The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on Oct. 19, detailing the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) current efforts to lower the potential possibilities of discrimination against certain minority groups while simultaneously working to ensure TSA meets tech requirements. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is leading an effort to update the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP) by the end of 2024, as directed in the Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy released earlier this year. CISA, in close coordination with the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), is embarking on a […]
The Biden-Harris administration, through the Department of Commerce’s (DoC) Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announced the designation of 31 technology hubs across the country as part of the first phase of the new Tech Hubs program. […]
A new report out today from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) focuses on the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) growth and mission needs, and offers a range of findings and recommendations that go beyond basic funding needs to bolster CISA’s ability to defend the nation’s cyberspace and the security of Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies (FCEB). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to issue its first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy by December 2023, which will create a road map for how the Pentagon will prioritize and modernize the U.S. industrial base, the department announced on Oct. 20. […]
Maria Persaud-Thompson is starting a new job as chief information officer (CIO) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), according to her LinkedIn account. […]
With the growing need to get cloud service capabilities online and operational across the Federal government, the chief information officer at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is making clear that agencies do not need to employ an “army” to get started on that work. […]
Earlier this summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – which operates as part of the Department of Labor – released guidance to employers on how to leverage AI in the hiring process while remaining compliant with prohibitions against race, ethnicity, sex, and disability discrimination. […]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is in charge of a $1 billion grant program to improve middle-mile broadband infrastructure, but a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that the NTIA has not established measurable goals for the program. […]
The General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (GSA FEDSIM) has awarded CGI Federal Inc. a multi-year contract worth $522.6 million on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help modernize and support EPA’s technology systems. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) office has received more than 800 reports of UAP incidents, according to the office’s annual report released this week, which says that 271 of those were reported in the year ended April 2023. […]
Raylene Yung is stepping down as the General Services Administration (GSA) Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) executive director, with today being her last day on the job. […]
The top Republican on the House Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee – the congressional arm that maintains oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – said today that an insufficient workforce remains the top cyber threat to our nation. […]
Reps. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., and Jim Baird, R-Ind., introduced bipartisan legislation last week that would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) to accelerate quantum research by improving access to quantum research resources. […]
Today, witnesses at a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing agreed that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) newly announced ‘Replicator’ initiative is a step in the right direction, but raised a similar concern: can the DoD execute this ambitious plan in its two-year timeframe? […]
As the Federal government is looking to recover and make sense of the rampant unemployment insurance (UI) fraud seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts today told members of Congress that the government is in dire need of a technology overhaul to keep up with fraudulent actors who are leveraging emerging technologies such as AI to steal taxpayer money. […]
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich. – chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee – James Lankford, R-Okla., and John Cornyn, R-Texas., introduced bipartisan legislation to improve and streamline the customer service (CX) that Federal agencies provide in person, online, and over the phone. […]
Witnesses at a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology joint subcommittee hearing on Wednesday praised the work the Federal government has done to start building a foundation for a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, but said more work is needed. […]
The adoption of AI technology will play an essential part in delivering a “frictionless experience” to United States Postal Service (USPS) customers, according to a top agency official. […]
Login.gov will begin deploying facial recognition technology next year as a way for people to verify their identities and securely access vital government benefits and services, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced Wednesday. […]
Federal agencies are increasingly adopting edge computing, citing its transformative power to enable field agents and military personnel to make faster decisions and respond to crisis situations, experts said. […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is moving forward with piloting its Direct File tool in 13 states that will allow people to directly file their taxes next year by only using the online tool if they meet certain criteria. […]
Many Federal agencies are looking to use AI as a key cybersecurity tool, but before agencies get too far ahead of themselves, U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) Winston Beauchamp said on Tuesday that the number one thing agencies can do to improve their cybersecurity posture is to modernize their IT architecture. […]
The Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) is making some major changes to how it manages the infrastructure behind official government websites. The next change, CISA said, is launching a new .gov registrar. […]
A Defense Department (DoD) spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today that Joe Larson, a long-time Pentagon leader overseeing the use and scaling of digital and algorithmic technologies for war, plans to step down from his post effective February 1, 2024. […]
Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., is actively working to introduce a “light touch” artificial intelligence bill that would aim to protect both consumers and entrepreneurs, a Senate source familiar with the legislation confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
There seems to be a clear, bipartisan consensus among lawmakers and tech experts that in order to pass comprehensive guardrails for artificial intelligence, Congress must first approve a Federal data privacy law – a goal that has been eluding lawmakers for many years. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) are keeping people and end users at the center of new technology initiatives, top officials from those agencies said on Tuesday. […]
With Cybersecurity Career Week in full swing, new data from a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tool has indicated that from Sept. 2022?through?Aug.?2023, there were only 72 cybersecurity workers available for every 100 cybersecurity jobs demanded by employers, leaving a need for approximately 315,000 personnel to cover those positions. […]
Federal Chief Information and Security Officer (CISO) Chris DeRusha said today that as the Federal government is making real progress on cybersecurity, his “cup is actually half empty” when it comes to the security of AI. […]