Maj. Gen. Ryan Janovic took over command of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) on August 2, succeeding Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton who is set to become the new director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). […]
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Michael Sulmeyer as the first-ever cyber policy chief for the Department of Defense (DoD). […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is looking for public feedback on a proposed set of metrics that would measure the end-to-end FedRAMP authorization experience. […]
A senior U.S. Air Force official said this week that getting timely appropriations from Congress is vital to ongoing efforts to create a modernized and cohesive Air Force and Space Force that can effectively address evolving global challenges and strengthen national security. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) made public a report Monday detailing the findings of a pilot that examined whether current Federal vulnerability detection software products that use AI – including large language models – are more effective. […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to expand its use of authentication services that employ the Login.gov sign-on service developed by the General Services Administration (GSA), but the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said in a July 23 report that IRS is facing security hurdles in that process. […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service have teamed up to utilize satellite data to detect and report wildfires swiftly. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) officially opened this week its competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on artificial intelligence, offering up to $70 million in Federal funds for the new institute over five years. […]
A panel of government and industry experts on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is recommending that Federal government leaders focus on good data structure and governance policies as government agencies increasingly seek to put AI tech into play. […]
Lawmakers at a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hearing on July 23 issued a bold call for CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping to dismantle the country’s “Great Firewall,” but witnesses at the hearing had other suggestions. […]
The top U.S. counterterrorism official Christy Abizaid has stepped down as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) after serving in the role for three years. […]
The Department of Treasury sanctioned two members of a Russian nationalist hacktivist group on July 19 over an incident in January that led to the overflow of water storage tanks in Texas. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is requiring its components and military services to meet target level goals of the Pentagon’s Zero Trust Strategy by fiscal year 2027. But for the U.S. Army, this goal is especially challenging given its unique and large-scale operational environment. […]
The Biden-Harris administration announced actions this week from government, academia, and civil society that aim to grow and enable the public interest technology ecosystem through bolstering the workforce. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is promoting to permanent titles Jeff Greene as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity, and Trent Frazier as the assistant director for stakeholder engagements. […]
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reckons that the government could realize from $106 billion to $208 billion of benefits and savings if Federal government agencies took action on about four percent of the watchdog agency’s still-unimplemented recommendations. […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Friday that customers who created “my Social Security” accounts before Sept. 18, 2021, will need to transition to a Login.gov account to continue to access their online services. […]
Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V. – chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee – and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a bipartisan bill this week that aims to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at the Department of Energy (DoE). […]
The White House on Wednesday released a memo for the heads of all Federal agencies laying out its “cross-agency cybersecurity investment priorities” for fiscal year (FY) 2026. […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced on Monday that it has awarded contracts to six startups for help in developing privacy-enhancing digital wallet technologies. […]
A top official at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said today that the agency is taking a “slow and steady” approach when it comes to adopting generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for everyday use. […]
The Department of Interior (DoI) has awarded Accenture Federal Services a $250 million contract to support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in operating and maintaining a cutting-edge mission services IT platform to ensure readiness for future challenges. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that Federal agencies reported an estimated $235.8 billion in improper payments across 71 programs for fiscal year (FY) 2023. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is reaching out to experts for insights into generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) across the DoD, according to a recent request for information (RFI) posted to TradewindsAI. […]
Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., introduced new legislation last week with the aim of improving the claims process for veterans by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make AI tools available to its workforce. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a final rule that, if adopted, would allow schools and libraries to use funding from the E-Rate program for off-premises use of WiFi hotspots. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting feedback on a new draft roadmap released Wednesday to implement the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET). […]
The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) component could be doing more to help Tribal authorities with technical assistance as they seek to create and improve broadband services using $3 billion in funding from the Federal government’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) has released an updated version of its Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Reference Guide to incorporate guidance from President Biden’s October 2023 AI executive order. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) is celebrating the graduation of the inaugural class of U.S. Digital Corps (USDC) fellows, who have worked across the Federal government for the past two years to develop innovative technology solutions to benefit all Americans. […]