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  1. DHS: GenAI Pilots Succeeding, but Data Needs Improvement
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has successfully completed the first phase of three generative AI (GenAI) pilot programs, gaining the knowledge necessary to keep rolling out the developing technology for a variety of missions, a top DHS IT official said today at IBM’s Think Leadership Exchange event in Washington, D.C., produced by MeriTalk.
  1. NASA Cites AI Work With IBM to Address Global Climate Challenges
  2. IBM Official Charts Accelerating Pace of AI Deployment
  3. IBM Think: CBP Using AI to Streamline Border Ops, Boost Efficiency
  4. Senators Call Salt Typhoon Hack ‘Breathtaking,’ Want FCC Action
  5. AARO Director Calls for Ongoing Support to Investigate UAPs
  6. AI in Orbit: NASA and NGA Push Edge Frontiers Into Space

People

  1. NIST
    NIST Names Melissa Midzor Director of Comms Technology Lab
    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on Monday that it has named Melissa Midzor the new director of the agency’s Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL).
  1. MeriTalk Interview: IRS CI Cyber Chief Koopman Wields AI to Unmask Cybercriminals
  2. Martorana Offers Transition Tips; Myklegard in Line for Acting CIO Role
  3. Easterly, top CISA Leaders Clearing Out in January
  4. Trump Leadership Tracker: Picks Named for DoD, DHS, CIA
  1. Pentagon Secrets Leaker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
  2. GSA TTS Director Ann Lewis Stepping Down
  3. VA Deputy Secretary Empowering Women This Veterans Day
  4. Former GSA Tech Leader Bob De Luca Named CIO at RRB

Progress

  1. cybersecurity
    OT Threats Rise as Government, Industry Fight Back
    Threat actors are increasingly targeting the operational technology (OT) vital to maintaining the nation’s critical infrastructure, according to government officials and other experts.
  1. Feds: There’s No ‘Safety Net’ for PQC, Agencies Must Act Now
  2. Red Hat Symposium: DoD Officials See Benefits of GenAI, Warn of Costs
  3. FITARA Celebration Season Lands at Tech Tonic Dec. 19 in D.C.
  4. DoD Planning OT Zero Trust Guidance in Summer 2025
  1. DoJ’s EOUSA Progresses on IT Modernization, Needs More Time for AI
  2. NASA Using AI to Streamline Data Analysis, Speed Space Innovation
  3. Red Hat: Feds’ Near-Term AI Decisions Among ‘Most Critical’
  4. NGA Charts Future with Cloud Center of Excellence, FinOps Strategy

Policy

  1. Bipartisan Cyber Harmonization Bill Receives House Companion
    Just one day after National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would bolster efforts to harmonize cybersecurity regulations across the Federal government, a companion bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La.
  1. House Bill Would Boost Penalties for AI-Driven Fraud
  2. House Passes Federal Supply Chain Security Bill; Senate Up Next
  3. DHS Unveils Guidance for use of AI in Critical Infrastructure
  4. NCD ‘Eager’ for Congress to Pass Cyber Harmonization Bill
  1. VA Proposes New Program to Expand Telehealth for Rural Veterans
  2. Workforce Shake-Up, AI Rules Loom Large for Early Trump Agenda
  3. Rep. Lee Leads Bill to Establish AI Civil Rights Office in Every Agency
  4. Sen. Wyden Wants Commerce to Tighten Tech Export Control Rules