The U.S. Army has released details on its plans for a significantly larger – up to $10 billion from the previous figure of about $1 billion – multiple-award software development support services contract competition, according to an updated request for information (RFI) issued on Aug. 16. […]
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into intelligence operations, U.S. agency officials face a challenging balancing act. While AI promises improvements in data analysis and automation, use of the technology also poses significant concerns about privacy, civil liberties, and potential misuse by adversaries. […]
The U.S. Army is looking to partner with industry as it begins the next phases of its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program: “deliberate pilots” and “persistent experimentation.” […]
The IRS is teaming up with state tax agencies and software and financial industries firms on a new initiative to combat steep upticks in fraudulent attacks on taxpayers and tax systems. […]
The Indian Health Service’s electronic health record (EHR) system is the oldest critical information system currently in use in the Federal government, and a top agency official on Tuesday shared details of IHS’s “transformational” effort to modernize that system over the next few years. […]
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner closed out day one of AFCEA International’s TechNet Augusta 2024 in Augusta, Ga., by detailing the agency’s plans to bring 100,000 users onto DoDNet beginning in October. […]
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that Federal agencies believe the assessment process for evidence-based policymaking to be useful, but that the guidance provided by the White House to help them do so is confusing. […]
U.S. Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) Leo Garciga said today that his team is working on a “wide swath of things” in the generative AI space and detailed the service branch’s exploration of large language models as a service (LLMaaS). […]
The Partnership for Public Service said in a report released on Aug. 15 that the Federal government needs to make better use of AI, technology, and data to deliver better services for the public. […]
U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are pointing the finger at Iran and Russia for what they say are ongoing attempts to conduct “cyber operations” including phishing attacks against U.S. presidential campaigns and people associated with them. […]
What are Federal agency chief information officers planning for fiscal year 2025 and how are they going to prioritize their budgets and spending? We invite you to find out the real deal at Tech Tonic on Sept. 19 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. from 5-9 p.m. […]
An independent White House advisory group that focuses on Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies is calling out the U.S. government as a whole and the Department of Defense (DoD) in particular for stumbling over satellite interference issues and lagging on positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems alternatives. […]
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded $424 million in contracts to develop the final 20 satellites for its constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. […]
The Department of the Navy has unveiled version 2 of its Information Superiority Vision (ISV 2.0), building on the department’s 2020 IT modernization vision by “refining the Navy’s data management.” […]
A new report from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and the IBM Center for The Business of Government is calling on Congress to make permanent the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), as well as its Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE) to prevent fraud in emergency funding. […]
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) near-term tech priorities feature website improvements, implementation of e-signatures capabilities, and creation of a new web portal. […]
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced today that its inaugural chief technology officer (CTO) Bill Streilein is transitioning back to academia. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD), in collaboration with the Department of Energy’s (DoE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), announced that it plans to launch a new supercomputing system dedicated to biological defense at DoE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California. […]
The U.S. Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) are making waves in maritime technology with their latest venture into small unmanned surface vehicles (sUSVs), partnering with a mix of mid-size, non-traditional, and venture-backed companies to fast-track these advanced vessels from concept to capability. […]
Healthcare-specific cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) and the establishment of a cybersecurity gateway are among several ways that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is protecting against threats as cyberattacks on the healthcare industry rise. […]
Shortly after her induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we were delighted to grab 20 minutes with Megan Kane, Risk Management Branch Chief at the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services component, for a talk about the critical importance of risk management along with the hot-button challenges of supply chain risk management, the advent of AI in security, continuous monitoring, governance improvements, and zero trust implementation. […]
In a strategic effort to boost operational efficiency and drive technological progress, the Department of the Air Force is highlighting the key role of embedded technologists through its Project Arc initiative. […]
Conrad Stosz has permanently moved to the National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST) AI Safety Institute (AISI) as the head of policy. […]
The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop regulations for autonomous vessels as they emerge domestically and abroad – which a recent GAO report says may change maritime environments. […]
The Commerce Department announced today it has signed another blockbuster funding deal under the CHIPS and Science Act for up to $1.6 billion in proposed direct funding for Texas Instruments (TI) to expand its production of semiconductors. […]
A top official within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) said today that the VA is taking a more “cautious” approach when it comes to veteran-facing AI and is instead leveraging the tool internally to empower employees helping veterans. […]
The Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Office of Small Business Programs plans to launch a mentorship program for small vendors to help expand their capabilities and build a more resilient industrial base. […]
Following her induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we were thrilled to catch up with Carolyn Duby – who is the Federal chief technology officer and cybersecurity GTM lead at Cloudera – for an in-depth talk about harnessing data for cybersecurity analytics, the enduring value of the Federal government’s migration to zero trust security, how to proceed safely with artificial intelligence technologies, and the urgency of getting ready for quantum computing. […]
Labor Department (DoL) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Gundeep Ahluwalia is stepping down from his role after more than eight years at the agency, and 12 in the Federal government. […]
Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Mi., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Il., urge the Commerce Department to investigate China’s TP-Link Technology Co, a leading Wi-Fi router provider in the U.S., citing potential national security risks. […]