Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee, is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about updating cybersecurity planning for the U.S. communications sector, and on maintaining an existing program that helps to evaluate the security of mobile apps that have ties to adversarial nations. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Dr. Thomas Keane as the agency’s assistant secretary for technology policy (ASTP) and the national coordinator for health information technology. […]
The Defense Department’s (DoD) Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office is eyeing a September timeframe to issue new zero trust security guidance for operational technology (OT) and internet of things (IOT) technology. […]
The Commerce Department is rebranding the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) that it oversees by swapping in a new moniker for the organization – the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) – that notably does not feature safety in its name. […]
The head of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is asking 10 large value-added resellers (VARs) to the Federal government for a detailed breakdown of their open contracts with an aim to develop “taxpayer friendly pricing” for the government. […]
Melinda Rogers stepped down from her position as chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Justice (DoJ) on May 30 after a nearly five-year tenure in the post, and said in a LinkedIn post that her departure “comes at an inflection point in my life.” […]
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk said Wednesday night that he will be stepping back from his official role with the White House’s cost-cutting agency that has a charter to operate through 2026. […]
The Defense Department (DoD) said today it is reorganizing its Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), and that the downsizing will remove “redundancy in the defense acquisition system.” […]
Cloud security provider Zscaler, Inc., has secured Level 2 certification under the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) told the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) this week that it still needs to work through an extensive list of foundational considerations as the agency moves forward with modernizing the IT systems it uses to manage radiofrequency spectrum. […]
