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  1. Federal CIO: Government at ‘Inflection Point’ for Service Delivery
    Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Greg Barbaccia said Friday that the federal government is at a major “inflection point” for service delivery, arguing that agencies must move beyond incremental fixes and overhaul how they serve the public.
  1. ICE, CBP Drive DHS’ Expanding AI Footprint in Biometrics, Surveillance
  2. Pentagon Officials Detail Cyber Plan to Counter China
  3. How the VA Leveraged AI to Accelerate Claims Processing
  4. FCC Jumpstarts Effort to Find Cyber Trust Mark Administrators
  5. Tech Modernization at the FAA: Cloud, AI, and Mission Software for a ‘No-Fail’ National Airspace System
  6. Denver Targets Automation Opportunities and Tracks Success

People

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    GSA Officially Appoints Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator
    The General Services Administration (GSA) officially appointed Michael Lynch as the agency’s next deputy administrator, effective Jan. 20.
  1. Trump Taps Lt. Gen. James Adams to Lead DIA
  2. Arrington Named CIO at Quantum Firm IonQ
  3. Trump Renominates Sean Plankey for CISA Chief
  4. Pentagon Names Cameron Stanley Next AI Chief
  1. Timothy Kosiba Tapped as NSA’s No. 2
  2. Shila Cooch Departs as DOE’s Acting CISO for FEMA Role
  3. Senate Confirms Edward Forst as GSA Administrator
  4. Senate Confirms Kirsten Davies as Pentagon CIO

Progress

  1. IRS Digital Overhaul Falling Short for Taxpayers, NTA Warns
    The IRS’s long-running modernization push is still falling short for taxpayers, with widespread complaints about unhelpful artificial intelligence (AI) tools, underperforming online services, and slow progress, National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Erin Collins told Congress Wednesday in her annual report. 
  1. CISA Confirms Acting Director Used ChatGPT Under ‘Short-Term’ Exception
  2. CISA Publishes Insider Threat Management Resource
  3. GAO: SSA Should Review Plan to Retain ‘Critical’ Staff Following Telework Shift
  4. Navy Chief Previews New ‘Hedge Strategy’
  1. VA to Invest $4.8B to Modernize Health Care Facilities, EHR Systems
  2. Senators Say Better Investment, Global Cooperation Can Win the AI Race
  3. Commerce’s CHIPS Office Signs LOI With USA Rare Earth for Up to $1.6B
  4. Senators Demand Answers After New SSA Data-Handling Revelations

Policy

  1. New Bill Would Deploy AI to Identify Outdated Federal Rules
    A new legislative proposal introduced by Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, on Friday would use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify redundant and outdated rules in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).  
  1. OMB Rescinds Biden-Era Software Security Requirements
  2. Marine Corps Adopts GenAI.mil Platform
  3. House Approves SBA-Focused AI for Main Street Bill
  4. House Bill Targets Feds’ Downloads of Chinese Apps
  1. OMB Signals Imminent Cyber Policy Updates, Compliance Relief
  2. Bipartisan Senators Move to Revive USDA Middle-Mile Broadband Program
  3. Garbarino Seeks Answers From Verizon, FCC Over Nationwide Service Outage
  4. New House Proposal Targets ICE Use of Mobile Biometrics