The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Wednesday that it will spend $4.8 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2026 to modernize and improve health care facilities, including a $1 billion investment for the maintenance and modernization of electronic health record (EHR) systems. […]
The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office on Monday announced it signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with USA Rare Earth (USAR) that could provide up to $277 million in direct funding and up to $1.3 billion in a senior secured loan to bolster domestic semiconductor supply chains. […]
Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Mike Duffy warned on Tuesday that government IT modernization efforts that fail to account for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) risk creating long-term technical debt. […]
Industry groups are urging congressional leaders to quickly reauthorize the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, whose authority lapsed on Sept. 30, 2025. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prepares to resume deployments of its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) is warning of ongoing challenges with the program’s rollout. […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Jan. 23 formally rescinded two Biden-era memoranda that required federal agencies to obtain software security attestations from software producers before deploying their products. […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is testing two generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots as part of a new pilot effort aimed at improving internal efficiency, the agency’s chief information officer (CIO) said Thursday. […]
Pete Waterman, the director of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), previewed on Thursday a new initiative he called the “FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service” as part of the federal cloud security program’s broader plans for 2026. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) officially appointed Michael Lynch as the agency’s next deputy administrator, effective Jan. 20. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a request for information (RFI) on Thursday for input on how to improve the federal procurement process, specifically as it relates to the acquisition of IT hardware and software through value-added resellers (VARs). […]
