The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled its “lightweight cryptography” standard for small network devices after years of review. […]
The U.S. Army is nearing completion of its long-term air and missile defense strategy, set for release in October 2025. […]
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Aug. 8 introduced the Quantum Encryption Readiness and Resilience Act, which aims to speed the pace of preparedness by the United States for the onset of quantum computing technologies that can break through most modern cryptography methods. […]
Top Democrats are launching a probe into Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees embedded across Federal agencies and their alleged conversion to permanent positions. […]
The Federal chief information officer CIO) gave rare commentary on the direction he wants to see the Federal government take in modernizing its processes and functions – marking one of his most public statements yet. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new funding opportunity this week that aims to invest up to $100 million to support a network of “programmable cloud laboratories,” enabled by AI. […]
A new private-sector commission aims to accelerate U.S. military readiness in cyberspace by examining the development of an independent cyber force for the military. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is asking Congress to address a patchwork of varying cybersecurity regulations and requirements across critical infrastructure sectors, saying that while cybersecurity has evolved, standardizing related regulations has not. […]
A bipartisan pair of senators has introduced legislation that would establish a national plan to defend Federal systems against emerging quantum computing threats. […]
The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs & Border Protection component are two of the latest Federal agencies to deploy artificial intelligence-driven chat bots and virtual reality systems to guide their hiring processes and support workforce training – with more use cases on the horizon – agency officials said on July 29. […]
Amy Henninger, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon’s Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) directorate, outlined a tech-centric vision for the future of defense testing during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee today. […]
In Congress’s latest attempt to regulate artificial intelligence, House and Senate lawmakers are reintroducing legislation to promote public-private collaboration on testing financial sector AI systems. […]
The U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) has activated two new units to streamline collaboration between the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition professionals and system operators with the aim of advancing ongoing efforts for missile warning and space-based sensing and targeting. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is launching an 18-month transition to replace its legacy DS Logon authentication system in favor of a new platform – dubbed myAuth – which aims to simplify and secure login access across military and veteran networks for about 20 million users. […]
The Trump administration is designating the Federal government’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Council (CAIOC) as the “primary venue for interagency coordination and collaboration on AI adoption,” according to the White House’s AI Action Plan published on July 23. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has paused efforts by its Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) to re-compete a $15 billion artificial intelligence multiple award contract, casting uncertainty over the future of the DoD’s Advana flagship enterprise data and analytics platform. […]
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said on Tuesday that he is drafting legislation to address TikTok’s national security and privacy issues and trying to find “the sweet spot” to keep the social media app online in the United States. […]
Margie Palmieri, one of the Pentagon’s earliest Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) leaders, will step down from her role as deputy CDAO in August, a Department of Defense (DoD) spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
House lawmakers last week approved two pieces of legislation that would add significant new network security and policy taskings to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) component. […]
Pavan Pidugu, the new chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Transportation (DoT), said on Thursday that his top priority is to build technology and to transform the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) into a one-stop technology shop. […]
A panel of House lawmakers has decided to toss aside cuts to the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) proposed by the Trump administration, instead raising its budget for the coming fiscal year (FY) by nearly $123 million. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Voltage Park in support of the agency’s National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot. […]
In its fourth attempt to get answers, Democratic lawmakers are once again pressing officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for explanations on how the agency is supporting state and local election offices ahead of the 2026 midterm election cycle. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has tapped Clyde Richards Jr. as the agency’s new chief information officer (CIO), according to a LinkedIn post. […]
While Federal agencies are busy experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, government AI experts on Thursday said that it’s important to make sure employees know how to use the shiny new tools and capabilities – and feel confident doing so. […]
The Department of Defense is developing a “data dictionary” that aims to enable seamless interoperability without changing existing workflows that will be piloted at the end of this year. […]
After nearly three decades of Federal service, Winston Beauchamp said he is stepping down from his position at the Department of the Air Force and retiring from active Federal duty. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday afternoon that it is on track to reduce its workforce by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025, eliminating the need for the agency’s previously planned mass layoffs. […]
Luis Coronado Jr. is stepping down as chief information officer (CIO) at the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) Leonel T. Garciga has ordered all new Army cloud procurements to route through the Pentagon’s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract, streamlining acquisitions under a single enterprise-wide vehicle, according to a June 30 memorandum. […]