The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking industry comment on incident response recommendations that make up part of the agency’s latest draft of its NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. […]
The State Department is beginning to see positive results from having taken on artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) tech work in the earlier stages of their development, an agency official said this week. […]
The U.S. Digital Service (USDS) partnered with the IRS to launch the new Direct File Pilot Program, which USDS Administrator Mina Hsiang said on Wednesday is an “incredibly exciting” customer experience (CX) achievement. […]
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted today to approve the Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act, which aims to modernize and streamline the adoption of cloud computing technologies by Federal government agencies. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nears a contract award for its Supply Chain Modernization (SCM) program, lawmakers are calling on the VA to provide more information on the coming contract to avoid another “failed” IT modernization project. […]
Two members of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) Board said today that the group is prioritizing shareable playbooks so all of the Federal government can benefit from agencies’ modernization projects. […]
Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight (ETSO) Subcommittee have debuted legislation to put in place stricter export controls to prevent adversary nations from gaining access to “sensitive technologies” – like artificial intelligence – created by U.S.-based firms. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking industry input on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, tools, and services to improve its Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO). […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the winners of the agency’s Voice Cloning Challenge, which has encouraged the creation of approaches to protecting consumers from harmful AI-generated voice cloning. […]
The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) announced two new investments today totaling over $47 million that will help NASA and the Department of Labor (DoL) address security vulnerabilities and update legacy technology. […]
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., unveiled draft legislation on Monday that would require the Federal government to set new cybersecurity and interoperability standards for collaboration software such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Zoom. […]
The Labor Department (DoL) went public last week with its latest plans to modernize unemployment insurance (UI) programs that it operates with state government partners, and requested that Congress do its part by funding the plan. […]
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned lawmakers today that failure to pass a fully funded defense budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025 will damage the Department of Defense’s (DoD) ability to invest in capabilities that help the department meet current defense challenges. […]
Google Public Sector said today that its Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDC Hosted) service has received authorizations to host some of the most sensitive missions for the Defense Department (DoD) and U.S. intelligence community agencies. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Grants Management Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) is looking for feedback from the vendor community on the state of the commercial grants IT market. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking industry comment on incident response recommendations that make up part of the agency’s latest draft of its NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. […]
The State Department has appointed Zakiya Carr Johnson to become the agency’s chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO). […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a new chief information security officer (CISO) as of April 7, a DHS spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
House and Senate committee leaders on Sunday evening unveiled a discussion draft of their latest effort to create a national data privacy law via the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, which notably features provisions that would allow people to opt out of the use of their data for creating algorithms that could impact a host of major life decisions. […]
The Department of Commerce today announced a preliminary agreement with TSMC Arizona Corp. for up to $6.6 billion of CHIPS and Science Act funding that the company will use to make advanced semiconductors in its planned third U.S.-based semiconductor making facility by the end of this decade. […]
How do Federal cyber practitioners adapt to an increasingly complex attack surface? Where do Federal security leaders turn to reimagine the future cyber landscapes? Find answers to both of those questions at Adapt 2024: Reimagining Our Federal Cyber Future – a one-day event that brings together IT, cybersecurity, and operations leaders to unpack the complex security challenges that face U.S. government agencies. […]
The U.S. Army officially launched its Unified Data Reference Architecture (UDRA) 1.0 after teasing the program late last year. UDRA 1.0 focuses on simplifying the Army’s data architecture and streamlining data products across mission partnerships. […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued updated guidance on April 4 to improve the management of Federal grants and financial assistance totaling more than $1.2 trillion each year. […]
John Beieler has been tapped to serve as the intelligence community’s first chief AI officer, an Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is on track to meet its 2027 zero trust cybersecurity framework goal, top Pentagon officials said this week. […]
Deputy National Cyber Director (NCD) for Technology and Ecosystem Security Camille Stewart Gloster will be departing her White House post on Tuesday, an NCD spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has been awarded a $922 million contract by the General Services Administration to modernize U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) enterprise IT infrastructure. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is well on its way to implementing new cloud and IT environments that the agency has been working on for the past two years, a top agency tech official said this week. […]
Officials from the Department of Energy (DoE) and cloud security provider Zscaler said that having a secure zero trust architecture (ZTA) in place can help agencies be prepared for cyber threats related to generative AI. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) officially approved zero trust implementation plans from all of its components last month, and the agency is now looking to focus on “minimum viable solutions” for the plans by tackling specific security-related issues each year. […]