Following President Trump’s executive order on improving efficiency in Federal contracting, the U.S. Army is halting and reviewing pending big-ticket Army tech contracts to ensure alignment with the new guidelines. […]
President Donald Trump issued marching orders this week to newly confirmed White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios, including that the United States prioritize emerging technologies such as AI and quantum. […]
Michael Duffey, President Donald Trump’s nominee for undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told lawmakers that he will review details of the Pentagon’s long-delayed industry cybersecurity compliance policy if confirmed to his post. […]
Arielle Roth, the Trump administration’s pick to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), pledged to implement Biden-era bipartisan broadband expansion plans while vowing not to favor White House advisor Elon Musk’s Starlink as part of that process. […]
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump and issued by the White House late Thursday aims to end collective bargaining with Federal government unions for vast swaths of the civilian workforce. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled its final guidelines for safeguarding artificial intelligence systems from cyberattacks, shedding light on emerging threats targeting both predictive (PredAI) and generative (GenAI) models. […]
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to fully heed recommendations from its Office of Inspector General (OIG) when distributing COVID-19 relief loans, which contributed to billions of dollars lost to fraudulent payments. […]
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of the Air Force, Troy Meink, told senators today that he will continue to build up the U.S. Space Force through talent and acquisition. […]
Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Greg Barbaccia is tasking all Federal agency CIOs with compiling by April 2 a list of their existing software licenses with nine of the largest government software providers, and delivering by April 30 a comprehensive list of all of their software licenses and contracts. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the latest Federal entity to make major cuts to its workforce including moves to centralize its information technology (IT) employees, according to a Thursday notice from the department. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is preparing to roll out a new chatbot platform in one of its overseas cloud environments, according to a defense official. […]
President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on Tuesday that aims to make sweeping changes to U.S. elections, and warns that states will lose Federal election grants if they do not comply with new requirements. […]
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers reintroduced legislation on Thursday to streamline software purchasing across the Federal government and reduce unnecessary costs. […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has named Scott Coulter as its new chief information officer (CIO), making him the third person to hold the position since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. […]
Legislation that would grant President Donald Trump the authority to reorganize the Federal government passed out of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday and is now headed to a full House vote. […]
Democratic leaders on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are launching their own investigation into the use of the Signal communications app by high-ranking Trump administration officials and are putting those officials on notice to preserve a long list of records that may be requested as part of the committee’s work. […]
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) poses the biggest cyber threat to the United States, according to the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. […]
A Federal judge in Maryland ruled on Monday that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the departments of Treasury and Education are barred from sharing personally identifiable information (PII) with the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). […]
President Donald Trump on March 24 announced nominees to lead the Department of Defense’s (DoD) cyber and technology efforts, according to nomination notices posted on Congress.gov. […]
Two executive orders (EO) issued by President Donald Trump on Tuesday are directing the Treasury Department to modernize and centralize its payment system in an attempt to root out Federal fraud and waste. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule marks a crucial step toward strengthening DoD’s cybersecurity posture, and a senior Pentagon tech official expressed confidence on Tuesday that the rule will take effect despite a more general anti-regulation climate being put into place by the Trump administration. […]
Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee clashed during a lengthy markup session on Tuesday over several pieces of legislation, including bills that would expand the Trump administration’s ability to reorganize the Federal government and terminate collective bargaining agreements. […]
Vu Nguyen, chief information security officer (CISO) at the Department of Justice (DoJ), explained at the Zscaler Public Sector Summit in Washington today how he expects the agency’s ongoing march toward zero trust security architectures to end up paying for itself in the benefits that the improved security yields – including by sharply reducing the cost of any cyberattacks on the agency’s networks. […]
Department of the Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) Venice Goodwine plans to retire after three decades of government service, she said in a LinkedIn post. […]
The ongoing shift to zero trust security frameworks is reshaping cybersecurity strategies across Federal agencies, but for Sandia National Laboratories – one of the 17 national labs overseen by the Department of Energy (DoE) – the adoption of continuous verification standards is as much about user experience as it is security. […]
A prominent Federal program aimed at bringing young professionals into the government has seen a 64 percent decrease in hires, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which says the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) should do more to improve the talent pipeline. […]
NVIDIA and MITRE announced partnerships on March 18 with several other tech companies to develop systems with artificial intelligence networks that will enable 6G network capabilities. […]
How can the Department of Defense (DoD) ensure its dominance against adversaries around the globe in the new space race? […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) plans to clear its agency authorization backlog by the end of April and launch new community working groups to speed the program into its next chapter. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) today unveiled its plans to revamp the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) with a heavy focus on automation to speed the approval process for secure cloud services used by the Federal government. […]