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  1. 2026 Predictions: Federal Missions Will Rise or Fall on Readiness, Not Innovation
    As agencies enter 2026, executives from some of the federal government’s top IT and service vendors predict that federal technology success will hinge less on adopting new tools and more on operational foundations.
  1. Deregulation, Data Centers, and Dominance: Washington’s AI Wrapped
  2. DOD Shifts Course Under Trump in 2025
  3. Tracking Federal Cybersecurity: Highlights From 2025
  4. White House Directs 6G Spectrum Reallocation Push
  5. Inside the Courtroom: 2025’s Biggest Federal Lawsuits
  6. Cuts and Consolidation: Trump’s Federal Reset in 2025

People

  1. General Services Administration GSA
    Senate Confirms Edward Forst as GSA Administrator
    The Senate voted to confirm Edward Forst, a long-time Wall Street executive, to lead the General Services Administration (GSA) as its next administrator.
  1. Senate Confirms Kirsten Davies as Pentagon CIO
  2. Trump Nominates Rudd to Lead NSA, CYBBERCOM
  3. Senate Confirms Klein as First US CTO Since 2021
  4. Senate Confirms Isaacman as Next NASA Chief
  1. VA Names Lawrence Acting CIO as Department Shifts IT Leadership
  2. Round 2: Isaacman Shifts NASA Focus to Moon
  3. Senate Confirms Correll as USSTRATCOM Chief
  4. Cyber Command Taps Reid Novotny as New AI Chief

Progress

  1. DOE Faces AI and Cybersecurity Governance Challenges in FY 2026, OIG Says
    The Department of Energy lacks an enterprise-wide framework to govern artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, according to a report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). 
  1. NOAA Launches First-Ever AI-Powered ‘Ensemble’ Forecast System
  2. MeriTalk’s Top 10 Federal IT Moments of 2025
  3. Santa on the Radar: NORAD Celebrates 70 Years of Santa-Tracking Tradition
  4. DOD Drone Task Force Partners With Local Law Enforcement for Drone Defense
  1. GSA Says Deregulation Drive Will Save $1B Over Next Decade
  2. HHS Eyes Regulatory, Payment Overhaul to Speed Clinical AI Adoption
  3. Sen. Cotton Warns Unmonitored Open-Source Software Poses National Security Risk 
  4. Industry Flags Gaps in DOD Software Attestations

Policy

  1. Senate Passes FY26 Defense Policy Bill
    The Senate today passed the fiscal year (FY) 2026 defense authorization bill, voting 77-20 to send the measure to President Donald Trump, who has said he will sign it.
  1. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand Employee Tech Skills
  2. Rep. Garbarino Says Cyber Information-Sharing Bill Faces Hurdles
  3. New Bill Seeks Oversight of VA’s $1B Digital Spending
  4. House Passes SAMOSA Act to Rein In Federal Software Spending
  1. OMB Orders Agencies to Ensure AI Is ‘Truthful’ and ‘Unbiased’ by Spring
  2. Trump Signs Order to Preempt State AI Laws and Push Single Federal Framework
  3. Pentagon UAP Briefings Added in NDAA
  4. Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Create Tech and AI Talent Hiring Teams