The U.S. Air Force has canceled plans to establish an Integrated Capabilities Command (ICC), opting instead to consolidate its intended functions under a new “Chief Modernization Officer” (CMO) within the Air Force Futures organization, a spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
More than 130 Democratic and Independent lawmakers are demanding that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ensure that all furloughed federal employees receive back pay after the White House suggested they would not be paid. […]
The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to CGI Federal to modernize its content management system (CMS) and digital services. […]
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., wants to know whether the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has reassigned or terminated some of its workforce amid the ongoing government shutdown. […]
The U.S. Army is turning to robotics to build barracks and infrastructure for soldiers, officials said Monday, noting that technology partnerships with industry are helping modernize military infrastructure through faster and more affordable construction. […]
David Sacks, the White House’s artificial intelligence “czar,” said he wants to preempt a patchwork of state AI regulations, saying that current legislation may push diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements onto developers. […]
Kirsten Davies, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chief information officer (CIO) for the Pentagon, is one step closer to gaining the title after the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday favorably advanced her nomination. […]
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking insight from industry on how it can enhance its high-tech threat identification capabilities. […]
Brig. Gen. Linda J. Riedel with the South Carolina National Guard, who currently serves as assistant adjutant general for the Army, has been selected as the incoming deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. […]
Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano has been tapped to serve in the newly created position of CEO of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), while continuing to serve as the head of the SSA. […]
The Senate voted on Oct. 2 to approve the nomination of Kevin Rhodes to lead the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) within the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). […]
The Trump administration ordered the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to compare DeepSeek to leading U.S. artificial intelligence models, revealing that the United States is outperforming China. […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a growing set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that extend beyond traditional software threats, according to Matthew Turek, deputy director of the Information Innovation Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). […]
With the deadline fast approaching for defense contractors to meet looming cybersecurity standards under the Pentagon’s finalized Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule, the question remains: Will they be ready? According to recent reports, the answer is no. […]
The first phase of the National Consumer Complaint Database’s (NCCDB) modernization effort is now live, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday, calling the update “overdue.” […]
Only half of all federal agencies reporting to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) can ensure complete data quality reports, a federal watchdog found, warning that those gaps are undermining federal transparency and require immediate corrective action. […]
The U.S. Army announced a new incentive program aimed at retaining its most experienced warrant officers in critical technical roles, offering what it describes as a “substantial financial incentive” to those who commit to additional years of service. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies to take immediate action to patch vulnerabilities in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) platform by Friday, Sept. 26, at 11:59 p.m. […]
The U.S. Space Force rebranded its industry engagement initiative, changing the name from “Front Door” to “Space Force Front Door” to drive more collaboration with commercial partners. Officials say the new name highlights the platform’s increasing significance in connecting commercial innovators with programs that advance U.S. space capabilities and enhance national security. […]
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has finalized a deal to adopt an artificial intelligence-driven command and control (C2) system across its entire force. […]
The Energy Department (DOE) kicked off a new initiative on Sept. 18 to accelerate power supply for artificial intelligence and data centers to address a limited energy supply and rapidly expanding demand. […]
Sandy Radesky, associate director for vulnerability management at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced her departure from the agency this week after nearly three years of service. […]
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has paused its IT modernization programs and is developing a new IT modernization framework. […]
The Pentagon is accelerating drone innovation and countermeasures through two major initiatives: Replicator and the Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX). […]
A Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) program designed to pay incentives to retain highly skilled cybersecurity professionals has spent over $138 million over the last four years – most of which hasn’t gone to the right people. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has dramatically ramped up its use of artificial intelligence in the past few years, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is flagging challenges the agency faces in using and managing generative AI. […]
The United States’ critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed to cyberattacks, experts warned at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit, stressing that government and private industry must deepen collaboration to meet the growing cyber threats. […]
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are once again calling out the Pentagon over its lack of transparency surrounding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) research, and are demanding stronger protections for whistleblowers coming forward with UAP-related information. […]
The Department of Education’s online system that millions of Americans use each year to submit applications for student financial aid has critical modernization delays and errors that the agency is no longer addressing, according to a federal watchdog. […]
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), announced this week that he is stepping down after more than six years of leading the organization. […]