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 Commerce Department’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a new National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation to connect more Americans with resources to spur innovation and entrepreneurship. […]
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. […]
The Department of Commerce announced today it has reached a preliminary agreement with Entegris for up to $75 million in proposed Federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to onshore critical semiconductor supply chain and manufacturing materials for leading-edge chip production. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday that it has hired the first 10 members of its AI Corps – the product of the agency’s first-ever sprint to hire 50 AI technology experts – and added a new director to lead the team. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a long-awaited report on Friday that offers guidance on how to combat potential threats that AI technologies could pose in the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) realms. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) is one of the largest Federal research funding agencies, but a new report out today from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that DoE needs to better understand whether or not a recent policy change is actually protecting U.S.-funded technologies from foreign acquisition. […]
A June 18 report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reckons that the IRS as of March had used about 10 percent of the approximately $57 billion in multi-year modernization funding that Congress has approved for the agency. […]
The Treasury Department issued a draft rule on Friday that would block U.S. private-sector investments in China that involve hot-button technologies including AI, quantum, and semiconductors. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC), has released updated SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants (SAFECOM Guidance), which is focused on assisting state and local governments in accessing funding for emergency communications. […]
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a new $2.27 billion contract to develop and build the next generation of weather satellite constellation – dubbed Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) – for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report today that the Federal government’s primary personnel investigative agency needs to put in place improved cybersecurity oversight processes to mitigate security risks posed by its outdated and developing IT systems. […]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the state of Oregon is the first to join up for the IRS Direct File program – which allows taxpayers to file their tax returns directly with the IRS online – for the 2025 tax filing season. […]
A top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official emphasized today that CISA can’t do its job as the nation’s cyber defense agency without the help from industry and academia. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on June 17 that two consulting firms have paid a total of $11.3 million to setting allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to meet cybersecurity requirements in Federally funded contracts. […]
The online services director at the IRS this week mapped out key goals of the agency’s ongoing technology improvements plans that will roll out over the next three years. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE), along with several suppliers and manufacturers serving the energy sector, released a new set of Supply Chain Cybersecurity Principles today to drive best practices across the industry. […]
The Department of Transportation (DoT) is in the process of putting together an agency-wide cybersecurity plan and hopes to go public with the plan by the end of September, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]
The Department of State (DOS) has launched a beta release of an updated online passport renewal system that the agency said will allow American citizens to renew their passports online. […]
NASA has awarded CACI International a new contract worth up to $2 billion to help the space agency maintain and improve its IT services. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to know what AI capabilities industry has in store that can help the agency improve aviation safety, according to a request for information (RFI) released last week. […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has tapped Sairah Ijaz to serve as acting chief information officer (CIO) as the agency searches for a permanent CIO. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today the launch of its second class of Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) this year, marking its first cohort exclusively focused on artificial intelligence technologies. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced a major update on June 13 to its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) that will allow Federal agencies to make upfront payments when purchasing software licenses. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Thursday an 11-month extension of its contract with Oracle Cerner to support the agency’s Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program, with a focus on “improved fiscal and performance accountability.” […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) conducted their first-ever AI tabletop security incident exercise on June 13 with more than 50 AI experts from government agencies and private sector tech firms. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is coming under fire once again for an inefficient IT program, with members of the House VA Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Oversight expressing their concern this week over the VA’s Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System (BTS-3). […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prioritize better managing of its software license inventories to find ways to cut costs and better inform investment decision-making. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new online tool to help make the government procurement process easier for Federal employees. […]