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A federal judge is temporarily allowing select federal agencies and unions to continue collective bargaining after executive orders from President Donald Trump earlier this year sought to cancel those agreements.  […]

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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is requiring FedRAMP authorized cloud service providers (CSPs) to identify and report all Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) platforms, following the issuance of an emergency directive by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) last week. […]

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The Pentagon faces persistent challenges in acquiring and managing intellectual property (IP) rights for weapon systems, hampering its ability to repair, maintain, and modernize critical military assets, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]

Don’t remember the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) meta-human announcement from a few months back? No problem – new details have just been released, and a top CBP official has hinted that the meta-human may be deployed soon.  […]

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The Pentagon is a very large building that houses a lot of the authorities for the U.S. Military. It's big. This photo doesn't do it justice, but they're kinda rightly concerned about people flying drones around there.

James Mazol, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (OUSD(R&E)), told lawmakers Thursday that maintaining U.S. technological superiority over China requires a bold, future-focused strategy that places emerging technologies at the center of defense planning. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to seek funding and input from international governments to support its Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program, a senior official said Wednesday.  […]

The U.S. Air Force’s Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Utah is set to deactivate its tactical air control party (TACP) squadron and replace it with two new units focused on cyber operations. […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is accelerating development of its multi-partner environment (MPE), a hybrid-cloud solution designed to give U.S. and allied forces real-time access to shared data – a capability leaders say will be critical in the next global conflict.  […]

The House passed its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday in a 231-196 vote, pushing forward a sweeping $848 billion defense policy package that emphasizes emerging technologies, space systems, and cybersecurity. […]

The Pentagon is a very large building that houses a lot of the authorities for the U.S. Military. It's big. This photo doesn't do it justice, but they're kinda rightly concerned about people flying drones around there.

House Democrats made another unsuccessful attempt this week to block funding for President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome defense project during a House Rules Committee vote on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will be bringing together all of the federal chief information security officers (CISOs) within the next month for a tabletop exercise focused on operational resilience. […]

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Lawmakers are once again pushing to protect whistleblowers connected to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) – because if the truth is out there, people should be able to share it without fear. […]

The U.S. Navy is narrowing its technology priorities and streamlining its acquisition strategy, according to Acting Navy Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Justin Fanelli  who said this week that the service is prioritizing efforts to streamline technology acquisition and accelerate delivery of cutting-edge capabilities as it seeks to keep pace with commercial innovation and growing global threats. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Wednesday that it is looking to open a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Operations Center (NAIRR-OC) to arm the nation’s researchers and educators with critical AI tools and resources.  […]

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Thursday announced the launch of its new Integrated Data Systems and Services (NSF IDSS) program to build national-scale data systems and selected 10 datasets for integration into the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot. […]

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Adele Merritt has stepped down as the chief information officer (CIO) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after serving in the role for nine months. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today released a draft of the first federal update to software bill of materials (SBOM) guidance since 2021, covering a new range of use cases, generation processes, and improvements to data quality.  […]

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