MeriTalk recognized 14 Federal agencies for their excellence in IT during the FITARA Awards ceremony at Tech Tonic on Thursday, joined by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., ranking member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a final rule with revisions to the eligibility criteria for the voluntary Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS) Program, greatly expanding the number of DIB companies that can participate in the program. […]
By Steve Caimi, Senior Principal, Product Marketing, U.S. Public Sector, Okta As the digital revolution proceeds, public sector organizations know that delivering great digital experience is vital to building loyalty and convincing citizens that they can safely and seamlessly access government services online. Yet a new report shows that rising customer expectations are posing challenges […]
The Federal government has a large portfolio of real estate. Managing the lifecycle of that portfolio, from architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) to operations, has historically occurred in silos. New approaches, however, can connect project teams, reduce costs, and improve environmental sustainability. […]
With the House AI Task Force set to hold its first meeting today on Capitol Hill, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va. – one of the 24 members on the task force – laid out his top three goals for pursuing legislation that impacts the technology. […]
President Joe Biden released his budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2025 today, allocating $13 billion in cybersecurity funding across the Federal government. This request includes an additional $103 million for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The March 11 document for FY2025 comes as Congress continues to work to pass spending bills for […]
Federal government networks are under more pressure than ever before, and technology officials are making clear that now is the time for network modernization. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has officially approved zero trust implementation plans from all 41 of its components as it inches closer to its goal of implementing a zero trust architecture across the entire department by 2027. […]
Cyber Smoke has officially graduated to Tech Tonic. We need all Fed IT mixologists at Morton’s in D.C. on March 14 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to help us perfect the cocktail. […]
A senior official with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the agency had not seen as of late morning any credible cybersecurity-related threats to “Super Tuesday” election operations around the country. […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) and its National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are in line for relatively modest top-line spending cuts in fiscal year (FY) 2024 ending Sept. 30 under the FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act bill released on Sunday by the Senate and House Appropriations Committees. […]
Tech policy experts on Capitol Hill said Thursday that the recent AT&T outage across the nation showed the importance of the resiliency of America’s critical infrastructure. […]
Zero trust security is a complex and moving target, but cybersecurity experts today explained how focusing on your people and instilling a culture of cybersecurity can help Federal agencies reduce zero trust complexity. […]
Academic and private sector experts laid out a list of recommendations today for Senate lawmakers to consider as they wrestle with the problem of helping defense industrial base (DIB) companies compete for necessary workforce talent. […]
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Department of Defense (DoD) and several other Federal agencies need to take steps to make their sexual harassment training more effective. […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said today that over 600 semiconductor companies have requested more than $70 billion under the CHIPS and Science Act, meaning that the Department of Commerce (DoC) has “a lot of tough conversations” ahead to narrow down which companies receive funding. […]
The Justice Department (DoJ) has tapped Jonathan Mayer as the agency’s first-ever chief science and technology advisor and chief AI officer. […]
Alexis Bonnell, the chief information officer (CIO) and director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), shared with industry today the five deadly sins of digital transformation, and called on organizations to adopt a people-centric mindset. […]
Microsoft announced today that it is officially launching its expanded cloud logging capabilities to all Federal agencies this month after working closely with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) to finalize this effort. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) and FBI, along with the U.K. National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Cyber Division and other international law enforcement partners, announced today that they have disrupted the LockBit ransomware group – one of the most active ransomware groups in the world. […]
A group of 20 leading technology companies signed a pact at the Munich Security Conference Friday to help combat the use of harmful AI-generated content, such as deepfakes, meant to deceive voters in the 2024 elections. […]
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., surfaced a range of fresh opinions on the future of AI policy from economic and academic experts this week as he is working on possible legislation that could provide tax credits to companies developing AI tech as an inducement to give their employees more of a stake in the success of those firms. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is looking to “automate and elevate” its data in order to better adapt to a dynamic cyber environment, according to Darrell Fountain, chief of the Cyber Security Services Provider (CSSP) Program at DISA. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today released its 2023 Equity Action Plan, which spotlights data as a tool to better understand barriers and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal workforce. […]
Although many organizations believe that zero trust security does not have a destination, Dell Technologies is changing that narrative through its fully configured Project Fort Zero security solution. […]
Senate Finance Committee leadership released a bipartisan framework of legislation on Feb. 8 that would make key improvements to the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system, including the implementation of new technology. […]
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) said in a report released this week that it’s taking steps toward its next iteration – dubbed DIU 3.0 – that involves shifts in focus, action, and resourcing to accelerate the development and deployment of military technology. […]
The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) today announced a call for project proposals centered around the use of artificial intelligence technologies and in support of President Biden’s AI executive order (EO) issued last October. […]
During his first public address in Washington, D.C., today, the White House’s newly confirmed National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker keyed on several initiatives ONCD has in the works to further implement President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS). […]
The race to develop regulations for artificial intelligence technologies is on, and members of the House of Representatives are hoping to set up their own AI working group this month to help craft comprehensive regulations. […]