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  1. House, Senate Reach $895B Compromise NDAA With Tech, AI Items
    After months of back-and-forth, the House and Senate have finally reached a compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, agreeing on key provisions for artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and a historic pay raise for junior service members.
  1. Sen. Blackburn’s DOGE Bills Cover Schedule F, Telework, Hiring Freeze
  2. DoE Needs to Invest in Enterprise-Wide Data Analytics, OIG Says
  3. NIST Wants Feedback on Zero Trust Architecture Guide
  4. Polaris GWAC Nears BIC Designation, Features On-Ramps, Tech Refreshes
  5. Spinks: Improving Warfighter UX Drives Technology Success
  6. FCC Names IoT Security Device Labeling Administrator

People

  1. Trump’s New ‘AI & Crypto Czar’ Reinforces Likely AI Policy Changes
    President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint a prominent Silicon Valley investor to oversee Federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy points to changes that may be coming in how the government approaches its use of the technology – including what is expected to be a looser regulatory style and a possible repeal or modification of President Biden’s AI executive order (EO).
  1. Army G-6 Appoints new Director of Network C4 Systems
  2. Cropsey to Lead new Air Force Information Dominance Center
  3. CIGIE Elects SBA IG Ware as New Chair
  4. HHS Taps Jennifer Wendel as Permanent CIO
  1. Trump Lines Up Vought for OMB, Here’s What to Expect
  2. Dawn Zimmer Joins Energy Department as Deputy CIO
  3. Air Force Intelligence Community Taps Laura Drummer as CDO
  4. NIST Names Melissa Midzor Director of Comms Technology Lab

Progress

  1. Senate DOGE Leader Ernst Leading Charge to Limit Fed Telework
    Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, released a report on Thursday focused on reforming government telework policies, relocating Federal employees away from Washington, and selling off underutilized government real estate.
  1. FCC Pushing Telcos to Certify Security Amid Salt Typhoon Hacks
  2. Rep. Swalwell to Trump: Don’t Cut CISA Funding
  3. Senators Urge Probe of Pentagon’s Comms Following Salt Typhoon Hack
  4. House AI Task Force Readies Final Report, Eyes ‘Bite-Sized’ Approach
  1. NCI Revamping NanCI Social App to Bolster Cancer Research
  2. GSA Panel Turning to AI, Cloud, Cyber in Fed Procurement
  3. White House Hails PMA Successes on Workforce, CX Issues
  4. Senators Unveil $2.7B Quantum R&D Boost in New Legislation

Policy

  1. Pentagon Unveils Strategy to Counter Drones
    The Department of Defense (DoD) announced a classified strategy aimed at creating a unified and comprehensive approach to counter the growing threat of drones.
  1. Senators Look to Create AI, Cloud Service Competition at DoD
  2. House Passes Bill to Improve Federal Software Purchases
  3. Commerce Tightens Semiconductor Export Controls on China
  4. New AI Disclosure Bill Seeks Transparency in Financial Services
  1. U.S. Army CIO Hits Reset on Cyber Policy RMF
  2. MeriTalk Q&A: Illumio’s Barlet Looking for Cyber Policy ‘Acceleration’
  3. Senate Bill Looks to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Healthcare Sector
  4. DOGE Gains a Powerful Foothold on Capitol Hill