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    Commerce Dept. Lines Up $6.4B CHIPS Deal With Samsung
    The Department of Commerce announced a preliminary agreement today for up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act for Samsung Electronics to bring advanced semiconductor manufacturing and research and development (R&D) to central Texas.
  1. Lawmakers Fold WH Proposals Into Sweeping Pandemic Fraud Bills
  2. Biden Revokes COVID-Related EOs and Guidance
  3. IRS CTO: ‘Ideas Abound’ in GenAI Development Push
  4. Army CIO: New Policy Creates Data ‘Chain of Responsibility’
  5. NSA Rolls Out New Maturity Data Security Guidance
  6. CDM Task List: Mobile, Cloud, EDR-Derived Intelligence

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  1. Cloud Computing Brainstorm 2019 - Sean Connelly
    CISA Zero Trust Leader Connelly Landing at Zscaler
    Sean Connelly, who has been long been a prime mover on zero trust and other security policies for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), will soon be leaving Federal government service to join cloud security provider Zscaler, the company confirmed to MeriTalk.
  1. Axonius Q&A: Conquering Zero Trust, CDM at April 16 Adapt Conference
  2. Air Force Names Chandra Donelson Acting Chief Data and AI Officer
  3. State Dept. Names Zakiya Carr Johnson CDIO
  4. DHS Promotes Hemant Baidwan to CISO
  1. Intelligence Community Names John Beieler Chief AI Officer
  2. ONCD’s Camille Stewart Gloster Stepping Down
  3. Former FedRAMP Chief Brian Conrad Joins Zscaler
  4. CMS Names Lee Ann Crochunis Deputy IT Office Director

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    CISA Calls on Agencies to Reset Credentials After Microsoft Breach
    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) publicly issued an emergency directive today calling on Federal agencies to take immediate action to reset authentication credentials following a breach of Microsoft corporate email accounts by Russian state-sponsored cyber actor Midnight Blizzard.
  1. Secret Cyber Force Deployed Overseas 22 Times in 2023
  2. Login.gov to Pilot Facial Recognition Tech Starting Next Month
  3. VA Proposes ‘Maintenance’ IT Budget for FY2025, EHRM Relying on Unused Funds
  4. NIST Seeks Input on Cyber Risk Management Draft
  1. AI/ML Efforts Bearing Fruit at State Department
  2. USDS Chief Shares How Direct File Became a CX Success
  3. Lawmakers Wary of VA’s Supply Chain Modernization Contract
  4. TMF Leaders Prioritizing Modernization Playbooks

Policy

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    Lawmakers Debut Water Systems Cybersecurity Bill
    Following fresh warnings from the Federal government that foreign hackers are targeting U.S. water systems for possible cyberattacks, two House members this week introduced legislation that would focus greater government attention on that threat.
  1. OPM Issues Rule to Expand Early Talent Workforce Pipeline
  2. Space Force Unveils Plan to Leverage Commercial Space Tech
  3. House Panel Clears CRS Data Modernization Bill
  4. New Bill Seeks Quantum Lead at Pentagon
  1. Senate Panel Clears Federal Multi-Cloud Adoption Bill
  2. Senate Bill Aims to Enforce Export Controls on ‘Sensitive’ Tech
  3. Sen. Wyden Eyes Mandatory Fed Collaboration Software Standards
  4. New Data Privacy Bill Draft Features Algorithm Pushback