House Republicans introduced two sweeping bills on Wednesday that will preempt state data privacy laws if adopted, and enforce guardrails on how financial institutions and technology companies treat Americans’ data.  […]

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Wednesday called for urgent action to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity, warning that delays and workforce challenges are undermining naval readiness. […]

President Donald Trump has nominated Gary Shatswell to be the assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the White House announced on Tuesday. […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Palantir Technologies have signed a $300 million agreement to strengthen farm security and modernize service delivery to U.S. farmers.  […]

Katherine Sutton, the assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the White House’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2027 represents “an increase in investment” for cyber priorities across the department. […]

The Department of the Navy has designated 10 enterprise services under its Innovation Adoption Kit (IAK), with the latest, GenAI.mil, designated to Horizon 1 – a designation reserved for fully deployed enterprise services, according to Navy Chief Technology Officer Justin Fanelli. […]

Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., on Tuesday called for permitting reform to accelerate infrastructure buildout, arguing that lengthy approval timelines are undermining U.S. competitiveness in energy, broadband, and spectrum. […]

Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh told lawmakers today that emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and digital assets, are rapidly reshaping the U.S. economy and will require significant changes in how the central bank operates.  […]

Navy Secretary John Phelan said Tuesday the service is on track to stand up its remaining five Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs) in the coming months, completing a sweeping overhaul of part of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) broader efforts to reform its weapon acquisition process. […]

Technology is reshaping identity management at the local and federal levels, requiring agencies to better understand their data and how systems connect, officials said Tuesday.  […]

A former senior FBI cyber official is calling on the federal government to consider treating some ransomware attacks as acts of terrorism, arguing that cybercriminals who target hospitals and other critical infrastructure systems put lives at risk and should face appropriate consequences. […]

The U.S. Space Force on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its Global Positioning System (GPS) Block III series, completing a key phase of a long-running effort to modernize the constellation. […]

The countdown is on for MeriTalk’s America 250 Powering Progress Awards – and that means it’s time to mark your calendar for Tech Tonic on May 21 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Washington, D.C., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join us as we recognize this year’s honorees with an evening of connection, celebration, and conversation.  […]

Warfare is no longer defined or dominated by the largest, most expensive platforms, but by low-cost, technologically capable systems that are reshaping the battlefield. A senior official from the U.S. Air Force said the shift is driving fundamental changes in military preparation, priorities, procurement, and technology modernization. […]

Federal agencies have until May 4 to report details on non-commercial contracts to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under new guidance aimed at increasing procurement of commercial products and solutions. […]

A new House bill aims to overhaul how the federal government combats fraud by creating a new inspector general focused on fraud at the Treasury Department and expanding the use of data analytics to prevent improper payments. […]

The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee advanced its fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bill on Friday, including $5 million for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) and millions in appropriations for cybersecurity improvements.  […]

Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program, told lawmakers Wednesday that space-based interceptors – a key element of Golden Dome – could be excluded from the final design due to their potential cost. […]

President Donald Trump has signed off on a short-term extension of a controversial legal provision that allows the government to surveil Americans’ digital data without a warrant.  […]

The White House is calling on the private sector to identify technology solutions to help modernize what the Trump administration contends is a slow process for federal environmental reviews and permitting. […]

In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Antonella O’Brien, Consultant, CSG Federal Systems Integrators and Channel, Dell Technologies, to discuss what it really takes to enable AI at the desktop in federal environments where agencies are working to boost productivity, speed decisions, and turn AI pilots into repeatable mission outcomes. The conversation explores the workforce use cases that are best suited for on-device AI, how agencies can build trust through security and governance, and what a practical path from pilot to scale can look like. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is changing how it manages cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its National Vulnerability Database. […]

Josh Gruenbaum, who served as the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) at the General Services Administration (GSA) since January 2025, is stepping down from his position. […]

The Defense Department (DOD) Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) is moving to implement a data mesh fabric to bring more structure to its growing data environment and improve decision-making speed, an official said Thursday. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is legally prohibited from carrying out core activities such as stakeholder outreach during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, even as cyber threats from nation-state actors persist, a top agency official told lawmakers Thursday. […]

Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns this week over a lack of detail in the Trump administration’s budget request for the Defense Department (DOD). They warned that lack of information could slow Congress’ already challenging effort to pass a federal budget. […]

The acting head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told senators on April 15 that GAO will continue to pursue its never-ending government operations fraud-fighting efforts – while boosting its internal use of emerging technologies – under GAO’s proposed budget increase for fiscal year (FY) 2027. […]

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) cybersecurity official said agencies must build security into artificial intelligence (AI) from the outset as the technology expands federal attach surfaces. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is accelerating the processing of disability claims and improving accuracy, and agency officials are giving credit to expanded use of automation. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has begun a sweeping overhaul of federal hiring practices, launching a lengthy effort to rewrite all 604 occupational series to prioritize skills- and competency-based qualifications. […]