The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance to agencies on pay flexibilities and programs available to help recruit and retain AI talent in the Federal government. […]

In response to President Biden’s AI executive order (EO), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DoE) have officially established a Research Coordination Network (RCN) dedicated to advancing privacy research. […]

A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Department of Defense (DoD) and several other Federal agencies need to take steps to make their sexual harassment training more effective. […]

The Department of Treasury, along with its IRS component, is moving toward a requirement that agency leadership work more than half of their hours within traditional office settings. […]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said today that over 600 semiconductor companies have requested more than $70 billion under the CHIPS and Science Act, meaning that the Department of Commerce (DoC) has “a lot of tough conversations” ahead to narrow down which companies receive funding. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today unveiled its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 along with a suite of cyber resources, providing the first major update to the voluntary framework in over a decade. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – along with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and other international partners – has released a joint advisory warning of tactics and techniques used by alleged Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) hackers to infiltrate cloud systems. […]

The Treasury Department’s announcement today of a new round of economic sanctions on Russian businesses and individuals includes notable numbers of new sanctions falling on companies operating in the Russian tech sector. […]

The Justice Department (DoJ) has tapped Jonathan Mayer as the agency’s first-ever chief science and technology advisor and chief AI officer. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) is looking for input to help flesh out the agency’s Next Generation Network Infrastructure (NGNI) strategy that may succeed GSA’s existing Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contracts that guide how Federal agencies buy communications and related services. […]

 The U.S. Department of Agriculture Digital Service (USDA DS) is launching – along with the agency’s Office of Customer Experience (OCX) – a new fellowship that will help recruit some of the brightest minds for digital service delivery, procurement, and customer experience work at the agency. […]

The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled a March 14 vote on a proposal the agency first floated last year to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless internet of things (IoT) devices including home security cameras, voice-activated shopping devices, internet-connected appliances, fitness trackers, garage door openers, and baby monitors. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking for industry insight on spectrum research and development (R&D) to help the White House create a new Federal plan on the technology, according to a recent request for information (RFI). […]

NASA’s Voyager 1 has been on a 46-year-long mission to explore interstellar space, but for the last year the probe has been experiencing several software and data glitches that could bring its mission to an end. […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced it plans to negotiate with Accenture Federal Services the terms of a contract estimated at $70 million for work on the agency’s Patent Search Artificial Intelligence (PSAI) capabilities. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force another two-year term to continue its work on creating solutions for managing global ICT supply chain risk. […]

With the IRS taking a wide range of steps to advance its technological capabilities, IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told lawmakers today that the agency’s focus on data security remains a key priority moving forward. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is moving to consolidate disparate zero trust security policy functions into a new single office at the agency. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today released its 2023 Equity Action Plan, which spotlights data as a tool to better understand barriers and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal workforce. […]

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)  component has awarded its final grant totaling $42 million from the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund’s first Notice of Funding Opportunity this week – boosting the funding total thus far to $140 million. […]

A new watchdog report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) finds that the IRS as of July 2023 was giving 19 contractors access to sensitive systems after the contractors had unfavorable background checks. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued 2024 Priorities today for its Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) – aligning its priorities for the first time under three focus areas to help establish resources required and strategic direction. […]

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has tapped Sean Mooney to serve as director of NIH’s Center for Information Technology (CIT), starting in mid-March. […]

The Biden-Harris administration this week announced the creation of the AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), which will unite more than 200 AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations in support of the development and deployment of safe and trustworthy AI. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a new initiative focused on hiring 50 new artificial intelligence experts to help leverage AI technology across strategic areas of the department. […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said today it issued a declaratory ruling that bans the use of voice cloning technologies made possible by artificial intelligence in the case of unwanted robocalls to consumers.  […]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Feb. 7 announced key members of the executive leadership team to lead the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) – which will be established at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). […]

The State Department said this week it is implementing a new policy creating visa restrictions for people who use commercial spyware technology for illicit purposes. […]

The Department of Commerce is looking to push cloud providers to supply more in-depth knowledge of their foreign customer base, as part of President Biden’s executive orders on AI and cybersecurity. […]

Nancy Sieger, chief technology officer (CTO) at the Department of Treasury, will be stepping down from that post later this year after 35 years of government service, she said in a LinkedIn post. […]