The government watchdog found that none of the 24 CFO Act agencies have fully completed key preparations to move vulnerable systems to post-quantum cryptography. […]

The GSA inspector general found that data-quality, governance, and workforce problems are continuing to hinder the agency’s compliance with the Geospatial Data Act. […]

The agency is shifting purchases from the 2GIT contract to its Multiple Award Schedule and device-specific agreements as part of a broader push to consolidate federal procurement. […]

Only seven of 22 civilian CFO Act agencies have fully met OMB requirements for inventorying and maintaining networked devices, according to GAO. […]

The watchdog said gaps in agency documentation left it unable to fully assess whether DOGE personnel properly accessed and protected sensitive government systems. […]

GAO found uneven results across 18 major DOD IT business programs and renewed calls for stronger performance measurement, agile practices, cybersecurity, and zero trust controls. […]

The proposal marks a sharp increase from the additional $20 billion FAA officials previously said they would need to complete the modernization effort. […]

Energy Department science chief Darío Gil said the department wants to develop national user facilities that would give researchers broader access to advanced quantum computing. […]

NIST Director Arvind Raman said the agency is working with industry to scale post-quantum cryptography while advancing quantum networking and manufacturing capabilities. […]

Director Conner Prochaska said ARPA-E is exploring its next quantum effort and called for a renewed National Quantum Initiative to put greater emphasis on applications and commercialization. […]

The SBIC-E Initiative will initially focus on areas including AI, quantum information science, semiconductors, and future computing, DOE officials said. […]

USPTO has deployed more than 20 AI applications as it emphasizes human oversight, workforce training, and tools designed to assist patent examiners. […]

The new option lets eligible users verify their identities from a smartphone while sharing only the information required to access government services. […]

The agency is expanding access to a frontline-developed communications tool as it works to scale promising technology from a portfolio of more than 14,000 employee-built applications. […]

The FAA is beginning a phased rollout of an AI-enabled platform designed to give air traffic controllers earlier warning of congestion, weather impacts, and other constraints. […]

The forthcoming guidance will draw on CISA assessments of how well critical infrastructure organizations can isolate and recover systems. […]

The bill would direct CISA to assess workforce and resource gaps as lawmakers scrutinize the agency’s capacity to defend federal networks and critical infrastructure. […]

Officials say agencies should begin inventorying and modernizing their telecommunications environments now to avoid repeating delays that stretched the previous governmentwide transition over more than a decade. […]

Federal agencies face a Sept. 19 remediation deadline for a maximum-severity authentication bypass that can give remote attackers root-level access. […]

The Energy Department is seeking commercial teams to deliver scientifically relevant, fault-tolerant quantum computers by 2028. It’s also funding a national laboratory testbed to validate performance. […]

Energy Department CIO Dawn Zimmer sees enormous potential in AI-enabled workflows and integrated data, but says federal acquisition, authorization, compliance, and organizational decision-making still need to move faster. […]

More than 70% of OPM employees are actively using at least one approved AI platform, CIO Adam Starr said. […]

House lawmakers are seeking testimony from Larry Ellison and Mike Sicilia about VA’s nearly $17 billion increase to the ceiling of its Electronic Health Record Modernization contract. […]

The new guidance offers federal agencies and cloud providers recommendations to protect identity and access tokens from theft, forgery, and misuse. […]

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the lunar south pole will be a critical proving ground for technologies and operations needed for future Mars missions. […]

CISA is ramping up staffing and 24/7 support for the new service as officials look to expand governmentwide cyber visibility and give agencies a lower-cost path to modern SIEM capabilities. […]

The solicitation seeks U.S.-led capabilities in power generation, oxygen extraction, manufacturing, and other technologies needed for sustained lunar exploration. […]

Berry’s new assignment puts him at the center of USDA’s effort to consolidate farmer records and retire legacy systems. […]

Andrew McClure said the government cannot secure the energy sector alone and urged industry to help accelerate cyber defenses. […]

The new 27-month agreement offers government agencies a 50% discount on ChatGPT usage with no platform fees or minimum spending commitments. […]