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House Bill Looks to Improve Pentagon’s Data Recovery Efforts May 18, 2026 | 3:32 pm Lawmakers are pushing the Defense Department to create formal recovery time objectives and data restoration plans to strengthen resilience against cyberattacks. […]
House VA Committee Advances 2 Bills to Improve VET TEC Program May 15, 2026 | 3:10 pm The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced two bills this week to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) program, which supports veterans training to work in high-tech fields. […]
FedRAMP Director Details New Cybersecurity Service, 20x Expansion May 15, 2026 | 9:00 am The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is expanding its push to modernize federal cloud security with a new FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service designed to speed cloud authorizations while bringing rotating technical experts into the program. In an interview with MeriTalk, FedRAMP Director Pete Waterman said the initiative is part of the broader FedRAMP 20x effort. […]
Federal Officials: Anthropic’s Mythos Signals Turning Point for Cyber Defense Strategy May 14, 2026 | 3:31 pm Federal officials on May 14 said Anthropic’s Claude Mythos tool marks a turning point for government cybersecurity and military operations, warning that advanced AI models will require stronger public-private partnerships to defend against emerging risks. […]
Lawmakers, Former NSF Leaders Push Trump Administration to Restore Science Board May 13, 2026 | 4:10 pm The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers and former National Science Foundation (NSF) leaders to restore the National Science Board (NSB), with critics warning that weakening the agency’s leadership could undermine U.S. competitiveness in emerging technologies. […]
DOJ CIO Touts New Digital Customer Experience Team, AI Efforts May 13, 2026 | 2:55 pm The Department of Justice (DOJ) is leaning on a year-old digital and customer experience team to sharpen accountability for federal IT spending, and separately, it is exploring artificial intelligence (AI) use cases aimed at improving service delivery and workforce efficiency. […]
Pentagon CTO Says Anthropic Won’t Be DOD Vendor, but Mythos Raises ‘National Security’ Stakes May 12, 2026 | 2:59 pm The Pentagon will not use Anthropic as a Department of Defense (DOD) vendor despite ongoing government interest in the company’s powerful Claude Mythos artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DOD Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Emil Michael said Tuesday at the Politico Security Summit. […]
D-Wave Executives to Government: Quantum Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here May 8, 2026 | 9:00 am D-Wave executives are pushing back on the notion that quantum computing is still years away. They say the technology is already solving real-world public sector and commercial problems, and that agencies can start using it today. […]
OPM Looks to Modernize Retirement Services With AI May 7, 2026 | 3:32 pm Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor said artificial intelligence (AI) could help the agency modernize its retirement services operation, a manual, paper-based process that still relies on mailed documents. […]
Stanton Outlines GSA Vision for Procurement Automation Ecosystem May 7, 2026 | 3:28 pm The General Services Administration (GSA)’s proposed procurement automation ecosystem will help drive better acquisition outcomes, acting Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner Laura Stanton said on Wednesday. […]