Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Executive Director Jude Sunderbruch retired from his position on June 18, the Pentagon announced on June 20. […]
The online services director at the IRS this week mapped out key goals of the agency’s ongoing technology improvements plans that will roll out over the next three years. […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has tapped Sairah Ijaz to serve as acting chief information officer (CIO) as the agency searches for a permanent CIO. […]
The U.S. Air Force has transitioned how it develops capabilities from a platform-centric model to prioritizing underlying systems that will better position the service branch for the challenges of the great power competition, a top Air Force official said on Thursday. […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies hold tremendous potential to revolutionize crucial national sectors ranging from health care to national security, two congressional proponents of AI legislation said on June 13. […]
The third annual Tech Yeah networking and economic development conference is bringing top Federal government IT leaders to the expanding regional tech hub of Morgantown, W.Va., on June 20. Tech Yeah, founded by Brandon Downey and Randy Cottle of Trilogy Innovations, aims to make the connection between how Mountain State companies are delivering essential technology services to meet the growing demands of Federal agencies all across the country. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Monday launched a collaborative project to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to support public benefits programs, such as those designed to help beneficiaries pay for food, housing, medical, and other basic living expenses. […]
A new House bill aims to establish a nonprofit foundation that would help the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) better engage with academia, industry, and civil society organizations. […]
Federal agencies saw an almost 10 percent rise in cyber incidents throughout fiscal year (FY) 2023, according to the latest Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) report to Congress. However, despite the surge, the report also highlights an increase in improved cyber detection capabilities. […]
The annual AWS Summit is coming back to Washington, D.C., on June 26-27 and featuring some of the Federal government’s top cybersecurity and artificial intelligence policy-makers to shine a light on current policy initiatives and where they are heading next. […]
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) have solidified their collaboration to further accelerate the rapid adoption of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) at the Defense Department (DoD). […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Wednesday unveiled a new effort to assess the agency’s grant proposals for potential national security risks. […]
The Pandemic Responsibility and Accountability Committee (PRAC) has released a new report for Federal and state program administrators that outlines recommendations on how to better protect government programs from fraud and abuse – including by upgrading out-of-date IT systems. […]
The House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee today advanced a spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2025 which cuts down on the Biden administration’s requests to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) science and technology efforts, and to fund DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) component. […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) – a research component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – National Eye Institute (NEI) has tapped Kevin Chu to serve as deputy chief information officer (CIO) according to his LinkedIn profile. […]
Sens. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have “serious concerns” with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) plan to invest in Microsoft product upgrades to support zero trust goals, according to a May 29 letter. […]
One House member today pointed to the need for more cybersecurity regulations in the agriculture sector, highlighting that the 2024 farm bill paves the path for legislation that does just that. […]
A pair of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation last week that aims to create a new program within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to diversify the cybersecurity workforce by bolstering recruitment from underprivileged communities across the U.S. […]
The National Security Agency (NSA) released a new Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) on May 22 sharing the best practices for securing applications from unauthorized users and ensuring continuous visibility of the workload at any given time. […]
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) issued its first-ever capstone report this week on trends in Federal agencies’ cybersecurity performance, and revealing that Feds strengthened their information security programs on average from fiscal year (FY) 2020 to FY2023. […]
While the Department of Defense (DoD) has immense amounts of data on recruitment, retention, and development of its military workforce, the same cannot be said for its civilian workforce. That’s why the Pentagon’s talent management office is pursuing a plan to close that data gap to improve civilian workforce operations. […]
At today’s Workday Federal Forum in Washington, D.C., Federal and industry artificial intelligence (AI) experts discussed how government agencies are navigating the “double-edged sword” that is AI. […]
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released a strategic vision for the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) today, outlining the steps that the AISI plans to take to advance the science of AI safety and facilitate safe and responsible AI innovation. […]
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers has introduced legislation that focuses on reducing the amount of improper payments the Federal government makes – amounts that reach into the hundreds of billions of dollars per year. […]
As the proliferation of AI technologies across the private and government sectors continues to pick up steam, the top technology official at the Department of Energy (DoE) pointed this week to several areas that are presenting challenges to integrating AI within zero trust architectures moving forward. […]
National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan urged Congress today to ramp up its investments in critical and emerging technologies, saying he is “extremely worried” the United States is slipping in the global race for technological leadership. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has appointed Sharon Woods to lead the J6 Endpoint Services and Global Service Center, according to a announcement on LinkedIn. […]
The head of the General Services Administration (GSA) said at the agency’s Federal Digital Experience Summit on Tuesday that GSA is working hard on numerous initiatives to improve digital services across the Federal government, and to become “better partners” to companies that do business with the government. […]
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a circular today that aims to drive a new acquisition data management strategy to improve the contracting process for Federal agencies. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is claiming that the agency generated a $70.4 billion return on investment during fiscal year 2023 as a result of its oversight work. […]