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  1. Walkinshaw Pledges to Continue Connolly’s Technology Work
    James Walkinshaw, who currently serves on the Fairfax County, Va., Board of Supervisors and is campaigning for election to Congress, joined MeriTalk’s Tech Tonic event on Thursday evening where he pledged to continue the Federal IT work of his former boss, Rep. Gerry Connolly.
  1. MeriTalk Celebrates the 2025 AI Honors Award Winners at Tech Tonic
  2. Quantum Tech Readies for Devices, Deployment, Trump Official Says
  3. Air Force Says DOGE-Led Spending Cuts Total $10.4B
  4. DoT CIO’s Number One Goal Is to Build Technology
  5. Senate Confirms Gen. Michael Guetlein as Golden Dome Lead
  6. New ‘Schedule G’ to Add More Political Appointees to Fed Workforce

People

  1. The Pentagon is a very large building that houses a lot of the authorities for the U.S. Military. It's big. This photo doesn't do it justice, but they're kinda rightly concerned about people flying drones around there.
    CENTCOM Appoints Cyrus Jabbari Chief Data Officer
    U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has appointed Cyrus Jabbari as its new chief data officer (CDO), the organization announced in a recent press release. Jabbari, who began his role in May, succeeds Dr. Michael Foster, who left the position in December 2024.
  1. DCSA Director Cattler Departing in September
  2. CIA Names Gard-Weiss Executive Director
  3. White House Selects Mark Calabria for Chief Statistician Role
  4. NSF Names Clyde Richards CIO
  1. USPS CTO Bombaugh Retires
  2. CIA CTO Mulchandani Steps Down After Three Years at the Helm
  3. Senate Confirms Scott Kupor as OPM Director
  4. Senate Confirms Bedford to Head FAA, Lead Tech Fixes

Progress

  1. GSA Chief Touts OneGov Strategy, Tells Industry ‘We’re Open for Business’
    The General Services Administration (GSA) has teamed up with major tech companies under its new OneGov strategy, and GSA Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian said on Thursday that more deals are on the way as the agency signals it’s “open for business.”
  1. DoD Moves Forward in Plans to Grow Drone Fleet
  2. GAO Asks Congress to Require Agency IT Modernization Plans
  3. PHMSA Nominee Urges ‘Whole-of-Govt’ Cybersecurity Approach
  4. USDA CIO Eyes Up to $20M in Savings Through DCAM Initiative
  1. GSA Wraps Uber Into OneGov Structure
  2. DHS, National Guard Confirm Salt Typhoon Attacks on Guard Networks
  3. Congress: When Advanced AI Commits Crimes, Who’s to Blame?
  4. NSF Partners With Voltage Park to Support NAIRR Pilot

Policy

  1. House Panel Rejects NIST Cuts, Approves $1.28B Budget
    A panel of House lawmakers has decided to toss aside cuts to the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) proposed by the Trump administration, instead raising its budget for the coming fiscal year (FY) by nearly $123 million. 
  1. House Panel Advances NDAA Full of Tech, Cyber, AI Provisions
  2. Industry Calls on Congress for Action to Prevent Drone Attacks
  3. Trump Administration Refuses to Share Agency RIF Plans in Court
  4. Senate, House FY 2026 NDAA Bills Lay Out Differing AI Paths
  1. Rep. Mace Reintroduces Bill Pushing VA to Modernize With Blockchain
  2. Hegseth Orders Military to ‘Ramp Up’ Drone Arsenal
  3. Senate Panel Approves Flat GAO Funding, Brushing Back House Cuts
  4. Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze Until October