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  1. SSA Taps Fourth New CIO Since January
    The Social Security Administration (SSA) has tapped Aram Moghaddassi to become its new chief information officer (CIO) after Scott Coulter stepped down from the role.
  1. Run – Don’t Walk – to Tech Tonic July 17 in D.C.
  2. GAO Finds Gaps in NASA’s Cybersecurity Defenses
  3. CISA Warns of Iranian Attacks Against US, DIB Networks
  4. Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s Universal Service Fund
  5. Brown, Mace Debut Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Federal Casework
  6. Cyber Command Names Patrick Ware Executive Director

People

  1. Trump’s NCSC Pick: Drones Now Top Threat to US Intelligence
    President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is sounding the alarm on drones and non-traditional intelligence tactics as the most urgent – and most overlooked – threats to the U.S. intelligence community.
  1. Cyber Command Executive Director Adamski Stepping Down
  2. DoD Nominees Pledge to Speed Emerging Tech Acquisitions
  3. CDC Nominee Sees Big AI Role for Operations, Health Outcomes
  4. Senate Panel Narrowly Clears Bedford for FAA Chief
  1. NIST Selects Shyam Sunder to Oversee Laboratories
  2. Army Names Brandon Pugh Principal Cyber Advisor
  3. Walkinshaw Pledges Workforce Support, IT Oversight in Race to Succeed Connolly
  4. Army Recruits Major AI Tech Execs Into Innovation Corps

Progress

  1. DoD Sets Rules to Implement IT Consulting Limits
    The Defense Department’s (DoD) undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment has issued a set of rules to implement a policy announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in May that limits the agency’s use of IT consulting contracts in order to reduce reliance on outside firms and bolster the department’s in-house expertise.
  1. GSA Presses 6 ‘Traditional’ Consulting Firms for Better Pricing
  2. Trump Vows to Pursue Federal Funding Freezes After SCOTUS Decision
  3. DoD Seeks Industry Feedback on RMF Overhaul
  4. SDA: Tranche 1 Satellite Online in Record Time With Autonomous Functions to Come
  1. GAO Chief: Budget Cut Would Have ‘Grave’ Impact
  2. Quantum Complacency Could Be Catastrophic, Lawmakers Told
  3. SSA Chief: Americans’ Data Is ‘Safe,’ Tech Agenda Aims at CX
  4. DARPA STO Eyes Quantum Sensing for Threat Detection

Policy

  1. House Lawmakers Reintroduce FIT Procurement Act
    Reps. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., and Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., reintroduced the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act on Wednesday in an effort to streamline the Federal procurement process for agencies and their contractors.
  1. Pentagon Unveils $1.01T FY2026 Budget with Cyber, Space, AI Focus
  2. House Panel Advances DHS Budget With Higher CISA Spending
  3. Congress Moves to Block CCP-Linked AI From US Agencies
  4. House Panel Votes to Slash GAO Budget, Democrats Cry Foul
  1. House Appropriators Push for Space Force Acquisition Reform
  2. Congress Eyes EHR Overhaul with VA Regulatory Plan
  3. House Members Want AI Security Playbook to Counter Foreign Cyber Threats
  4. Senators File Bill to Shield Security Clearances from Political Abuse