The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office is moving the Federal EHR to the cloud, a move that the office’s chief technology officer (CTO) said will help agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with their EHR rollout. […]
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Democrats moved to subpoena Elon Musk – former White House senior advisor and public face of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – ahead of a hearing today on artificial intelligence and data, where lawmakers were warned that DOGE’s push to dismantle agency data silos could endanger national cybersecurity. […]
The nation’s airspace is getting more crowded, and technology – and the funding necessary to put it to work – doesn’t appear to be keeping up. […]
While the General Services Administration (GSA) has largely implemented federally-recommended data protection practices for Login.gov, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the agency didn’t fully implement procedures to test its backup data. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team at the Pentagon greater influence over unclassified contracting efforts. […]
Defense Department (DoD) acquisition leaders will need to offer more extensive oversight and justification for the purchase of non-commercial products following a new memo issued Tuesday. […]
With the number of identity thefts on the rise, the General Services Administration (GSA) is looking to make identity proofing simple and easy for citizens when they access Federal government services online. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a new “Community Profile” based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) that will provide guidance on the cybersecurity risks related to AI development and use. […]
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and James Lankford, R-Okla., on May 23 reintroduced the Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act, a bill that would require Federal government contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is bracing for a hit to its cybersecurity workforce amid the agency’s ongoing efforts to reduce its civilian workforce and the impact of a sustained hiring freeze, a Pentagon official said on Thursday. […]
China continues to pose the most active and persistent cyber threat to the United States and potential threats “are or will be coming in the near future,” a top FBI cybersecurity official warned today. […]
The White House’s proposed fiscal year 2026 cut to the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) budget will eliminate worker roles and make more room for deployment of advanced technologies provided by private companies, TSA’s acting administrator told lawmakers on Tuesday. […]
Matt Hartman, the deputy executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), plans to depart from the agency. His last day will be May 31. […]
The U.S. Army has launched a new generative AI platform to streamline communication and enhance operational efficiency on a range of fronts – from drafting press releases to reclassifying personnel descriptions, and everything in between. As a demonstration of its capabilities, the Army used the very tool it unveiled to author the press release announcing […]
The final price tag for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) “Golden Dome” next-generation missile defense system remains uncertain, but a first glimpse into the potential cost of the project will be revealed in the Pentagon’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request, according to a senior Space Force official. […]
As Congress prepares to focus on the Federal government’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said today he wants a more flexible Department of Defense (DoD) budget to keep pace with rapid technology innovation. […]
Federal agencies are modernizing cybersecurity through zero trust architecture, but siloed tools, sprawling data, and budget constraints often complicate the journey. Achieving visibility across five distinct zero trust pillars – identity, device, network, application, and data – requires an integrated approach that many legacy environments lack. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and urging her office to confront critical data shortfalls undermining the Federal personnel security clearance process. […]
A Federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing its large-scale layoff plans – also known as reductions in force (RIFs) – across much of the Federal government. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) and Adobe have announced a new agreement to offer a Paperless Government Solution at a 70 percent discount through Nov. 30 as part of GSA’s drive to reduce software costs across the government. […]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has tapped Hartley Caldwell as what appears to be its third chief information officer (CIO) since the start of the Trump administration in January. […]
Katie Sutton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s top cyber policy official, told lawmakers on Tuesday that her priorities include strengthening the Department of Defense’s (DoD) cyber workforce and its offensive cyber capabilities. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has released new details on its overhaul of Federal purchasing policies that aims to streamline and consolidate government procurement activities. […]
Paul Blahusch is retiring as the Labor Department’s chief information security officer (CISO) after a six-year tenure that began in 2018. […]
The White House’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 unveiled today is lining up the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for a budget hit totaling $491 million and claiming that the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is too focused on censorship that targeted President Donald Trump. […]
More than two dozen labor unions, cities, and nonprofits have filed a suit against the Trump administration, claiming that actions it has taken to shrink the Federal workforce violated the constitutional separation of powers and were unlawful. […]
After nearly four hours of debate on Tuesday, the House Armed Services Committee advanced a Republican-sponsored $150 billion defense spending increase – largely unchanged through the amendment process – and destined to become part of the upcoming reconciliation bill. […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is working on proposed changes to current continuous monitoring reporting standards and data repository standards and expects to release draft versions of those proposed changes in the May-July time frame. […]
Ross Graber has resigned as the chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Energy (DoE), knowledgeable sources confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
Madhu Gottumukkala has been named the new deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency spokesperson confirmed today. […]