Sixty-five percent of Federal agencies report they are embracing emerging technologies to accelerate transformation efforts, according to a new research study released by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) today. […]
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new guidance on July 17 that provides recommendations to protect against threats to 5G standalone network slicing. […]
U.S. intelligence agencies released a new data strategy today, laying the foundations for agencies like the CIA and FBI to hone their work on artificial intelligence (AI) tools over the next three years. […]
Senate legislation unveiled July 12 to update the nine-year-old Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) is on its way to fast-track consideration by the Senate as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Authorization Act (NDAA) that the Senate is set to begin debating today. […]
With the continued growth of open-source technology, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has been taking steps to address how the technology should be managed and how to train intelligence community (IC) personnel for its use, a DIA official said on July 14. […]
Officials from top private sector cybersecurity are looking ahead to key catalysts that will help advance the aims of the Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy implementation plan (NCSIP) released last week, including the promise of greater collaboration between the government and the private sector, and the degree to which Congress provides funding for government agencies to carry out the lengthy tasking list that the plan provides. […]
Kemba Walden, acting director at the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (OCND), has withdrawn her name from consideration for the permanent National Cyber Director position, an ONCD spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is rolling out its Joint Collaborative Environment (JCE) project in an effort to enhance its industry partnerships and enrich its cyber threat data. […]
Legislation that aims to block the possible return of a controversial Trump-era Federal workforce policy is trying to hitch a ride on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the Senate is expected to take up on the floor for a debate and vote later this week. […]
A top artificial intelligence (AI) leader within the U.S. intelligence community (IC) said on July 15 that the IC – which includes a conglomerate of agencies, including big wigs like the CIA and FBI – has been discussing adopting an “AI-First IC” strategy. […]
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has advanced the nomination of Tanya Bradsher to serve as the deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), sending her nomination to the full Senate for a final vote. […]
One of the underlining issues that many in government and the private sector will face when it comes to establishing AI regulations and frameworks is to make notice and privacy standards more understandable, according to experts in the AI field. […]
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted on July 13 to approve a spending bill that would claw back from the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) $290 million of money that was approved by Congress for TMF in prior years. […]
The House on July 14 narrowly approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2024 by a margin of 219-210, after voting on amendments offered by lawmakers – condensed from more than 1,500 to 370 – earlier in the week. […]
Top leadership of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Thursday that Congress has been making a “serious effort” to address emerging technologies – like artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing – but “whether it is enough is something that we really need to ask ourselves.” […]
Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General (OIG) Mike Ware told members of Congress on Thursday that the SBA Office of Inspector General (OIG) is “super confident” in its $200 billion estimate of potentially fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic assistance loan programs. […]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced its new Information Technology (IT) Strategy for fiscal years (FY) 2023 – 2027, which will focus on refreshing the “alignment and execution” of the agency’s mission. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is officially launching a Special Salary Rate (SSR) to increase the basic pay for thousands of its IT and cybersecurity employees, effective on July 16, making it the first government agency to roll out the new pay model. […]
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In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Kathleen Featheringham, vice president of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Maximus, to explore the big-picture potential of AI and how agencies can achieve immediate mission value from it. […]
The House began debate today on 80 additional amendments to the fiscal year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which were brought to the floor after the House Rules Committee met late Wednesday night to pass a rule covering this second tranche of provisions deemed more controversial than yesterday’s batch of amendments. […]
A top official at the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) said today that his team is preparing to take on the large and potentially thorny task that sits at the very top of the list for implementing the White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) – harmonizing cybersecurity regulations – and offered that the process may take years to complete. […]
House members today grilled officials from the Department of Defense (DoD) on a long-standing and vexing issue for Congress – the Pentagon’s inability to produce a clean audit opinion on its financial statements since that requirement went into effect for Federal agencies in 1990. […]
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing on Wednesday afternoon to consider two bills that aim to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) troubled Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program contract with Oracle Cerner. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Essye Miller, former DoD deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity, former acting defense chief information officer, and board member for Axonius Federal Systems, and Tom Kennedy, vice president, Axonius Federal Systems, to talk about what successful public-private partnerships look like, lessons learned from past partnership experiences, and how industry and government can come together effectively to work towards common goals that advance the nation’s cybersecurity. […]
The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released its National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) today, putting 18 agencies on the hook for 69 “high-impact” initiatives to be completed between now and fiscal year (FY) 2026. […]
The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) today released its much-awaited marching orders to implement the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) that it published in March. […]
The full House began debate today on the fiscal year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and some of the 1,500 amendments to the legislation filed by lawmakers. […]
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) plans to take corrective action and reevaluate proposals under its $50 billion Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) contract, after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld 98 protests to the IT services contract. […]
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today advanced the nomination of Anna Gomez to serve as a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), sending it to the Senate floor for a final vote. […]
Microsoft said late Tuesday that it took action in recent weeks to mitigate China-based cyberattacks that exposed email account information of government agencies and other organizations, along with customer accounts of people tied to those agencies and organizations. […]