The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is preparing to release the latest patch for its Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL), version 1.4, along with a version two prototype of its mapping model within the broader OSCAL framework. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Wednesday that it is participating in the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, making 100 internship and postgraduate opportunities available to students. […]

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) centralized travel management system will connect with all 124 federal civilian agencies in the next 18 months and include mobile access, a GSA Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) official said Tuesday.   […]

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has big plans for quantum technology next year, with a top agency official saying Tuesday that the agency is “hitting that sweet spot” in its progress toward quantum readiness.  […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an initial public draft for Rev 5 of the agency’s National Checklist Program (NCP) that facilitates the generation of security checklists from authoritative sources, centralizes the location of checklists, and makes checklists broadly accessible. […]

With a little over 100 days to go until the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) resumes deployments of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR), lawmakers are questioning whether the VA has a firm grasp on the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program’s future expenses. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced on Monday the US Tech Force, a new effort to hire early-career technologists who will serve two-year employment terms across the federal government. […]

One semiconductor project is complete, and others are making progress – that’s the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Thursday assessment of efforts under the CHIPS Act to strengthen the domestic semiconductor supply chain.   […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) said Friday that it is launching an initiative aimed at accelerating research, development, and innovation (RDI) to boost the commercialization of emerging technologies.   […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to refresh all of its major governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) and multiple award vehicles by the end of January, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Deputy Commissioner Laura Stanton said on Thursday evening. […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) updated its system used to track commercial truckers’ safety compliance records for the first time in 25 years, the agency’s acting chief technology officer (CTO) said Thursday morning.  […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has tapped Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence to serve as acting chief information officer (CIO) and assistant secretary for information and technology. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a joint memo to agency heads on Wednesday, sharing additional details on the planned single, modern Core Human Capital Management (Core HCM) platform. […]

Tenable Public Sector has joined the OneGov ranks to offer a discounted rate on its cloud security enterprise solution, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced Thursday morning.  […]

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is launching a department-wide modernization initiative driven by Salesforce artificial intelligence (AI) agents that will automate operational tasks across the department’s components.   […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adopting a “cyber dominance” strategy to better protect veterans’ data, according to Eddie Pool, the acting principal deputy assistant secretary for information and technology at the VA. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a new Industry Engagement Platform (IEP) that the agency said is aimed at improving communications between CISA and developers of security technologies. […]

 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – along with Australian and other international government partners – released on Dec. 3 a new guide for the secure integration of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into operational technologies (OT).  […]

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded technology company Peraton a $12.5 billion contract to modernize and replace legacy air traffic control (ATC) systems, the department announced on Thursday.  […]

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) began Phase II of its OASIS+ contract program, expanding the governmentwide vehicle to 13 service domains and keeping solicitations continuously open. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is shutting down its program that pays incentives to retain highly skilled cybersecurity professionals after a watchdog report found that millions were paid to ineligible employees.  […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy on Thursday, which will integrate a five-pillar approach to the technology across all HHS components.  […]

Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), returned to the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing, this time making clear that the Moon – not Mars – is NASA’s immediate priority. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Thursday a OneGov agreement with Palo Alto Networks offering discounts of up to 60% for technology solutions designed to protect federal agencies’ cyber infrastructure. […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Dec.1 that a majority of its commissioners approved the agency taking legal action against edtech services provider Illuminate following a breach, “which allowed hackers to access the personal data of more than 10 million students.” […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is warning broadcasters that they must maintain cybersecurity standards after a cyber breach resulted in the broadcast of obscene materials and a false emergency alert.  […]

At Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), agility drives the mission. That means using Software as a Service (SaaS) wherever possible and innovating where it’s not – including with artificial intelligence (AI).  […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling for more federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools that are reshaping the homebuying process, warning that gaps in transparency and oversight could expose prospective homebuyers to risks.   […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced an 18-month OneGov agreement with SAP on Tuesday that delivers steeply discounted access to the company’s database, integration, analytics, and cloud solutions for federal agencies. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is on the prowl through Dec. 19 to identify potential cuts to federal agency senior executive rosters in line with a White House executive order issued in October of this year. […]