The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is pushing equipment and software manufacturers to eliminate the use of default passwords in their products. […]

The National Security Agency (NSA), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released a new report providing guidance on industry best practices on open source software and software bills of materials (SBOM). […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new data strategy that aims to advance the agency’s management and use of data to improve health outcomes for all Americans. […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has tapped its Chief Information Officer (CIO) David Nelson to serve as the NRC’s lead on AI operations, an agency spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. Nelson also serves as the commission’s chief data officer. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to improve its security to better protect against threats to federally funded research. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published draft guidance this week on evaluating differential privacy – a privacy-enhancing technology (PET) used in data analytics – to fulfill one of its tasks under President Biden’s recent artificial intelligence executive order (EO). […]

As cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity, collaboration is more crucial than ever and serves as the “fuel” of cyber operations, according to David Carroll, associate director for mission engineering at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). […]

The growth of AI technology is coming on at a “fast and furious” pace, and Federal agencies need to buckle in and prepare themselves for the technology’s rapid proliferation, a panel of Federal agency chief information officers said this week. […]

With the rapid growth and deployment of AI-fueled technologies, the need for “observability” within network assets is becoming an even more important necessity to maintain control over technology operations, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official said on Dec. 12 at the Datadog Observe conference. […]

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel announced big steps to reorganize the agency’s leadership structure today, aiming to reflect the transformation goals the agency has been undertaking since the commissioner’s confirmation to his post earlier this year. […]

Federal agencies are making “notable” progress in implementing Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations to improve IT management and reduce duplicative efforts, according to a new GAO report. […]

In response to the Biden administration’s recent AI executive order, the Department of Energy (DoE) unveiled its new Office of Critical and Emerging Technology Tuesday, aiming to ensure U.S. investments and progress in areas such as AI, biotechnology, quantum computing, and semiconductors. […]

Lawmakers and industry leaders on Tuesday highlighted ways the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) should seek to secure artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, starting with integrating the emerging technology into the agency’s existing cyber policies and guidelines. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently developing a privacy-preserving digital credential that will use privacy-enhancing technologies (PET) to protect sensitive data while simultaneously allowing only needed information to be disclosed, according to a DHS official. […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a concept paper that outlines the department’s cybersecurity strategy for the healthcare sector, detailing four key actions it will take to advance cyber resiliency in the sector. […]

Both Federal and private sector spectrum leaders emphasized today the criticality of spectrum policy, keying on the government’s need to prioritize the technology as a national security issue. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is taking swift action to meet the requirements set forth by President Biden’s recent artificial intelligence executive order (EO), including by establishing four additional National AI Research Institutes and launching a pilot program to implement the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR). […]

The Commerce Department said today it is closing in on its first agreement to provide funding under the CHIPS and Science Act, which was approved by Congress last year to make available up to $52 billion of funding to incentivize semiconductor makers to establish new manufacturing operations in the United States. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that the agency’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner Sonny Hashmi will depart on Dec. 29. […]

Boston Government Services, a top contractor to the Department of Energy (DoE) for technology and security services, has named former DoE Chief Information Officer Rocky Campione vice president of cybersecurity and technology solutions. […]

The Federal government has come a long way in improving civilian agency and critical infrastructure cybersecurity over the past ten years. Central to that improvement effort is the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which has the weighty mission of managing and reducing risk to U.S. cyber and physical infrastructure. […]

Federal customer experience (CX) officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week that CX capabilities are finally starting to “take root” across the agency’s different components, which are keeping customers top of mind when designing government services. […]

As the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is gearing up to pilot its first-ever Direct File tool in the coming tax season – allowing  taxpayers to directly file their taxes with the government by only using the online tool – IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel is holding his breath on the potential success of the tool’s introduction. […]

The Department of Energy (DoE) is preparing an updated version of its Generative Artificial Intelligence Reference Guide to better reflect guidance from the White House’s recent AI executive order (EO), with an emphasis on responsible AI. […]

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

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is set to publish a new report this month looking at how well Federal agencies have done with artificial intelligence use case inventories, according to an agency official. […]

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking steps to overhaul and restructure its Office of Systems – which has served as the main arm of SSA’s IT apparatus – to realign the agency’s IT management focus around a new Office of the Chief Information Officer, an agency official confirmed. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) voted on Dec. 5 to approve two recommendations for the agency to consider on advancing memory safe system languages (MSSL), and on further strengthening operational collaboration. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is turning to responsible AI to implement human-centered design across the department to serve its many customers, according to DHS Chief Scientist Sam Howerton. […]

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials said this week that they are looking to fix website tech issues that have now impacted the disability claims for more than 120,000 veterans, and that the agency is putting in place a senior executive to direct the fixes. […]