The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on Thursday released its inaugural Vision for the Intelligence Community (IC) Information Environment: An IT Roadmap. […]
Pentagon Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) Radha Plumb is rolling out a new plan to bring in more companies to support the Defense Department’s (DoD) effort to scale its data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities – with DoD’s Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) as the first program in line for support. […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is looking for public input to help inform its data-driven Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity. […]
A top leader at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said last week that AI technology has the potential to eliminate bias in the hiring process. […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) – a research component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – National Eye Institute (NEI) has tapped Kevin Chu to serve as deputy chief information officer (CIO) according to his LinkedIn profile. […]
After more than two decades leading global teams in IT operations and cybersecurity in the Federal government, Gerry Caron is heading to the private sector. […]
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ended on May 31 – much to the chagrin of FCC and Biden administration leadership – leaving millions of Americans at risk of losing their subsidized internet service. […]
Following the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, which is a subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group (UHG), members of Congress are increasing their scrutiny of UHG, looking for both accountability and solutions to prevent a similar cyberattack. […]
Sens. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have “serious concerns” with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) plan to invest in Microsoft product upgrades to support zero trust goals, according to a May 29 letter. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has chosen Micky Tripathi to serve as the department’s acting chief AI officer (CAIO), an HHS spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Palantir Technologies a $480 million contract to begin the prototyping phase for an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tool for battlefield analysis, the Defense Department (DoD) announced on Wednesday. […]
As Federal agencies are working to protect themselves from quantum-driven hacking, Federal experts on Thursday said that cybersecurity teams must be involved in the quantum computing conversation from the start – otherwise, the emerging technology will be a “disservice” to everyone. […]
Two leading government agencies are getting set to release their latest guidance for Federal officials on how to start securing critical data against potential cybersecurity threats posed by advances in quantum computing, officials said on May 30. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) needs to improve how it collects and analyzes data from its military judicial system in order to guard against racial disparities that may result from those judicial functions, according to a May 23 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. […]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on May 29 that Scott Flanders will assume the role as the agency’s permanent IT chief. […]
Along with ongoing technology modernization efforts – which include implementation of artificial intelligence and cloud-based technologies to streamline operations – IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said today that increasing the agency’s workforce to handle taxpayer demand remains a high priority. […]
After a successful year of piloting during the 2024 tax season, the IRS said today it is moving forward with making its Direct File program a permanent tool. […]
In its first-ever departmentwide Innovation, Research and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan released this week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlighted eight strategic priority research areas that DHS will foster over the next seven fiscal years – including AI and cybersecurity. […]
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, is criticizing the Small Business Administration (SBA) for investing in artificial intelligence while the agency is struggling with basic IT security. […]
One House member today pointed to the need for more cybersecurity regulations in the agriculture sector, highlighting that the 2024 farm bill paves the path for legislation that does just that. […]
The Defense Department’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced four new hires that will lead efforts to accelerate the Pentagon’s adoption and use of data, analytics, and AI technologies. […]
After 30 plus years in public service, one of the Pentagon’s top IT acquisition executives plans to retire from Federal service. […]
A pair of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation last week that aims to create a new program within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to diversify the cybersecurity workforce by bolstering recruitment from underprivileged communities across the U.S. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is piloting several artificial intelligence tools to help reduce the administrative burden and burnout among its employees and physicians, all while providing a better experience for the veteran. […]
The U.S. Army is developing a new software development support services contract which it estimates will be worth more than $1 billion over a 10-year period of performance. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched a new pilot program Tuesday that aims to assess the societal risks and impacts of AI systems. […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks has signed a memorandum to establish new guidance to mitigate security risks in funding applications of small businesses with foreign ties, the Pentagon announced on May 23. […]
The FBI announced it has made 95 awards under its Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2nd Generation (ITSSS-2) blanket purchase agreement worth an estimated $8 billion, making it the largest IT contract vehicle ever established by the FBI. […]
NASA’s Information Technology Procurement Office (ITPO) is seeking proposals in response to its 6th Generation of Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurements Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (SEWP VI GWAC), which the agency said will “provide the federal government with an all-encompassing one-stop acquisition vehicle for Information Technology Product and Service Solutions.” […]
A new bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate seeks to boost education on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum science across the nation by authorizing the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award scholarships for higher education students. […]