The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is in the very early stages of utilizing generative AI technologies to advance the agency’s mission and bring better health services to the public, according to an agency official. […]
As cyberattacks continue to be on the rise, information sharing between the public and private sectors is even more crucial, especially with Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies, according to a cybersecurity official at the National Security Agency (NSA). […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and a host of overseas cybersecurity authorities today published a joint cybersecurity advisory on the threat posed by LockBit ransomware. […]
Congress is gearing up to expand a bipartisan quantum research and development effort aimed at boosting U.S. national security – and beating China in the quantum tech race. […]
The State Department is saying goodbye to its first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO), Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley. […]
What ends up happening to at least some of the steady stream of Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations for Federal agencies to improve their operations? Sometimes, they remain outstanding for years, and too often, they aren’t explained in adequate detail when agencies assemble their annual budget requests. […]
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is urging President Biden to promptly nominate candidates to fill inspector general (IG) vacancies at the Department of State, the Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). […]
President Biden announced his intent to nominate Michael Colin Casey on June 7 to serve as the next director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC). […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $329 million contract to Accenture Federal Services to manage the agency’s comprehensive information assurance and privacy program. […]
As the department that interacts more frequently on a daily basis with the American public than any other Federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it has reduced the total amount of time the public spends accessing its services by 20 million hours annually. […]
As it approaches any move to regulate the creation or use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, Congress should look to the state of data privacy laws in the U.S. – or the lack thereof – as an important guidepost in deciding the rules of the road for AI tech developers who must train their algorithms on massive amounts of data. […]
Starting today, Federal contractors are prohibited from having or using the popular social media app TikTok on government managed devices, according to an interim rule posted in the Federal Register by the Defense Department, General Services Administration, and NASA. […]
A bipartisan group senators wants to authorize cybersecurity cooperation between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and nations that have signed onto the Abraham Accords countries through a new piece of legislation introduced on May 31. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is in the process of updating its Information Technology Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2024-28, with an emphasis across the agency on moving away from older legacy IT systems, the agency’s chief information officer (CIO) said today. […]
A group of big-tech industry leaders warned today that artificial intelligence (AI) may one day pose an existential threat to humanity and should be considered a societal risk on par with pandemics and nuclear wars. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking for industry help to improve its polygraph-related credibly assessment (CA) capabilities through a new solicitation that asks for solution upgrades. […]
Microsoft Corp. this week offered up five key points for governments to consider as they approach whether and how to regulate artificial intelligence technologies going forward. […]
As AI technologies continue on a rapid-growth trajectory, some cybersecurity experts are worrying about how emerging versions of AI tech may harm the cyber-resilient architectures that many organizations are beginning to build. […]
As ransomware continues to be a severe issue that is plaguing many across the cybersecurity landscape, a new update has just been released through the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF) to address these growing threats. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will release an updated Broadband Funding Map in June to improve existing inaccuracies, according to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Alan Davidson. […]
Dell Technologies today introduced a new end-to-end zero trust security solution – dubbed Project Fort Zero – for global organizations to protect against cyberattacks. […]
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has tapped Long T. Pham to serve as the chief of the agency’s newly established Health Technology and Innovation Liaison Office. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Labor (DoL), and the Department of Treasury have not fully applied cloud security practices, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]
A new report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Department of Transportation (DoT) can be doing more to effectively implement cybersecurity policies across the agency and its components. […]
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) said today the company has launched a new technology investment strategy that focuses on six “digital accelerator solutions” for its government, defense, and intelligence market customers. […]
In the two years since the Biden-Harris administration released its landmark cybersecurity executive order (EO), Federal agencies including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been notching rapid progress on the order’s imperatives, a NIST tech official said today at Palo Alto Networks’ Public Sector Ignite 2023 conference in Tysons, Va. […]
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation that would require Federal agencies to designate senior officials to ensure that the Federal government’s use of emerging technology is consistent with “democratic values.” […]
Almost two years ago, a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company, a major supplier of fuel to the northeastern U.S., pushed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop directives for pipeline owners and operators to implement cybersecurity measures. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has launched an online dashboard so that agencies have a new way to dig into the details of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) results from the last four years. […]
The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Colleen Shogan to serve as the head of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). […]