The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is looking for public feedback on the draft of its new practice guide, Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture. […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named UL Solutions – known up until 2012 as Underwriters Laboratories – to take on the role of lead administrator in the agency’s voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless Internet of Things (IoT) devices marketed to consumers. […]

General Services Administration (GSA) Deputy Assistant Commissioner Larry Hale on Dec. 6 ran down the latest developments on several forthcoming governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs), including the Polaris GWAC – which is aimed at small businesses – earning a best-in-class (BIC) designation.  […]

President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint a prominent Silicon Valley investor to oversee Federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy points to changes that may be coming in how the government approaches its use of the technology – including what is expected to be a looser regulatory style and a possible repeal or modification of President Biden’s AI executive order (EO). […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced a classified strategy aimed at creating a unified and comprehensive approach to counter the growing threat of drones. […]

The U.S. Army has appointed Brig. Gen. Marne L. Sutten as the new director of the Network Command, Control, Cyber Communications (C4) Systems Integration at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff or the G-6, the Pentagon announced last week. […]

A bipartisan pair of senators is looking to promote a more competitive playing field for vendors of cloud computing and artificial intelligence technologies looking to sell those services to the Pentagon.   […]

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, released a report on Thursday focused on reforming government telework policies, relocating Federal employees away from Washington, and selling off underutilized government real estate. […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is mounting a quick effort to push telecom service providers to certify they are taking steps to strengthen their networks from cyberattacks following the China-sponsored Salt Typhoon hacks of U.S.-based carriers including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen – and as many as eight providers in all. […]

A leading Democratic member of the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday urged the incoming Trump administration to spare the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in its much-publicized plans to increase Federal efficiency by potentially eliminating some government operations. […]

The House voted on Wednesday to approve bipartisan legislation that aims to improve the management of how the Federal government purchases and uses software. […]

A pair of bipartisan senators is pushing for the investigation of the Defense Department’s (DoD) “failure to secure its unclassified telephone communications from foreign espionage,” according to a letter sent Wednesday to DoD Inspector General Robert Storch. […]

The House Artificial Intelligence Task Force’s upcoming final report will focus on breaking up regulations into “bite-sized pieces” and not blocking future advances in AI technology, said task force co-chair Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., on Wednesday.   […]

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to launch an upgraded version of NanCI – an app that serves a similar purpose to social media by allowing cancer researchers to connect with one another. […]

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) held its first meeting today after tapping 14 new members and turning to new areas of focus including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cybersecurity.   […]

Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey has been nominated to lead the Air Force’s upcoming Information Dominance Systems Center, according to a Pentagon announcement. […]

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) celebrated the conclusion of the Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda (PMA) on Wednesday, bringing together the individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to the PMA to recap its successes. […]

New legislation introduced to the Senate on Tuesday would provide $2.7 billion in Federal funding to boost quantum research and development (R&D) at Federal science agencies and government funded research centers over the next five years.   […]

Vivek Ramaswamy, who is co-lead of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group, said today that DOGE’s success hinges on the need to modernize technology across the Federal government. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Tuesday that it is the first Federal agency to submit its Open Security Assessment Language (OSCAL) format System Security Plan (SSP) to the General Services Administration (GSA) – far ahead of the White House’s July 2026 deadline to do so. […]

National Cyber Director Harry Coker announced a new toolkit to help build and strengthen cybersecurity ecosystems during an event at Hinds Community College in Mississippi on Monday. […]

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announced on Dec. 3 it has fully transitioned all required customer agencies to a new background investigation online application, marking a key milestone in the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) program and the Trusted Workforce 2.0 (TW 2.0) personnel vetting reform. […]

More than 80 percent of the most severe tech-related vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure originate from the same 20 software components, a new report out this week from Fortress Information Security finds. […]

Several Federal law enforcement agencies lack essential policies and procedures to address bias and privacy concerns in surveillance and screening technologies – potentially deepening inequalities in the criminal justice system – a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued on Dec. 3 warns.  […]

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is once again calling on Congress to fully fund the FCC’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (SCRP), which aims to have communications service providers “rip and replace” untrusted IT equipment from their networks. […]

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has become the first systems integrator to join the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) post-quantum cryptography (PQC) consortium, the company announced on Monday.   […]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan is urging critical infrastructure sectors to “elevate the discussion” of the growing risks of legacy operational technology (OT) systems. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) plans to establish an operational technology (OT) office that will oversee the cybersecurity of control systems, commerce technologies, as well as embedding infrastructure, according to a senior Air Force official. […]

Officials from the Commerce Department and the National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Tuesday they are hoping to continue working with the incoming administration on two key technology programs: the Commerce Department’s Tech Hubs program and NSF’s National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published guidance today that provides best practices to protect against cyberattacks by Salt Typhoon – a People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actor that has compromised networks of major global telecommunications providers. […]