The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday unveiled its revamps to the government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, touting a new “tech-neutral” approach and tossing its previous fiber-centric efforts to the curb.  […]

President Donald Trump on June 6 signed an executive order that seeks to expand the approved use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – better known as drone aircraft – in United States airspace, employ AI technologies in reviews of drone applications, and smooth the way for the military to make more extensive use of drone craft. […]

A group of Senate Democrats wants to direct an audit of Social Security Administration (SSA) networks and systems accessed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to identify whether vulnerabilities were left behind from that access.  […]

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unfettered access to sensitive data held by the Social Security Administration (SSA). […]

President Donald Trump issued an order late Friday that makes modest changes to two cybersecurity executive orders issued by the Biden and Obama administrations, creating new urgency for action on several existing and developing cybersecurity challenges. […]

The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office is moving the Federal EHR to the cloud, a move that the office’s chief technology officer (CTO) said will help agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with their EHR rollout. […]

The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) issued a Fraud Prevention Alert this week that argues the Federal government could have saved an estimated $79 billion if it had implemented data analytics to prevent pandemic-related fraud. […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said it wants to significantly scale up its use of artificial intelligence in the coming months to streamline support for its patent examination process and reduce wait times on patents and trademarks.  […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 5 released its version of a $150 billion defense-related portion of the larger reconciliation funding bill that President Trump is trying to push through Congress, reflecting support for the Golden Dome missile defense program and an uptick of funding for the U.S. Space Force. […]

A small but significant slice of lawmakers – including several Republican members of the House and Senate – are getting cold feet over supporting the Trump administration’s reconciliation funding bill because it includes a House-approved provision that would impose a 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence regulation.   […]

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has made several new leadership appointments as part of an expansion of the company’s centers of excellence (COE) that focus on artificial intelligence, cyber, and mission software. […]

Lawmakers from both parties grilled top Pentagon brass on June 5 about delays to the fiscal year (FY) 2026 defense budget and proposed cuts to U.S. Space Force funding despite the force’s importance in building out the Golden Dome missile defense program. […]

Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee, is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about updating cybersecurity planning for the U.S. communications sector, and on maintaining an existing program that helps to evaluate the security of mobile apps that have ties to adversarial nations. […]

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Democrats moved to subpoena Elon Musk – former White House senior advisor and public face of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – ahead of a hearing today on artificial intelligence and data, where lawmakers were warned that DOGE’s push to dismantle agency data silos could endanger national cybersecurity.  […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Dr. Thomas Keane as the agency’s assistant secretary for technology policy (ASTP) and the national coordinator for health information technology. […]

A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced legislation that aims to streamline software purchasing across the Federal government with a goal of reducing unnecessary costs. […]

Sean Cairncross, the White House’s nominee to serve as national cyber director, told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing on Thursday that interagency and public-private partnerships will be a top priority for him if his nomination wins full Senate approval. […]

Even as Elon Musk heads out of town, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will become more institutionalized within Federal agencies going forward, according to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought.  […]

The Pentagon is finalizing internal conversations on how it could overhaul its Risk Management Framework (RMF), with plans to issue a request for information (RFI) on that topic this summer, a senior official confirmed today. […]

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) newest artificial intelligence (AI) initiative is helping the Pentagon move swiftly to integrate generative AI into military and enterprise operations and ensure that the military keeps pace with industry advances, according to a senior official from the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). […]

The Defense Department’s (DoD) Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office is eyeing a September timeframe to issue new zero trust security guidance for operational technology (OT) and internet of things (IOT) technology. […]

Integrating artificial intelligence into customer experience (CX) services can empower veterans and other constituents to shape how they are served, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) CX expert said Tuesday.  […]

The Commerce Department is rebranding the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) that it oversees by swapping in a new moniker for the organization – the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) – that notably does not feature safety in its name. […]

The nation’s airspace is getting more crowded, and technology – and the funding necessary to put it to work – doesn’t appear to be keeping up.   […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) reported almost $11 billion in confirmed fraud between 2017 and 2024, and lawmakers and government watchdogs argued today that the Pentagon is not taking its rampant procurement fraud problem seriously enough. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has officially elevated its primary cyber network defense arm – the Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) – to a sub-unified command, a senior defense official said today. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) – in collaboration with industry and other government agencies – announced a new funding opportunity on Tuesday to advance research and technology development for the next generation of wireless communication systems, known as NextG. […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to prioritize competition and guard against market consolidation in its procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technologies. […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the first agency-wide generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool on Tuesday to streamline efficiency for employees ranging from scientific reviewers to investigators.   […]

While the General Services Administration (GSA) has largely implemented federally-recommended data protection practices for Login.gov, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the agency didn’t fully implement procedures to test its backup data. […]