TMF

The fiscal year (FY) 2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill released by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees today aims to rescind $100 million in funding for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) that Congress approved in 2021 as part of a $1 billion infusion into the fund. […]

Retired Adm. William McRaven has had an extensive career in the U.S. military in which he had to overcome adversity at different moments, learning countless life lessons in teamwork, personal accountability, resilience, and leadership with purpose.

He shared those life lessons with attendees at ServiceNow’s Federal Forum – powered by MeriTalk – in National Harbor, Md., on March 21. […]

U.S. Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) Venice Goodwine said today she is realizing benefits from the ServiceNow platform as she works to build a “coalition of the willing” in the service branch to harness technology to improve the speed and quality of workflows. […]

NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has tapped Kevin Stine to serve as the new director of its Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) – one of NIST’s six research laboratories. […]

White House

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released a new national strategy that aims to strengthen the microelectronics research and development (R&D) innovation ecosystem within the United States. […]

CX Customer experience -min

Aiming to generate good customer experience across Federal agencies is far from a new concept, but the implementation of analytical and artificial intelligence-based tools across the Federal government is allowing for a much-needed revamp of how the government delivers services. […]

water, tap water, safe drinking water

Following the discovery of a Chinese-based hacking group compromising U.S. critical infrastructure, the White House – in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – announced plans this week to form a Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force. […]

semiconductor

The Commerce Department said today it has reached a non-binding and preliminary agreement with U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing giant Intel Corp. to provide the company with $8.5 billion of CHIPS and Science Act funding to support chip making projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon. […]

USDA Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently in the early stages of developing its artificial intelligence strategy and hopes to go public with the strategy in the coming months, an agency technology official said. […]

Danny Werfel, Daniel Werfel, IRS commissioner

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) first Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Eric Hysen said this week that he is aiming for DHS to be a national leader in AI technologies – not only for the rest of the Federal government but for industry as well. […]

CISA

In response to the evolving threat environment, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is looking to better coordinate cybersecurity operations across the Federal government through a newly released Federal Operational Cyber Alignment Plan, or FOCAL. […]

Budget Federal spending

The White House and leaders from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill said today they have reached an agreement on funding amounts for the remaining six appropriations bills that will provide money for the Federal government to operate through the end of fiscal year (FY) 2024 which ends on Sept. 30. […]

Pentagon Military Defense DoD
fitness tracker, smartwatch

With wearable technologies – like VR headsets, smartwatches, and even exoskeleton tech – advancing rapidly, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is warning that data privacy and cybersecurity concerns may hinder the ability of those technologies to reach their full potential. […]

CISA

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on March 18 the availability of the Repository for Software Attestation and Artifacts that software developers can use to share software attestation forms and relevant artifacts. […]

The AI EO: How Federal Agencies Can Achieve Its Ambitious Goals

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding its use and testing of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies through a new roadmap and trio of pilot projects, the agency said today. […]

What Happened This Week – Ep. 53

The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that David Cattler will take over as the next director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), which handles most of the Federal government’s personnel security vetting tasks. His first day on the job will be March 24. […]

NASA

The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) component is well on its way to implementing the second phase of the agency’s migration to zero trust security architectures, ITA’s top technology official said. […]

FCC, Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on March 14 to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless internet of things (IoT) devices including home security cameras, internet-connected appliances, fitness trackers, garage door openers, and baby monitors. […]

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Health Care Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the finalists selected to move forward in its AI Tech Sprint competition on March 13, which targets the development of AI solutions to address burnout among healthcare workers. […]

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced Thursday that he is launching a governmentwide investigation into the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “ongoing efforts to target, influence, and infiltrate every sector and community in the United States.”   […]

Brian Conrad

Brian Conrad, acting director of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), is stepping down from his position. […]

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