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- The increasing use of artificial intelligence technology – both from security threat and protection improvement perspectives – are among the top look-ahead issues for 2025 among officials with providers of security technologies to the Federal government.
- Into 2025: DoD Tech News Year-in-Review
- Into 2025: Year-in-Review for Quantum Tech Advances
- Into 2025: AI Blooming Into Major Player in Fed IT
- Into 2025: CHIPS and Science Act Investments Year-in-Review
- DoD Names David McKeown First Cybersecurity Innovation Chief
- Biden Makes 2% Civilian Pay Raise Official for 2025
People
- President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments on Sunday for his incoming technology team, including leadership for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST), and a new “Crypto Council.”
Progress
- The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is exploring creating a new funding source by potentially charging cloud providers as part of their efforts to go through the FedRAMP process.
With growing cyber threats from abroad targeting critical infrastructure and a push to bolster cybersecurity for the U.S. presidential election, it is more important than ever for agencies to be locked down from foreign hacks.
Policy
- A new bipartisan bill filed by senators on Dec. 19 is calling for the Department of Commerce to establish an AI Safety Review Office, led by a White House-nominated under secretary of Commerce for AI safety.