The beta FWD Chat tool uses ChatGPT Luna to turn plain-English workforce questions into queries of OPM’s official personnel data. […]

The six-part framework would give NIST a central role in setting risk-based standards. Sen. Cantwell could be chair of the Commerce Committee next year if Democrats regain control of the Senate in the midterm elections. […]

The five-year award moves the Army’s command-and-control data layer from division-scale experimentation toward corps-level fielding in the Pacific. […]

GAO found that CIO risk ratings for major federal IT investments often understated risk or were not updated on time, raising concerns as OMB prepares to replace the Federal IT Dashboard. […]

The inspector general urged the agency to secure equipment that may contain sensitive consumer, financial, and supervisory information. The agency disputed the assertion that data is at risk. […]

The government watchdog found that none of the 24 CFO Act agencies have fully completed key preparations to move vulnerable systems to post-quantum cryptography. […]

The new investments target federal payroll, diplomatic workflows, environmental reviews, and airline-consumer complaints. […]

The Defense Department’s move follows a federal appeals court ruling that allows the Pentagon to exclude Anthropic’s Claude AI models from its systems and defense contract work. […]

The AI Agent Accountability Act would extend criminal and civil liability to AI agent operators and developers under federal computer hacking laws. […]

The GSA inspector general found that data-quality, governance, and workforce problems are continuing to hinder the agency’s compliance with the Geospatial Data Act. […]

Michael Ganciois now serving as acting assistant secretary for space policy. Berkowitz had served in the role since January. […]

The Ban Flock Act would bar most federal agencies’ use of automatic license plate reader technology and restrict federal funding to state and local governments that continue using it. […]

Super Intelligence Force will coordinate federal efforts around AI, or “super intelligence.” The group will report to the president and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. […]

Industry leaders say stronger AI oversight must be matched by resilient operations as federal agencies adopt more powerful systems. […]

Redspin’s third annual DIB cyber survey finds most respondents are continuing toward Level 2 certification or have already achieved it, while cybersecurity spending largely remains unchanged. […]

Miller, a longtime Space Force and U.S. Space Command officer, currently serves as deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs and requirements at the Pentagon. […]

Paul Nedzbala takes over from Amy Gilliland, who served as GDIT president since 2017 and is no longer with the company. […]

The defense secretary says the new four-star command would speed adoption of autonomous and robotic systems across the military. […]

Sen. Josh Hawley said AI companies and users should be held responsible for harm caused by agents they recklessly design or deploy. […]

The agency is shifting purchases from the 2GIT contract to its Multiple Award Schedule and device-specific agreements as part of a broader push to consolidate federal procurement. […]

Only seven of 22 civilian CFO Act agencies have fully met OMB requirements for inventorying and maintaining networked devices, according to GAO. […]

The watchdog said gaps in agency documentation left it unable to fully assess whether DOGE personnel properly accessed and protected sensitive government systems. […]

Classified architecture and unresolved coverage decisions are leaving lawmakers with limited insight into what Golden Dome’s $185 billion investment will ultimately deliver. […]

GAO found uneven results across 18 major DOD IT business programs and renewed calls for stronger performance measurement, agile practices, cybersecurity, and zero trust controls. […]

The executive order directs agencies to use “SI” in new official communications and gives the White House science adviser 60 days to propose a federal definition and potential statutory changes. […]

For State Department CIO Dr. Kelly Fletcher, FY27 is about making AI useful at scale – while strengthening the connectivity, cyber automation, and vendor partnerships needed to support it. […]

The national cyber director said the White House meeting builds on months of work with industry to address AI-driven cyber risks. […]

Social Security numbers and military employment information were among the sensitive data exposed in a breach of the Pentagon’s personnel database. […]

The directive makes election protection a priority for U.S. Cyber Command and three defense intelligence agencies and orders coordination with the Department of Homeland Security. […]

The new platform uses Google’s Gemini and xAI’s Grok to answer Americans’ questions about federal services. Transactional capabilities are planned later this year. […]