragmented and failing system of state-led oversight. […]
The U.S. Air Force’s Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Utah is set to deactivate its tactical air control party (TACP) squadron and replace it with two new units focused on cyber operations. […]
As cyber threats intensify, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is pushing to modernize its defenses by overhauling compliance tools and rethinking its authority to operate (ATO) efforts, CISA Chief Information Officer (CIO) Robert (Bob) Costello said on Tuesday. […]
Technology vendors that provide products or services beyond software and cloud may soon find a path into the General Services Administration’s (GSA) OneGov initiative, senior agency officials said on Tuesday. […]
Federal civilian CIOs and IT leaders overwhelmingly view artificial intelligence (AI) as essential to mission success, but most remain stuck in pilot mode, according to new research from MeriTalk, Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA. […]
As federal agencies move into the digital age, artificial intelligence is changing the way that the government collaborates, streamlines workflows, and secures sensitive data, said Jeff Brown, lead of Google’s Global Public Sector Workspace, during a recent MeriTalking podcast. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has dramatically ramped up its use of artificial intelligence in the past few years, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is flagging challenges the agency faces in using and managing generative AI. […]
Legislation introduced by a pair of bipartisan lawmakers would require the departments of Energy, Interior, and Agriculture to assess the impact of proposed artificial intelligence data centers on rural communities. […]
In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Jeff Brown, Google’s Global Public Sector Workspace Lead, to discuss where modern collaboration, AI, and security intersect for the federal government. They explore how agencies can evolve their collaboration strategies, embrace AI responsibly, and align with zero trust principles – all while overcoming the […]
Gary Washington, the longtime chief information officer (CIO) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has been reassigned to a newly created role as the department’s chief innovation officer, according to his LinkedIn. […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has spent billions on IT modernization and planning over the past five years. Still, it has failed to maintain reliable and sufficient information on its contractors necessary to fully adapt to recent White House executive orders, a federal watchdog found. […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is questioning the Pentagon’s decision to deploy the artificial intelligence model developed by Elon Musk, the former senior advisor to President Donald Trump, and provide the model access to sensitive government information. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Evan Davis, executive managing director, Maximus Federal, to discuss how agencies can anchor modernization in mission outcomes, harness data to drive performance, and build the collaborative practices necessary for long-term success. […]
The United States’ critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed to cyberattacks, experts warned at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit, stressing that government and private industry must deepen collaboration to meet the growing cyber threats. […]
As the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) gears up for its 20x Phase Two pilot, it released this week two new requests for comment (RFC) and a new Vulnerability Detection and Response (VDR) Standard. […]
Nine senators have said the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is threatening the privacy and free speech of communities of color and protestors with its use of biometric facial recognition software, demanding answers on the agency’s practices. […]
The Pentagon is preparing to release new guidance on data tagging and labeling, according to a senior official. The move aims to resolve a long-standing issue that has hindered the department’s ability to fully implement its zero trust cybersecurity strategy. […]
Federal agencies face mounting pressure to modernize legacy IT systems, but experts warn that success requires more than new technology – it demands cultural change, user input, and a sharper focus on securing overlooked infrastructure. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is accelerating development of its multi-partner environment (MPE), a hybrid-cloud solution designed to give U.S. and allied forces real-time access to shared data – a capability leaders say will be critical in the next global conflict. […]
After months of vowing to “blow up” the Risk Management Framework (RMF), Katie Arrington, the Pentagon’s acting chief information officer (CIO), announced today that her office will release a revamped version of the framework in the coming weeks. […]
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are once again calling out the Pentagon over its lack of transparency surrounding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) research, and are demanding stronger protections for whistleblowers coming forward with UAP-related information. […]
Chris Kraft, the acting chief technology officer at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is now serving as the acting chief information officer (CIO) for the U.S. Secret Service. […]
After narrowly avoiding a lapse in its funding earlier this year, the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program is getting an update, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on Wednesday. […]
After years of planning and testing, the Space Development Agency (SDA) has launched the initial operational satellites, its mega-constellation of hundreds of small satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) designed to provide persistent, global, low-latency data transport and missile tracking capabilities. […]
The House passed its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday in a 231-196 vote, pushing forward a sweeping $848 billion defense policy package that emphasizes emerging technologies, space systems, and cybersecurity. […]
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios told lawmakers on Wednesday that building and exporting the artificial intelligence technology stack is the most important part of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan released this summer. […]
The Pentagon is drafting a new version of its cybersecurity blueprint, Zero Trust Strategy 2.0, expected to be released by the end of the year, according to Randy Resnick, director of the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office. […]
The Department of Education’s online system that millions of Americans use each year to submit applications for student financial aid has critical modernization delays and errors that the agency is no longer addressing, according to a federal watchdog. […]
Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, the newly confirmed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Wednesday that he is “optimistic” that the Pentagon will be able to draft better contracts, driving a cultural shift to speed technology procurement within the federal government. […]