Despite high investment in artificial intelligence, most public and private sector organizations are still failing to see meaningful returns – a problem rooted not in technology but in culture and measurement, a top federal official said Monday. […]
The Department of the Air Force is inviting private companies to build large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers on unused land at five military bases. […]
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., on Thursday voiced her support of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, while criticizing recent changes to the program that she said have minimized Nebraska’s ability to deploy fiber-based broadband. […]
For the first time in years, the United States is no longer making progress in bolstering its cyber defenses and is instead “stalling” and “slipping” in its ability to protect itself and allies, the successor organization to the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) revealed in a report published Wednesday. […]
The U.S. Army is taking bold steps to modernize its human resources systems, harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver faster, more personalized support for soldiers, veterans, and their families. […]
The U.S. Army Human Resources Command (AHRC) is incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into its noncommissioned officer (NCO) promotion boards to speed and streamline candidate evaluations, officials announced last week at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting. […]
President Donald Trump has declared October 2025 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month – making it the 22nd consecutive year of that designation. […]
The next major conflict may not begin with bombs or bullets but with keystrokes and code, a senior official for the U.S. Army warned Tuesday at the Association of the United States Army annual conference. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on Wednesday in response to a “significant cyber threat” targeting federal networks through certain devices and software made by the technology company F5. […]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), is asking three major Medicare Advantage insurers to disclose whether they use artificial intelligence or other predictive technologies to make decisions about patient care. […]
Speaking during a Defense News livestream at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting on Monday, Brandon Pugh, the Army’s principal cyber advisor, outlined plans to overhaul how the service manages its expanding data enterprise. […]
David Sacks, the White House’s artificial intelligence “czar,” said he wants to preempt a patchwork of state AI regulations, saying that current legislation may push diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements onto developers. […]
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chief of staff of the Air Force, warned senators this week that while the service is successfully recruiting cyber talent, it faces an urgent crisis in retaining and training skilled cyber professionals. […]
Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., said Wednesday that getting the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program off the ground – along with key permitting reforms – is his “top priority” this Congress. […]
Brig. Gen. Linda J. Riedel with the South Carolina National Guard, who currently serves as assistant adjutant general for the Army, has been selected as the incoming deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. […]
In a new partnership with the Department of the Air Force, the Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for information is launching a project-based artificial intelligence (AI) fellowship program designed to fast-track innovation from the field to the front lines. […]
In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Bob Kerr, product management leader at Dell Technologies’ Mission Systems, to discuss how federal leaders can evaluate public, hybrid and dedicated wireless choices – and why dedicated federal wireless is so important today. Kerr outlines why and how Dell built a 5G solution tailored […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a reduction in mandatory cybersecurity training across the Department of Defense (DOD) – which the Trump administration has rebranded as the Department of War – in an effort to restore what he called “mission focus” for military personnel. […]
The Trump administration ordered the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to compare DeepSeek to leading U.S. artificial intelligence models, revealing that the United States is outperforming China. […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a growing set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that extend beyond traditional software threats, according to Matthew Turek, deputy director of the Information Innovation Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). […]
As the U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., warned the funding lapse could endanger national security, saying, “Bad actors and adversaries do not take a day off.” […]
With the deadline fast approaching for defense contractors to meet looming cybersecurity standards under the Pentagon’s finalized Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule, the question remains: Will they be ready? According to recent reports, the answer is no. […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is requiring FedRAMP authorized cloud service providers (CSPs) to identify and report all Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) platforms, following the issuance of an emergency directive by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) last week. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) component on Monday announced the official beginning of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) internal watchdog has a list of things it wants to get a closer look at for fiscal year (FY) 2026 – including those related to recent Trump administration executive orders and actions led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies to take immediate action to patch vulnerabilities in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) platform by Friday, Sept. 26, at 11:59 p.m. […]
After months of vowing to “blow up” the Risk Management Framework (RMF), the Pentagon has officially rolled out a new cybersecurity model designed to “deliver real-time cyber defense at operational speed.” […]
The White House is putting artificial intelligence at the center of America’s research agenda in a Tuesday memo detailing the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) fiscal year 2027 research and development priorities. […]
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the service is accelerating innovation, enhancing readiness, and offering stronger support for personnel to maintain U.S. air and space superiority amid growing global threats. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding over $3.3 million in cooperative agreements to educational and community organizations to build the nation’s dwindling cyber workforce. […]