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  1. DoD Pentagon Military
    From Golden Dome to Drones: Breaking Down DOD’s $1.5T Budget Request
    President Donald Trump has requested a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year (FY) 2027, and a closer look shows how funding would be allocated across cyber, artificial intelligence (AI), missile defense, and drone efforts.
  1. CISA Budget Request Targets Partnerships, Cuts Nearly 900 Jobs
  2. Lt. Col. Gregory Moran Tapped as Space Force Acting CDAO
  3. IHS CISO Eyes AI for Clinical Workflows, Cybersecurity Operations
  4. FBI Disrupts Russian Cyber Operation That Targeted Home and Office Routers
  5. As Threats Evolve, FSIs Must Prepare to Recover, Not Just Defend
  6. FBI Reports Surge in Government Impersonation Scams, $798M in Losses

People

  1. Chandra Donelson to Step Down as Space Force CDAO
    Chandra Donelson, the U.S. Space Force’s chief data and artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CDAO), announced she plans to step down from her role, according to a LinkedIn post made earlier today.
  1. George Forbes Heads Over to Commerce
  2. CDC Acting CAIO Travis Hoppe Departing
  3. Hardiman Named Air Force Deputy CIO
  4. FCC Taps Farhan Khan as New CIO
  1. Army Corps of Engineers Announces IT Leadership Hires
  2. DOD’s Dunlap to Depart Federal Service
  3. Former VA EHR Executive Charged With Concealing Gifts From Contractors
  4. Jewell Sworn in as Defense S&T Assistant Secretary

Progress

  1. ‘AI Is Not the Outcome’: Feds Urged to Focus on Mission, Not Hype
    As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates across government, federal and industry cybersecurity leaders said on Wednesday that agencies need to stay focused on mission outcomes rather than deploying the technology for its own sake.
  1. USDA Creates Ag-Tech Research Network
  2. We Took the Government’s Free AI Training – Here’s What We Learned
  3. FAA Falls Short on Securing 45 Critical Systems, OIG Says
  4. Agencies Warn of Iran-Linked Cyber Activity Targeting Critical Infrastructure
  1. White House Proposes No New TMF Funding for FY 2027, Leans on Transfer Authority
  2. GSA’s Proposed AI Contract Policy Faces Resistance From Tech Sector
  3. NSF Cuts Put Spotlight on Another Risk: Selling the Value of US Science
  4. Army Releases Final Solicitation for $50B MAPS Contract

Policy

  1. DOE Budget Proposal Shifts CESER’s Cyber R&D Toward AI, Cuts Spending
    The Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2027 would shift research funding at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) cybersecurity and emergency response office away from traditional cybersecurity and toward artificial intelligence (AI), while also placing the office under a new funding structure. 
  1. Trump’s 2027 Budget Request Cuts $5.6B From NASA
  2. Pentagon’s FY 2027 Budget Request Cuts R&D Funding Despite Overall Increase
  3. Trump FY2027 Budget Cuts CISA by $707M, Reduces S&T Agencies
  4. White House Proposes $1.5T Defense Budget for 2027
  1. House, Senate Bills Aim to Boost Cyber Apprenticeships
  2. Bipartisan DHS Plan Falters in House, Shutdown Persists
  3. Bipartisan Bill Targets Gaps in Semiconductor Export Controls
  4. Bipartisan Bill Would Create AI Task Force for US Courts