Nikolaos Ipiotis has been tapped to serve as the new chief information officer (CIO) at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) – an independent agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that supports research in the biomedical and health breakthrough – according to his LinkedIn account. […]
2023 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), and MeriTalk can say without a shadow of a doubt that 2024 will be just as action-packed with Federal AI goodies. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking for feedback on the responsibilities that it’s undertaking as part of President Biden’s recent artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO). […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the appointment of Tess deBlanc-Knowles to the position of special assistant to the director for AI, effective on Dec. 12. […]
Four state and local government (SLG) agencies have partnered with the General Services Administration (GSA) to start sending customized text messages for application deadlines, interview reminders, fraud reduction, and other critical service updates to people who opt in as well as their own agency staff. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced it is looking to provide a minimum viable capability (MVC) of Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) – one of the Pentagon’s top modernization priorities – to the Joint Force by the end of the year. […]
As more women are entering the technology workforce, female government tech leaders this week said that the keys to success in a male-dominated field are leaning on mentors and building a strong network. […]
While technology advancements are reshaping the way IT teams work together and driving organizational change across the Federal government, a top tech leader at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said Tuesday that a major piece of modernization for better citizen experiences is rooted in training the agency workforce in tech adoption. […]
Lawmakers and industry leaders on Tuesday highlighted ways the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) should seek to secure artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, starting with integrating the emerging technology into the agency’s existing cyber policies and guidelines. […]
The U.S. Air Force laid out a list of steps it is taking to better protect and regulate access to classified data in the wake of last summer’s “Discord” breach that exposed to the public hundreds of classified military and intelligence agency documents, according to a Dec. 11 report that details the service branch’s responses to the breach. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is taking swift action to meet the requirements set forth by President Biden’s recent artificial intelligence executive order (EO), including by establishing four additional National AI Research Institutes and launching a pilot program to implement the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR). […]
Lawmakers and industry experts expressed concern this week that the Federal government will fail to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in a timely manner. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) is preparing an updated version of its Generative Artificial Intelligence Reference Guide to better reflect guidance from the White House’s recent AI executive order (EO), with an emphasis on responsible AI. […]
A White House official said Tuesday it’s critical that Federal agencies start testing quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms on their IT systems today to ensure critical networks aren’t accidentally shut down when the time comes to transition systems to post-quantum cryptography. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced a new “Talent Pools” tool on the USAJOBS website that provides Federal agencies an easier way to share certificates of job candidates across government. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – along with the National Security Agency (NSA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) – have released a new cybersecurity advisory warning of continued Iranian-backed cybersecurity attacks aimed towards American and Israeli water and wastewater systems (WWS). […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made progress in its effort to help “rip and replace” untrusted IT equipment from communications service providers’ networks, but FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said on Thursday that the program is in need of more funding as it faces a shortfall of over $3 billion. […]
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate this week aims to speed development of the Defense Department’s (DoD) Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative – one of the Pentagon’s top modernization priorities. […]
Federal government agencies are running hard to meet challenging White House technology policy mandates on a host of fronts – with cloud adoption, zero trust security migration, and customer experience improvements high on that list. […]
The U.S. Army unveiled on Monday its first doctrinal publication codifying the military uses of data and information in multidomain operations. […]
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing a new circular to improve agency access to reliable acquisition data and information. […]
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is scheduled to completely eliminate its veterans records backlog by January 2024, the agency said in its Fiscal Year 2023 Agency Financial Report. […]
The Department of Navy on Tuesday released its inaugural Department of the Navy Cyber Strategy, which identifies seven distinct lines of effort to enhance the naval services’ cybersecurity posture and emphasizes cyber as a warfighting domain. […]
Federal employees on average earned 27.54 percent less than private sector workers in similar jobs this year, according to an analysis released by the Federal Salary Council. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the launch of its new Cybersecurity Shared Services Pilot Program, which is designed to deliver cutting-edge cybersecurity shared services on a voluntary basis to critical infrastructure entities such as the healthcare, water, and K-12 education sectors. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Nov. 15 to launch a formal inquiry into the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on illegal and unwanted robocalls and robotexts – an area in which the FCC has a long regulatory history. […]
As the deadline for public input on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) quantum standardization efforts approaches on Nov. 22, a NIST official said during the Nov. 15 Red Hat Government Symposium 2023 event in Washington, D.C. that the public can expect to see the finalized version of the guidelines in the first part of 2024. […]
Federal government agencies will need to “greatly accelerate” their efforts to implement key zero trust security measures in order to keep up with potential cybersecurity threats resulting from the ongoing development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, said a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official who addressed the Red Hat Government Symposium 2023 event in Washington, D.C. today. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is continuing to make progress on its responsible AI efforts, including by issuing its Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Toolkit that is now available to the public. […]
Acting National Cyber Director (NCD) Kemba Walden will depart from her White House position on Friday, an NDC spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]