The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced the launch of advertisements for its government-wide Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program, meaning Federal cybersecurity employees can now apply to rotational assignments at agencies outside of their own. […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) – which operates within the Department of Defense (DoD) to accelerate the military’s adoption of leading commercial technologies – is looking to industry for space-based solutions that can supply and augment communications capabilities. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) and first-ever Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Eric Hysen is encouraging “DHS personnel to responsibly use commercial products to harness the benefits of Gen AI and ensure we continuously adapt to the future of work,” according to a memo dated Oct. 24. […]

U.S. Navy’s Naval Information Warfare System Command (NAVWAR) is moving fast to implement and leverage 5G wireless technology across the service branch and out to the fleet, Navy officials said this week. […]

Lawmakers and expert witnesses discussed ways the U.S. can better ensure Federal software systems are protected against cyberattacks from hostile foreign nations like China during a House Oversight Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. […]

Identity solutions provider Okta said this week that the hack of its customer support management system disclosed in October impacted many more of its customers than previously thought, but did not impact its FedRAMP High and Defense Department IL4 environments used by the Federal government. […]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is looking for vendors to help the agency scale up its robotics process automation (RPA) capabilities to a target level of 35 to 50 automations annually, according to a new request for information (RFI) from the agency. […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is still in the early stages of incorporating generative AI technologies into its larger technology apparatus, an agency official said this week. […]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. – long a champion of tech and cyber bills on Capitol Hill – in the last few months has teamed up with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to generate momentum for several pieces of AI legislation in the Senate that she sees gaining serious legislative traction early next year. […]

As artificial intelligence technologies continue to evolve, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said today that longstanding laws must be enforced to mitigate the dangers and harms of AI tech. […]

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is seeking to provide novel technologies to improve the response of both law enforcement and the intelligence community (IC) in attributing the sources of malicious cyberattacks. […]

Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s seventh special forum on artificial intelligence on Nov. 29, AI Caucus Co-Chair Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., said today he has been encouraged by the amount of bipartisan effort shown by his colleagues at the first six AI forums. […]

The U.S. Army unveiled on Monday its first doctrinal publication codifying the military uses of data and information in multidomain operations. […]

President Biden announced new actions today to strengthen U.S. supply chains, including several technology-focused initiatives such as the creation of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – in partnership with the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – has released guidelines to help AI developers make informed cybersecurity decisions.  […]

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing a new circular to improve agency access to reliable acquisition data and information. […]

The Biden administration released its vision this week to boost U.S. semiconductor capabilities, announcing a $3 billion program to advance packaging – a key technology for manufacturing semiconductors, or chips. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) recently announced the launch of a new digital learning platform that will educate its workforce on AI capabilities and other emerging technologies.   […]

The Justice Management Division (JMD) – which is part of the Department of Justice (DoJ) – is seeking industry’s help in procuring a new intranet platform with AI and machine learning (ML) integrated tools that DOJ personnel can use to communicate within the agency. […]

The Department of Navy on Tuesday released its inaugural Department of the Navy Cyber Strategy, which identifies seven distinct lines of effort to enhance the naval services’ cybersecurity posture and emphasizes cyber as a warfighting domain. […]

Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation introduced a bill Tuesday that would direct Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to create a working group to develop an AI initiative within the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.  […]

The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has suffered a significant data breach that exposed the data of employees including included addresses, Social Security numbers, and bank account information. […]

The U.S. Air Force is evaluating both larger and smaller artificial intelligence (AI) technology models as it moves down the path to development and deployment of the technology, said Lt. Col. Joesph Chapa, the Air Force’s chief responsible AI ethics officer, at the Nov. 14 Intel Public Sector Summit in Washington. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced it will relaunch its Cybersecurity Insurance and Data Analysis Working Group (CIDAWG) to help combat ransomware, evaluate the effectiveness of security controls, and drive down cyber risk. […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to use new bio-based tools to predict and optimize team performance that will further the capabilities of teams operating within the Department of Defense (DoD). […]

A recently released report from the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) finds that DoD doesn’t have enough accountability over devices that collect biometric data.    […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the launch of its new Cybersecurity Shared Services Pilot Program, which is designed to deliver cutting-edge cybersecurity shared services on a voluntary basis to critical infrastructure entities such as the healthcare, water, and K-12 education sectors. […]

The Federal Trade Commission on Nov. 16 announced a new exploratory challenge aimed at encouraging the development of “breakthrough ideas” to evaluate, monitor, and prevent malicious uses of “voice cloning” technologies enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Nov. 15 to launch a formal inquiry into the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on illegal and unwanted robocalls and robotexts – an area in which the FCC has a long regulatory history.   […]

Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are spearheading new artificial intelligence legislation that would aim to protect both consumers and entrepreneurs, and task the Commerce Department with new regulatory work.  […]