The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) established a new office that seeks to bolster the partnership between the department and academia about cyber defense efforts, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prioritize better managing of its software license inventories to find ways to cut costs and better inform investment decision-making. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new online tool to help make the government procurement process easier for Federal employees. […]
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Enterprise security is undergoing a significant transformation as Federal agencies adopt cloud applications and a decentralized approach to networking. In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Norman St. Laurent, Federal product marketing manager for security at Cisco, to discuss the intersection of Federal cybersecurity mandates and cloud-centric modernization. They explore how […]
With the rapid growth of AI technologies, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Treasury are facing challenges in finding talent with AI expertise, according to agency officials. […]
After sifting through more than 1,300 proposed amendments for the annual defense policy bill, the House Rules Committee voted 9-4 on Tuesday to advance the bill to the House for a floor vote. The amendments were narrowed down to 350, with several tech provisions included in the final version. […]
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate Tuesday is seeking to codify guardrails around the Federal government’s effective and responsible procurement and use of AI. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is preparing to release a Buyer’s Guide, which CISA Director Jen Easterly on Wednesday said she’s particularly excited about because it will help to shift consumers’ mindset from secure by design to secure by demand. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Monday the 50 members of the recently reestablished Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), along with the two co-chairs. […]
The Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council – which is composed of human capital leaders from many Federal agencies – has tapped Colleen Heller-Stein to serve as the council’s executive director, according to a recent LinkedIn post. […]
Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said today that artificial intelligence (AI) will be beneficial to Congress by helping lawmakers write clearer legislation. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Monday launched a collaborative project to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to support public benefits programs, such as those designed to help beneficiaries pay for food, housing, medical, and other basic living expenses. […]
The Department of Commerce announced today it has reached a preliminary agreement with Rocket Lab, the parent company of space power provider SolAero Technologies Corp., for up to $23.9 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to expand the production of compound semiconductors that power spacecrafts and satellites. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been making noticeable progress in strengthening the Federal marketplace with a growing number of businesses and new entrants in government contracts, according to an OMB official. […]
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is ramping up efforts to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into its operations unveiling a new experimental GenAI chatbot. […]
A new House bill aims to establish a nonprofit foundation that would help the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) better engage with academia, industry, and civil society organizations. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) needs to do more to help state, local, and Tribal authorities use technology resources necessary to investigate unauthorized aerial drone activity, according to a June 6 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) has released a new Fusion Energy Strategy, keeping its 2022 promise to develop a strategy for accelerating the viability of commercial fusion energy in partnership with the private sector. […]
Phillip LaJoie has returned to the public health sector as the newly appointed chief operating officer (COO) for the Market Technology Integration Office at the Defense Health Agency (DHA), according to a post on LinkedIn. […]
Federal agencies saw an almost 10 percent rise in cyber incidents throughout fiscal year (FY) 2023, according to the latest Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) report to Congress. However, despite the surge, the report also highlights an increase in improved cyber detection capabilities. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) launched an open call for an industry partner to help bolster AI governance across the department. […]
Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation on Friday that they said aims to strengthen the State Department’s workforce and ensure senior leaders are selected based on a merit-based system – “not money or politics.” […]
The White House has enlisted Microsoft and Google to provide free cybersecurity services to rural hospitals following recent cyberattacks targeting the nation’s healthcare system. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on June 6 voted to approve a $200 million pilot project that will take a three-year deep dive into studying the best cybersecurity services and equipment options for K-12 schools and libraries. […]
Former U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency Chief Paul Nakasone said on June 6 that the “secret sauce” to detecting artificial intelligence (AI) being used by foreign adversaries lies in public-private partnerships. […]
Earlier this year, the Marine Corps achieved notable success amid the Department of Defense’s (DoD) broader challenges with financial audits by adopting a new accounting system. However, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the lack of implementation guidance for the system is presenting several cost and data migration challenges. […]
The annual AWS Summit is coming back to Washington, D.C., on June 26-27 and featuring some of the Federal government’s top cybersecurity and artificial intelligence policy-makers to shine a light on current policy initiatives and where they are heading next. […]
The FBI is offering to victims of recent LockBit ransomware attacks the use of 7,000 decryption keys seized from the ransomware perpetrator so that victims can use the keys to reclaim their seized data. […]
A new report out this week from CSC 2.0 – the successor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission – calls on Congress and the White House to take swift action to better protect the healthcare sector from cyberattacks. […]
President Biden has nominated Maj. Gen. Melvin Carter to be the U.S. Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for information, the Pentagon announced today. […]