The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is taking the necessary measures to address export controls and safeguard national security in semiconductor exports amid compliance challenges, a new government audit has found.   […]

NASA’s Voyager 1, the farthest-traveling spacecraft ever launched by humanity, is experiencing significant challenges that may impact the continuation of its decades-long mission. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced $30 million of funding to expand learning opportunities for the U.S. workforce in emerging technology areas such as advanced manufacturing, microelectronics, and biotechnology. […]

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new package of export controls on Monday designed to further curb the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) ability to make advanced-node semiconductors on its own. […]

The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) elected Hannibal “Mike” Ware, inspector general (IG) for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and acting IG for the Social Security Administration (SSA), to serve as CIGIE chair. […]

The Department of Transportation (DoT) has identified 18 priority areas where quantum technologies could optimize transportation across all modes and has set a timeline for near-term quantum applications DoT could implement in the next one to three years. […]

As cyberattacks continue to target hospitals and other healthcare organizations, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is failing to meet some of its bigger-picture cybersecurity goals for the sector, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a Nov. 13 report.  […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Wednesday that it has selected IBM for a 15-year contract to provide a travel and expense (T&E) technology-managed service for the next generation of the E-Gov Travel Service (ETS). […]

The Department of Justice (DoJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is calling out the agency for not having an updated AI strategy, as the agency’s latest public AI strategy dates back to 2020. […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tapped Jennifer Wendel to serve as its permanent chief information officer (CIO) on Nov. 18, according to the agency’s website. […]

As the number of successful cyberattacks on healthcare organizations continues to rise, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is calling on HHS to better ensure the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI). […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has once again extended the deadline for vendors to submit their proposals for the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) from Jan. 10, 2025 to Feb. 3, 2025. […]

The Department of Commerce is mounting a late burst of activity to finalize investments under the CHIPS and Science Act before President-elect Donald Trump – who has criticized the program in recent weeks – takes office in January. […]

The Department of Energy (DoE) has tapped Dawn Zimmer as the agency’s new principal deputy chief information officer (CIO), according to a LinkedIn post by Zimmer on Nov. 21. […]

The State Department on Nov. 20 announced formation of a new Federal interagency task force that will focus on content authentication and combatting deepfakes and other forms of AI-driven content manipulation.   […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said on Thursday that it recently conducted a red team assessment (RTA) at the request of an unnamed critical infrastructure organization, with mixed results. […]

The Federal Communications Commission voted today to begin what it called a “major, comprehensive review and update of licensing rules for submarine cables” with goals including better protecting that critical communications infrastructure by, among other steps, prohibiting the use of equipment and services sold by companies based in adversarial nations including China and Russia. […]

The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Wednesday that it has finalized $1.5 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding to GlobalFoundries (GF) – the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker.   […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is suggesting in a new report that Congress designate an agency to issue government-wide guidance or regulations to help protect Americans’ civil rights and civil liberties while using personal data. […]

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Kurt DelBene told lawmakers on Wednesday that the agency’s cybersecurity capabilities are suffering from a shortage of skilled IT workers that stems from a slim budget to hire enough of them. […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to tackle critical climate and environmental challenges, with a focus on making data more accessible and efficient.  […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component is looking to adopt and scale generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies for use cases including expediting border crossings, a top CBP official said on Wednesday.   […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking to adopt automated data analysis as it moves forward in its technology modernization efforts, a top NASA official said on Tuesday at the Red Hat Government Symposium powered by MeriTalk.  […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on Monday that it has named Melissa Midzor the new director of the agency’s Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL). […]

The Biden-Harris administration announced today that the Department of Commerce has awarded TSMC Arizona Corporation up to $6.6 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act – the first major award finalized under the $52 billion program. […]

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a launch event today for its STRATUS program – a suite of government-wide basic ordering agreements (BOAs) to provide rapid access to cloud capabilities – and teased an annual forecasting tool for the program. […]

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a statement on Wednesday saying that Salt Typhoon’s recent hacks into commercial telecommunications infrastructure in the United States have affected “a limited number of individuals who are primarily involved in government or political activity.” […]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly and all other Biden administration appointees within CISA will leave their positions by Jan. 20 – when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. […]

Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for leaking classified national defense information online, including many documents designated top secret. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is continuing to lead the charge in the transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, publishing a draft report on Tuesday that outlines how it plans to replace cryptographic algorithms vulnerable to quantum computers with quantum-resistant ones. […]