The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is laying the groundwork for a new $151 billion contract vehicle aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of next-generation missile defense technologies, marking a major step forward in implementing the Defense Department’s (DoD) Golden Dome missile defense initiative. […]
Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., introduced a new bill this week that would instruct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pilot a cloud-based inventory management system to better track medical devices and equipment. […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) said today it has received the first draft versions from industry organizations of the submissions they plan to make by later this month in response to the program’s FedRAMP 20x Phase One pilot. […]
Witnesses at a House hearing on May 15 warned lawmakers that any lapse in the existing Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 15) would weaken the United States’ cybersecurity posture and undermine efforts to share information between the public and private sectors. […]
The Department of the Navy (DON) has deployed its new “DON GPT” AI tool for trial use by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking input on how digital healthcare technology could improve care for those receiving Medicare benefits. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Clark Minor as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). […]
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a bill late last week that looks to protect advanced AI chips from falling into the hands of U.S. adversaries through stricter oversight of chips – and research into potential chip security mechanisms. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is implementing an initial set of product and service codes (PSCs) for a new pilot program aimed at streamlining access to on-demand capabilities such as software, hardware, data, and services. […]
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is calling out the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for ongoing failures to seamlessly transfer medical data for warfighters transitioning from active duty to veteran status. […]
President Donald Trump plans to rescind a Biden-era rule that would curb the export of advanced AI chips and drew criticism from industry executives who argued the rule would have derailed AI progress and stifled technology innovation in America. […]
Witnesses at a Capitol Hill hearing today called for increased investment in quantum technology by the Federal government amid concerns about recent government science and technology cuts and the future of the National Quantum Initiative Act. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) is moving its chief of staff, Alex Fitzsimmons, to head the agency’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). […]
As cities adopt more “smart” technology to manage infrastructure and improve public services, action on a range of policy choices – such as improving collaboration and being more transparent about technology capabilities and citizen data use – can help to alleviate citizens’ concerns about data privacy and the costs of tech deployments, the Government Accountability Office said. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) said today it is refocusing the repayment model for awards distributed by the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) toward full repayment by Federal agencies from savings they generate from their IT improvement projects. […]
Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said he is confident that the National Quantum Initiative Act will be reauthorized this year after failing to make it across the finish line during the last Congress. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has promoted Laura Stanton and Stephanie Shutt to new leadership roles within the agency’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). […]
Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., who was a member of the House Task Force on AI in the last Congress, said today she expects to reintroduce the bipartisan Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act) with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. […]
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) innovation and integration continues to advance, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is flagging a wide range of risks posed by the technology that policymakers should consider going forward. […]
Cyber conflicts are no longer theoretical – they pose a serious and immediate threat that demands urgent preparedness from U.S. joint forces, a senior Defense Department (DoD) official said this week. […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) issued calls for comment today on three significant program changes as part of the FedRAMP 20x program revamp announced last month by the General Services Administration (GSA), which runs the program. […]
When the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) comes knocking on agency doors for data and contracting information, how can agencies best be prepared to respond with a quick turnaround time? […]
A new modernized system to alert pilots of airspace restrictions and obstructions is set for roll-out later this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in an announcement on April 21. […]
A pair of senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a critical cyber threat data sharing law that is set to expire later this year absent further congressional action. […]
A group of 48 House Democrats sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Wednesday to call for an immediate halt to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) use of unauthorized AI systems. […]
The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is serving up a new solicitation for its SOUP – Sensing Operation Using Prediction – program, seeking proposals to develop advanced AI technologies that strengthen the military’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has tapped Dean W. Ball to serve as a senior policy advisor on AI and emerging technology. […]
The U.S. Space Command has submitted its recommendations for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for review, a spokesperson for the agency told MeriTalk. […]
NVIDIA announced on Monday that it is teaming up with manufacturing partners to design and build factories that will for the first time produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely on American soil. […]
President Donald Trump’s plan for extensive tariffs on foreign imports could “derail” efforts to build more power generation facilities in the United States and slow near-term investment necessary to power AI technologies, according to tech experts and Democratic lawmakers. […]