The Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Crime Center (DC3) announced this week that it has tapped Lesley Bernys to serve as its new executive director. […]

MeriTalk recognized 17 Federal agencies for their excellence in IT during the FITARA Awards ceremony at Tech Tonic on Thursday evening, with Federal chief information officers (CIOs) taking home awards to celebrate their success on the 18th edition of the FITARA Scorecard. […]

The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Direct File pilot – a new online tax return filing service for individual taxpayers – was successful in its initial pilot in 2024 but should be expanded to improve equity and address challenges, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report.   […]

A new bipartisan bill filed by senators on Dec. 19 is calling for the Department of Commerce to establish an AI Safety Review Office, led by a White House-nominated under secretary of Commerce for AI safety. […]

The Biden administration’s top economic advisor is praising progress made in strengthening semiconductor supply chains over the last few years and urging President-elect Donald Trump’s team to maintain efforts to strengthen those supply chains. […]

As the U.S. Space Force marks its fifth anniversary today, its top leaders are setting their sights on the future with the establishment of a new Futures Command, a move intended to bolster the service’s analytical capabilities and better justify its programs and spending. […]

As current authorities for the government to intercept and track unauthorized drones are set to expire on Friday, Dec. 20, Federal agencies are urging Congress to enact counter-drone legislation. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) needs to update its AI risk assessment guidance for agencies that protect critical infrastructure, as a new report reveals that DHS’s initial guidance didn’t have agencies fully measure how much harm an attack could cause, or gauge  the probability of an attack. […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) unveiled its consolidated 2024 Federal AI use case inventory this week – noting that agencies have reported over 1,700 use cases – more than doubling the 757 AI tools reported in 2023. […]

President Biden today delivered most Federal workers an early holiday present in the form of a day off on Dec. 24 – the day before Christmas that is celebrated by many. The Federal government is already closed for Dec. 25. […]

The Department of Energy (DOE) is using artificial intelligence (AI) tech for missions that range from responding to emergencies to planning energy investments and determining the risks of nuclear weapons, the department’s new principal deputy chief information officer said on Dec. 18. […]

Government officials at both the Federal and state levels are working on a wide range of new AI use cases with focuses on administrative efficiency and improving decision-making, several Federal and city officials said this week.    […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is gearing up to release a new white paper on how the Federal government can improve collaboration with industry to bolster the security of the subsea cable network, according to DHS Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security Christa Brzozowski. […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced today that the Biden-Harris administration has delivered over $100 billion in savings and cost avoidance through the work of category management – an enterprise-wide approach to Federal contracting that makes the government a more organized, better-informed buyer. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance today to protect “highly targeted” individuals – senior government and political officials – against the cyber espionage activity of Salt Typhoon. […]

As the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) approaches its fourth anniversary on Jan. 1, 2025, a group of cybersecurity experts is offering the incoming Trump administration five key policy recommendations to clarify ONCD’s mission. […]

The Senate voted today to approve the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today by an 85-14 vote, sending the annual defense policy bill to President Biden’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. […]

The Department of Commerce said on Dec. 18 that it finalized an award of up to $406 million of direct funding to GlobalWafers Co. Ltd. under the CHIPS and Science Act to create semiconductor wafer operations in the United States.  […]

Both chambers of Congress have officially approved the Chance to Compete Act – a bill that aims to put in place a Federal workforce hiring policy that places greater emphasis on prospective employees’ work experience, rather than their educational credentials. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced its latest innovation in artificial intelligence, a chatbot that the agency calls DHSChat.   […]

The House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence released its final 273-page report on Tuesday morning, providing sweeping policy recommendations and laying out a roadmap for what lawmakers are calling an “agile approach” to the new technology.   […]

The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Report on Dec. 16, sharing milestones reached by the TMF in FY2024 and the program’s plans to evolve in FY2025. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a binding operational directive (BOD) on Tuesday that requires Federal civilian agencies to implement secure practices for cloud services. […]

A group of Senate Democrats today pushed to pass a bill that would block the incoming Trump administration from enacting a new Schedule F classification for Federal employees, but ultimately failed in that effort as the motion was shot down by Republicans on the Senate floor. […]

House Democrats today chose Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. – one of the most influential members of Congress on Federal government technology and workforce issues – as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee when the 119th Congress begins its work in January. […]

Despite grumbling from some lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the Pentagon’s newly released Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule has successfully completed its 60-day Congressional Review period without any changes, signaling that the rulemaking process is officially complete. […]

The Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI) sent an open letter today to President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) calling on the advisory group to focus its efforts on “three critical areas where targeted engagement and direction from DOGE can dramatically enhance government performance while driving long-term efficiency.” […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on Capitol Hill today that he plans to unveil legislation that would fund the government at fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending levels until March 14, 2025. […]

As the Trump administration prepares to take office on Jan. 20, government experts said on Monday that they expect to see an executive order from President-elect Donald Trump related to Schedule F in his first week, and they shared what that means for the Federal workforce. […]

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Dec. 13 it reached a non-binding preliminary deal with German auto supplier Bosch to provide up to $225 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.  […]