The Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned today that the Federal government’s shift to post-quantum cryptography will fail due to the lack of one singular entity overseeing and implementing a national strategy addressing the threat. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has successfully completed the first phase of three generative AI (GenAI) pilot programs, gaining the knowledge necessary to keep rolling out the developing technology for a variety of missions, a top DHS IT official said today at IBM’s Think Leadership Exchange event in Washington, D.C., produced by MeriTalk. […]
Senior technology officials at Red Hat said today that Federal government organizations face highly consequential decisions over the next year on how they choose to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and emphasized that much of the AI innovation is taking place via open source software in which the company specializes. […]
As technology evolves, so too do the methods used by criminals. To keep pace with these increasingly sophisticated threats, law enforcement agencies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to bolster their investigative capabilities. […]
Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Clare Martorana confirmed today that she will step down from her post prior to the Trump administration taking over the reins of government on Jan. 20, and that Deputy Federal CIO Drew Myklegard will remain in place at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as acting Federal CIO after that. […]
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly and all other Biden administration appointees within CISA will leave their positions by Jan. 20 – when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. […]
A top Biden administration cybersecurity official laid out her wish list today for how the incoming Trump-Vance administration should prioritize cybersecurity challenges and regulations. […]
Citizen satisfaction with U.S. Federal government services continued to improve in 2024, advancing 2.2 percent to a score of 69.7, and marking a seven-year high. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its final quarterly updates to the Biden-Harris administration’s President’s Management Agenda (PMA) last week, noting that the PMA teams will continue to work on achieving their final milestones through January 2025. […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Thursday that it reached a major milestone in fiscal year (FY) 2024 by resolving a longstanding significant deficiency in its information system controls 11 years after it was identified. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., one of the leading voices in Congress on technology modernization legislation and civil service workforce advancements, said today he will begin receiving treatment for esophageal cancer. […]
A Federal workforce shake-up and probable changes to existing Federal policies for the government’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are two of the major government policy issues that loom large for early action by the incoming Trump administration. […]
A top Federal election security official reported no national-level incidents that would impact the security of election infrastructure as of Tuesday afternoon, while intelligence and law enforcement agencies pegged Russia as the most problematic threat for election mischief designed to undermine voter confidence. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote Nov. 21 on a notice of proposed rulemaking that would review the agency’s existing licensing rules for undersea cables with the goal of better protecting that class of critical communications infrastructure by, among other steps, prohibiting the use of equipment and services sold by companies based in adversarial nations including China and Russia. […]
Just days before the 2024 presidential election, Jen Easterly, the head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – and the nation’s top election security czar – foot stomped the notion that U.S. election infrastructure has never been more secure. […]
With Election Day just five days away, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said on Thursday that while he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the election, Americans need to “buckle up” for disinformation and misinformation spreading this week. […]
The Defense Department on Oct. 29 published the implementation plan for its first-ever strategy – released in January – to spark a generational change in the defense industrial base (DIB). […]
Toni Townes-Whitley, chief executive officer at technology services giant SAIC, said today that the government technology sector is now squarely positioned at an intersection that is critical to the future of the United States and its ability to meet threats and improve citizen services. […]
After nearly a year of piloting its digital “concierge AI” platform the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is ready to begin testing the platform within the agency, DISA’s technology lead said today. […]
The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has selected 14 post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) signatures which will begin to make their way toward the public, a top Federal official said on Thursday. […]
The Biden administration publicly unveiled its first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) today, bolstering the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) AI Safety Institute (AISI) to be industry’s “primary port of contact” in the Federal government. […]
The Department of the Navy announced on Tuesday that its Flank Speed cloud service is the first to achieve full compliance with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) zero trust goal by meeting all 91 targeted zero trust capabilities, hitting a major milestone about three years ahead of deadline. […]
Federal government agencies both big and small have been working on their migrations to zero trust security architectures for the better part of three years now, but how can anyone outside of those agency tech shops tell how well they are doing so far? […]
The U.S. Army’s chief information officer (CIO) plans to release a memo outlining new efforts aimed at improving the Army’s continuous authority to operate (cATO) processes, Army CIO Leonel Garciga announced last week. […]
Federal employees are more engaged and satisfied in their jobs in 2024, with employee engagement hitting an all-time high this year, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) 2024 OPM Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). […]
At the Google Public Sector Summit on Oct. 16, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network’s (JFHQ-DoDIN) deputy commander Brig. Gen. Heather W. Blackwell emphasized that prioritizing data is essential as the agency begins planning for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in defense. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Financial Services Center (FSC) – which provides financial and accounting products and services to the VA and other Federal agencies – is utilizing AI to optimize its benefits processing and reduce operational costs. […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) announced today it has reached a preliminary agreement with Wolfspeed, Inc., for up to $750 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of a new silicon carbide wafer manufacturing facility in North Carolina. […]
In a bold step towards achieving its goal of a unified network, the U.S. Army is revolutionizing its approach by moving away from outdated industrial-age processes and embracing innovative policies that tackle the challenges of the digital age, Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) Leo Garciga said today. […]
After a lengthy series of revisions and what feels like an eternity in regulatory limbo, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) long-awaited cybersecurity compliance policy has finally arrived. […]