The government paid employees to leave, then hired for similar roles – often at more junior levels, according to a new Partnership for Public Service analysis. […]

The 24-year defense acquisition veteran will oversee small-business programs supporting Navy and Marine Corps acquisition priorities. […]

Three Indiana hospitals are the latest to receive VA’s Federal EHR as the department aims to complete deployments across its medical facilities by 2031. […]

The agency is updating federal identity architecture and physical access testing as the government accelerates its transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. […]

A survey of 273 defense contractors found widespread compliance activity despite the DOD’s suspension of CMMC 2.0 Phase II assessments, but significant readiness gaps remain. […]

Lawmakers say reductions at the cybersecurity agency raise concerns about its ability to protect federal networks and critical infrastructure and respond to evolving threats. […]

The Army requested $3.3 billion for NGC2 for FY 2026 but lacks a full life-cycle cost estimate and detailed fielding schedule through 2032. […]

Space Systems Command’s Project Enigma is replacing the physical transfer of classified engineering data with a secure digital environment connecting government and industry partners. […]

Federal agencies warn AI-assisted hacking tools are lowering barriers to attacks on industrial control systems used across critical infrastructure. […]

The draft offers prompts for reviewing cyber governance and developing organizational profiles, while emphasizing human oversight and data safeguards. Public comments are due by Oct. 15. […]

VA says deployment complexities caused it to reach the current contract ceiling sooner than expected as the agency continues its rollout of the Federal EHR. […]

The initiative will focus on classified infrastructure, cybersecurity accreditations, and testing to help commercial technologies move from prototypes toward military adoption. […]

A new report finds rising self-reported compliance and cybersecurity spending, but declining confidence that reported scores reflect operational reality. […]

SAP’s Jamison Braun says agencies need modern business systems, governed data, and clearly defined operational problems to turn growing AI activity into measurable results. […]

Brian Shipley, director of the Navy’s SBIR/STTR office, says he will pursue other transaction authorities for open topics to reduce contracting bureaucracy, close funding gaps, and accelerate technology transition. […]

As SSA prepares to expand its use of agentic AI, the agency is seeking industry input on the talent, infrastructure, and governance needed to support it. […]

McAndrews will join FEMA from the National Nuclear Security Administration, where he has served as deputy CIO since 2022. […]

Tanner has served as the Department of the Navy’s acting chief information officer since Jane Rathbun’s departure in 2025. […]

The competition challenges students to tackle technology and infrastructure needs for future Moon missions. […]

Axonius’ Brian “Stretch” Meyer explains why asset visibility, least privilege, and real-time policy enforcement are becoming essential foundations for federal agentic AI. […]

Thirty academic institutions face an Aug. 31 deadline to review foreign collaborations and address research-security risks. […]

The strategy directs agencies to prioritize 14 critical and emerging technology areas, with OSTP and the National Security Council set to develop more detailed plans. […]

The 12 funding opportunities introduce a portfolio-based approach with longer awards and rapid grant mechanisms while emphasizing AI, advanced computation, and automation across science and engineering. […]

DOE’s Anthony Pugliese said the agency wants to bring more small businesses into the Genesis Mission by reducing paperwork and simplifying its SBIR/STTR process. […]

Elastic’s Dave Erickson explores how agencies can deploy AI agents across high-volume workflows without losing sight of accountability, explainability, and the human decisions that drive mission outcomes. […]

New research finds federal agencies are moving agentic AI into operational workflows, even as gaps in governance, workforce readiness, integration, and human oversight could complicate efforts to scale. […]

The awards will test standardized interfaces and on-orbit links designed to open the future military data network to competing satellite providers. […]

Gen. Mike Guetlein said the digital platform will connect defense officials with commercial technology companies, investors, researchers, and other innovators. […]

The agency wants to help organizations move beyond annual awareness training and build human considerations into cybersecurity technologies and processes. […]

Abnormal AI’s John Sourk discusses how federal agencies can move agentic AI from pilot to production while strengthening governance, identity, security, and trust. […]