The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) announced this week that it is moving away from defining different tiers of authorizations and toward one designation of “FedRAMP Authorized.” […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) welcomed a group of 70 new fellows to the U.S. Digital Corps (USDC) on Tuesday after receiving a record-breaking 2,000 applications. […]
The White House’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) issued a new report on Monday that offers policy recommendations for the U.S. government in order to advance international cooperation in quantum information science and technology (QIST). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) launched a new system on Monday aimed at improving communication between service members and their privatized landlords in military housing. […]
The acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has reached the tactical edge, where Department of Defense (DoD) leaders are utilizing generative AI (GenAI) and other AI applications to act on data generated where the mission is happening. […]
Select Federal financial regulatory agencies will be able to experiment with the use of artificial intelligence tools if a newly introduced bipartisan, bicameral bill is passed. […]
The White House and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a new website to protect veterans and their families from scams, which will help keep those receiving VA benefits informed and protected against fraud schemes. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today unveiled its first set of three encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer – noting that, after nearly a decade of research, they are ready for immediate use. […]
The semifinal competition of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) AI Cybersecurity Challenge (AIxCC) took place at this year’s DEF CON. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is looking for feedback on the fourth version of its preliminary draft practice guide, Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Friday announced its initial $5 million investment across five quantum pilot projects, taking the first steps toward creating the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is on the verge of implementing a key aspect of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, following the completed review of a proposed rule that will modify the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations. […]
Michael Horowitz, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) first-ever deputy assistant secretary of defense for force development and emerging capabilities, announced his resignation via a post on the platform X on Friday. […]
Funding for high-speed internet initiatives received by Federal agencies totaled $64.3 billion with an additional $11.4 billion in infrastructure contracts during fiscal year (FY) 2022, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) 2023 Federal Broadband Funding Report. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is looking for feedback on a proposed policy update to how it applies Federal cryptography standards to cloud providers. […]
After more than a year of probing, lawmakers have finally received agency data from the White House on Federal telework numbers. […]
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced legislation last week that aims to advance quantum research at the Department of Energy (DoE) by authorizing $2.5 billion in funding over the next five years. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in an Aug. 1 report that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration (VHA) component needs to do more work to set performance goals and assess the effectiveness of a program that provides telehealth services to veterans who lack internet services. […]
George Dilger II, who is the Federal regulatory compliance IPv6 SME at Dell Technologies and a new inductee into the Cyber Defenders class of 2024, gave us 20 minutes of his time to shine a powerful light on how high-profile government technology policies can sometimes end up reinforcing one another to improve security. […]
A bipartisan pair of senators today announced their plan to introduce companion legislation to strengthen Federal cybersecurity by requiring government contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs). […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) today released a summary report detailing a dozen actions the Federal government is currently taking to advance security in open-source software (OSS). […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded BAE systems a $48 million contract to further develop an analytics system used by military intelligence analysts. The contract announced on Aug. 6 will “mature components” and add new features to Insight, an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system currently used by AFRL. Insight uses advanced data […]
New bipartisan legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to evaluate how terrorist organizations use foreign mobile apps to recruit members, promote ideologies, and receive funding. […]
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously at its Aug. 7 meeting to move forward with a proposed rulemaking that would protect consumers against receiving unwanted robocalls whose content is generated by artificial intelligence technologies. […]
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) – a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – is researching the use of artificial intelligence technologies in health care with the aim of improving screening and analytics capabilities. […]
Senate Finance Committee leaders are probing the Social Security Administration (SSA) on its use of AI, especially in decisions about benefit eligibility and payment amounts. […]
As the nation’s largest law firm, the Department of Justice (DoJ) is looking to make its services more accessible, effective, and efficient through its newly launched “Access DOJ” customer experience (CX) hub. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance to Federal agencies on Wednesday to help them design their remote work policies and programs post-pandemic. […]
After months of prodding, 19 big tech companies have shared their efforts to crack down on malicious uses of AI this election cycle with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va. […]
The public will now be able to access benefit information across Federal agencies in a centralized location on USA.gov, according to the Department of Labor (DoL) and the General Services Administration (GSA). […]