The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) plans to launch “JWCC Next,” – a follow-on to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract – in the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2026, a senior Pentagon tech official said on Aug. 7. […]
The Federal Courts system is ramping up its cybersecurity protections after saying that its electronic case filing system has been the target of recent “escalated cyberattacks,” including sensitive case information. […]
Newly proposed rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would require, if adopted, that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – also known as drones – undergo new cybersecurity screening processes to prevent security breaches and unauthorized access. […]
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to immediately prohibit non-U.S. citizens from accessing Department of Defense (DoD) systems, citing escalating cybersecurity concerns. […]
While previous administrations have pledged to restructure the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), a top official from the General Services Administration (GSA) said on Thursday that “this time is different” due in part to advances in technology. […]
The Department of the Navy (DON) Chief Information Officer (CIO) has unveiled a new plan to guide the service’s capability investments using data and strategy. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) unveiled its latest OneGov agreement today, this time a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which GSA said will feature up to $1 billion of direct incentive credits from AWS that can be utilized by government agencies. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today ordered Federal government agencies to take mitigation steps to deal with a Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability that the agency warned about on Wednesday night, and to finish that work by 9 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, Aug. 11. […]
What happens if you run into medical issues in space and can’t get in touch with Houston? NASA and Google say their new artificial intelligence system might help the next time you’re stuck in Earth’s orbit and need some help. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new funding opportunity this week that aims to invest up to $100 million to support a network of “programmable cloud laboratories,” enabled by AI. […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is ramping up its internal generative AI tools and is preparing to roll out an AI training portal “very soon” to help the workforce become more comfortable using GenAI. […]
A group of Republican senators is asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to investigate data security vulnerabilities posed by Chinese open-source AI models – such as DeepSeek – that might be feeding information back to the Chinese government. […]
The clock is ticking for contractors to comply with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) long-anticipated cybersecurity compliance policy. By Oct. 1, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) clause could start appearing in all applicable DoD contracts. […]
After four years of work, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the long-awaited update to its digital identity guidelines. […]
Jamie Holcombe, the chief information officer (CIO) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is retiring from Federal service. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) said today it has reached terms of an agreement with OpenAI to provide Federal agencies with the company’s ChatGPT generative AI service at a deep pricing discount. […]
A new private-sector commission aims to accelerate U.S. military readiness in cyberspace by examining the development of an independent cyber force for the military. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Annamary Holbrook, director of federal solutions consulting at Workday, a provider of human capital and financial management system software, to discuss how agencies can rethink PAR processing with modern tools, configurable workflows, and real-time analytics to improve mission delivery, employee engagement, and operational resilience. […]
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is taking another stab at directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to collaborate with Federal and industry partners to develop guidelines for how third-party evaluators verify the testing and development of artificial intelligence systems. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is asking Congress to address a patchwork of varying cybersecurity regulations and requirements across critical infrastructure sectors, saying that while cybersecurity has evolved, standardizing related regulations has not. […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Owl Cyber Defense a $150 million contract for a major tech upgrade in secure communications, the department announced. […]
An appeals court issued a formal stay last week allowing President Donald Trump’s March 27 executive order – which aims to end collective bargaining with Federal government unions for much of the civilian workforce – to go into effect. […]
The U.S. Space Force has appointed Charleen Laughlin as its new deputy chief of space operations for cyber and data, a senior Space Force official confirmed during an August 4 Mitchell Institute Schriever Spacepower Series event. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that it has added three prominent generative AI services to the agency’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), and is open to adding additional services. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a $54 million contract to MetTel to modernize the VA’s telecom infrastructure, which includes 15,000 telephone landlines across 1,875 locations. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today that it plans to reduce the number of personnel working at its scientific archive center to refocus on the “core mission and save taxpayer dollars.” […]
The Senate confirmed Sean Cairncross to serve as national cyber director on Saturday in a 59-35 vote, making him the third confirmed leader of the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD). […]
The U.S. Army is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help manage airspace operations, as the environment grows increasingly complex with the rapid proliferation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – more commonly known as drones. […]
A new consortium devoted to secure software development and led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its draft guide for public comment that responds to instructions in a cybersecurity order from the White House earlier this summer. […]
A group of Democratic senators has introduced a new bill that aims to protect Americans’ privacy by requiring an audit of Federal agency computer systems and networks accessed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). […]