There are going to be millions of AI-directed robots existing among us in the next few years, and it’s time for Congress to get ready for that reality. […]
Republicans have selected Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., who is a veteran cybersecurity policy leader on Capitol Hill, to be the new chair of the House Homeland Security Committee. […]
Margie Palmieri, one of the Pentagon’s earliest Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) leaders, will step down from her role as deputy CDAO in August, a Department of Defense (DoD) spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The Defense Department’s (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has formally integrated the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office (ZT PfMO) into the DoD enterprise and established a new leadership role – the chief zero trust officer – according to a July 17 directive issued by Acting DoD CIO Katie Arrington. […]
The Defense Department’s (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) said that Leslie Beavers will be stepping down in September as DoD deputy CIO after two years in that position. […]
President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Ryan Cote to serve as the assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). […]
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Warner, D-Va., are sounding the alarm over cybersecurity gaps at rural hospitals due to Medicaid funding cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill budget reconciliation package approved by Congress earlier this month. […]
Members of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee (FSGG) are funding several artificial intelligence and cyber efforts in their draft appropriations bill released Sunday night for the upcoming fiscal year. […]
House appropriators for the second year in a row are declining to propose new funding for the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) – leaving the question of new funding up to either Senate appropriators and/or a novel plan that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released in June. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on July 20 flagged a new warning from Microsoft on exploitation of a SharePoint vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770). […]
President Donald Trump has tapped Michael Rigas, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, to serve as the new acting administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking small business partners to provide information technology services in support of its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) program office. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a two-week review to investigate and eliminate the possible use of China-based engineers by vendors in any DoD systems contracts. […]
House lawmakers last week approved two pieces of legislation that would add significant new network security and policy taskings to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) component. […]
President Donald Trump created a new classification of Federal workers on Thursday to “help faithfully implement the President’s policy agenda” – the latest effort from the Trump administration to restructure the Federal government. […]
James Walkinshaw, who currently serves on the Fairfax County, Va., Board of Supervisors and is campaigning for election to Congress, joined MeriTalk’s Tech Tonic event on Thursday evening where he pledged to continue the Federal IT work of his former boss, Rep. Gerry Connolly. […]
Pavan Pidugu, the new chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Transportation (DoT), said on Thursday that his top priority is to build technology and to transform the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) into a one-stop technology shop. […]
Top artificial intelligence practitioners, developers, and visionaries across government and the private sector gathered on Thursday evening at MeriTalk’s Tech Tonic event in Washington, D.C., to honor the 2025 class of AI Honors Award Winners. […]
The next wave of Federal quantum funding will be focused on the deployment of quantum technologies, a top Trump administration official disclosed on Thursday, saying the administration already has plans underway to reach that deployment stage. […]
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has cut $10.4 billion in costs after a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “efficiency review” of over 500 contracts and 50 business systems, an Air Force spokesperson told MeriTalk. […]
The Senate – by voice vote on July 17 – confirmed the nomination of U.S. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein to lead President Donald Trump’s signature Golden Dome missile defense initiative, officially transitioning him from his role as vice chief of space operations to the newly created position of direct reporting program manager for Golden Dome. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has teamed up with major tech companies under its new OneGov strategy, and GSA Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian said on Thursday that more deals are on the way as the agency signals it’s “open for business.” […]
Pentagon leaders are fast-tracking efforts to cut the red tape and rapidly expand the U.S. military’s drone arsenal, with 18 newly developed, American-made drone prototypes being prepared for service. […]
A panel of House lawmakers has decided to toss aside cuts to the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) proposed by the Trump administration, instead raising its budget for the coming fiscal year (FY) by nearly $123 million. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that Congress consider requiring major Federal government agencies to develop modernization plans for legacy IT systems that have been identified as among those most in need of overhauling. […]
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has appointed Cyrus Jabbari as its new chief data officer (CDO), the organization announced in a recent press release. Jabbari, who began his role in May, succeeds Dr. Michael Foster, who left the position in December 2024. […]
Paul Roberti, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), told lawmakers on July 16 that a “whole-of-government” approach is necessary to protect the nation’s pipeline systems from cyber threats. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking to streamline IT hardware management through its Departmental Computer Asset Management (DCAM) initiative, which the chief information officer (CIO) predicts will save up to $20 million a year. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) OneGov initiative – which up to now has been focusing most prominently on providing governmentwide pricing for services from some of the country’s largest technology providers – said today it is wrapping rideshare provider Uber into the fold. […]
Officials with both the National Guard Bureau and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to MeriTalk today that the China-based Salt Typhoon hacking group targeted National Guard networks for attacks between March and December 2024. […]