The president says the United States already has sufficient criminal and regulatory authority over AI companies as technology executives, lawmakers, and digital-rights advocates call for stronger safeguards. […]

The solicitation seeks U.S.-led capabilities in power generation, oxygen extraction, manufacturing, and other technologies needed for sustained lunar exploration. […]

The Golden Dome missile defense program is making progress on construction and testing, but Sen. Deb Fischer warns long-term funding certainty remains critical. […]

TSA’s Ace AI agent resolves 96% of routine traveler questions without human escalation. The agent is part of the agency’s broader customer service modernization effort. […]

Secretary Meink said the service plans to rapidly expand its fleets of Collaborative Combat Aircraft and Massed Modular Aircraft, but long-term budget stability is needed. […]

The Senate investigation seeks technical records, internal communications, incident timelines, and auditor agreements by Oct. 1. […]

The system is designed to give soldiers authoritative access to Army doctrine, manuals, and operational data, but its rollout depends on data standardization and reliable personal-device access. […]

Army officials say the experimental unit was designed from the start as a temporary effort to test uncrewed systems and spread battlefield lessons across the service. […]

Berry’s new assignment puts him at the center of USDA’s effort to consolidate farmer records and retire legacy systems. […]

New incentive pay for top cyber personnel is part of a broader push to build a more specialized, AI-ready workforce. […]

Andrew McClure said the government cannot secure the energy sector alone and urged industry to help accelerate cyber defenses. […]

Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton outlined a shift toward applying established military readiness practices to networks, data, and the personnel who operate them. […]

A Sept. 3 acquisition memo requires contracting officers to remove third-party assessment requirements from active solicitations and existing contracts as the DOD 60-day CMMC review approaches its deadline. […]

The new 27-month agreement offers government agencies a 50% discount on ChatGPT usage with no platform fees or minimum spending commitments. […]

The White House cyber office will use lessons from the 60-day water cybersecurity pilot to shape similar efforts in additional critical infrastructure sectors. […]

Andersen said CISA must focus limited resources on the nation’s most consequential cyber risks as the agency moves to rebuild its depleted workforce. […]

Labor CIO Mangala Kuppa says AI is already saving thousands of hours across the department, while technical talent and the discipline to rethink how work gets done will determine how far it can scale. […]

SpyCloud’s Duncan Edwards explains how federal investigators can use OSINT and AI to surface stronger leads while keeping verification and human judgment at the center. […]

In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Katherine Hennessey of Everpure to examine how agencies can strengthen cyber resilience as data continues to expand across legacy infrastructure, cloud platforms, hybrid environments, and edge locations. They discuss how better data management can help agencies reduce operational risk, recover faster, keep critical services running during disruption, and support future priorities, including AI. […]

The multiple-award contract will give the DOD access to secure hyperscale cloud services worldwide under a 10-year ordering period. […]

The department must modernize data infrastructure, improve accessibility, and change how it approaches technology to get AI tools into the hands of warfighters faster, a senior DOD official said. […]

The strategy focuses on four pillars: disrupting cyber adversaries, supporting victims, strengthening partnerships, and enhancing the FBI’s cyber capabilities. […]

The order directs VA and DOD to modernize IT systems, improve records interoperability, and expand the use of AI in veterans’ benefits services. […]

The acting federal CISO said agencies now have an opening to turn years of zero trust planning into more measurable, operational security. […]

While zero trust remains a top priority for federal cybersecurity, agencies face an AI-fueled threat landscape in which 90% of federal cyber pros say attackers are adopting AI faster than defenders. […]

China’s economic leverage and AI’s impact on cyber operations are forcing the CIA to rethink the expertise and intelligence targets it needs, Deputy Director Michael Ellis said. […]

MDASH is available in Azure Government to help authorized U.S. government customers identify, validate, and prioritize vulnerabilities in software. […]

The legislation would permanently prohibit the development and deployment of superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until Congress establishes federal safety rules. […]

Federal cyber agencies say China-based AI companies are using large-scale knowledge distillation campaigns to extract capabilities from U.S. frontier models. […]

The bipartisan proposal seeks to prepare students and teachers for wider AI use while keeping critical thinking at the center of the classroom. […]