As agencies adopt new technologies, federal health officials say workforce investment, human judgment, and tools suited to the mission remain essential to emergency response. […]

Director Ralph Gaspard says his office is recruiting through universities, the military, and industry, but finding IT specialists willing to serve at potentially dangerous overseas posts remains a challenge. […]

The inspector general found all 11 sampled files incomplete and recommended changes to GSA’s acquisition system, oversight, and training. […]

The technology is speeding investigations, but human skills and agency partnerships remain essential. […]

The award carries a potential 10-year term to modernize legacy applications and databases across the agency’s mission support portfolio. […]

The Nov. 11 update was informed by 90,000 veteran survey responses. New capabilities include password-free claims-status access, longer sign-in sessions, and a three-step document-upload process. […]

CISA’s updated reporting form aims to improve cyber threat detection as a long-awaited rule requiring critical infrastructure organizations to report major incidents remains under White House review. […]

The U.S. DOGE Service leader envisions AI agents helping people navigate public services. The work comes with new demands for identity, procurement, and technical talent. […]

After years of delays and a nearly two-year deployment pause, the VA is accelerating its nationwide EHRM rollout, even as a $17 billion contract ceiling increase and lingering patient-safety concerns fuel congressional scrutiny. […]

The cybersecurity executive would fill a post that has lacked a Senate-confirmed leader since January 2025. […]

Public service offers the mission technologists want, but agencies need clearer entry paths, empowered teams, and technical expertise embedded in program decisions. […]

Continuous monitoring, agency control of fraud intelligence, and data sharing underpin efforts to protect taxpayer dollars while preserving access to benefits. […]

The new cross-component group will coordinate AI-related investigations and litigation, set enforcement priorities, and develop prosecution and compliance guidance. […]

A joint federal warning urges operators to secure refrigeration controls as European authorities document attacks and U.S. military freezer outages remain under investigation. […]

The two departments join a national health information exchange network that has handled more than 2 billion health records since December 2023. […]

The former HHS official brings more than two decades of experience in critical infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness, and cybersecurity response to his new role. […]

Jennifer Hill will oversee GSA’s federal acquisition operations as the agency pursues procurement consolidation and acquisition reforms, while Mark Weiss will oversee the agency’s federal real estate portfolio. […]

The National Science Foundation is offering supplemental funding to existing grant recipients to expand AI education, mentorship, and hands-on learning opportunities for middle and high school students. […]

Higgins says increasing visibility and insight, filling gaps, and reducing risk anchor his team’s cyber strategy as AI, funding uncertainty, and evolving threats reshape the federal technology landscape. […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working toward better visibility into departmentwide data and spending to help leaders identify shared investment needs, reduce duplicative efforts, and coordinate funding for long-term capital infrastructure projects across operating divisions, according to Gustav “Gus” Chiarello, the department’s assistant secretary for financial resources. […]

The road map includes updated response guidance, a stakeholder community, and work on agent monitoring, containment, and evidence sharing. […]

Agency security teams need close coordination, architectures that make systems easier to defend, and AI tools with limited permissions that can take over some tasks, experts advised. […]

The Technology Prosperity Deal addresses AI, networking, quantum technologies, and more. It follows earlier agreements with Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. The critical minerals agreement supports supply chain resilience and research. […]

Cybersecurity progress and large data stores prepare U.S. Customs and Border Protection to face threats, but an integrated common operating picture is needed, said Ryan Riccucci. […]

The new terms replace introductory per-user pricing with consumption-based access, as Anthropic reports growing government adoption and estimates $1 billion in savings. […]

In a new report, NIST details how agencies should replace quantum-vulnerable cryptography, and reinforces deadlines for high-value assets, high-impact systems, and other sensitive systems. […]

CISA gave federal civilian agencies until Oct. 29 to remediate two flaws in the widely used web programming language. Experts said agencies must also determine whether attackers have already exploited the flaws. […]

The agency’s 2030 roadmap calls for stronger operational technology security, intelligence-driven risk decisions, and expanded emergency communications capabilities. […]

The agreement with US AI offers federal agencies up to 30% off software licenses and $1 pilot projects through September 2028. It expands the AI capabilities available through GSA’s governmentwide technology acquisition strategy. […]

The VA met its goal of deploying the new EHR at 13 hospitals this year. The department said system standardization, consolidated decision-making, and additional staff were instrumental. […]