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  1. White House
    ‘Golden Dome’ Review Reaches White House, Final Plan Seen Soon
    The Department of Defense (DoD) has delivered a mandated review to President Donald Trump outlining development pathways for his proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, with final plans expected to be released soon, according to a senior Pentagon official.
  1. Network With the Cyber Defenders May 15 at Tech Tonic
  2. Rethinking Zero Trust: Why Data Sharing Is a Game-Changer
  3. Noem Sheds Little Light on Proposed $491M of CISA Cuts
  4. HHS Appoints Clark Minor to CIO Position
  5. ARPA-E Nominee Pledges Support for Critical Tech Despite Proposed Budget Cut
  6. Senate Confirms Meink as Next Air Force Secretary

People

  1. SBA Names Hartley Caldwell as New CIO Amid Leadership Shuffle
    The Small Business Administration (SBA) has tapped Hartley Caldwell as what appears to be its third chief information officer (CIO) since the start of the Trump administration in January.  
  1. White House Nominates Kirsten Davies for Pentagon CIO
  2. USPTO CAIO, Emerging Tech Director Stepping Down
  3. DoD Cyber Nominee Pledges to Strengthen Workforce, Offensive Operations
  4. DoE Moves Chief of Staff Alex Fitzsimmons to Top Cyber Post
  1. Labor Department CISO Paul Blahusch Retiring
  2. Welcome the 2025 Class of Cyber Defenders!
  3. Air Force Nominee Argues for Higher Air, Space Spending
  4. Senate Commerce Advances Isaacman to Lead NASA

Progress

  1. From Cancer Detection to Contract Review: How AI Is Transforming Agencies
    Artificial intelligence tech is rapidly reshaping the Federal workforce, powering tools that assist doctors in offering early cancer diagnoses and helping procurement officers review complex contracts.
  1. OMB/Agency IT Portfolio Reviews Could Save $100M, GAO Says
  2. GSA Eyes Governmentwide Impact of GenAI Tool
  3. GAO Calls on ODNI to Address Personnel Vetting Data Shortfalls
  4. FedRAMP Seeks Input on Continuous Reporting Standard
  1. Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Agency RIFs
  2. OPM Cancels Solicitation for HR System Overhaul
  3. Reconciliation: $500M for Commerce AI, Damper on State AI Regs
  4. FDA to Deploy AI Research Tool Across All Centers by Summer

Policy

  1. Pentagon DoD Defense Military
    Pentagon Rolls Out 2-Year Plan for Accelerating Software Capabilities
    The Department of Defense (DoD) unveiled an updated two-year roadmap outlining how it plans to accelerate the delivery of software capabilities necessary to support the continued growth of the Pentagon’s software factory ecosystem and enterprise cloud program.
  1. Sen. Cotton Introduces Bill to Safeguard Advanced AI Chips
  2. Pentagon to Implement ‘Anything-as-a-Service’ Pilot Program
  3. Marine Corps Releases AI Implementation Plan
  4. Bipartisan Senate Bill Looks to Improve AI Testing
  1. Senate Bill Aims to Boost Water System Cyber Protections
  2. Expiring SBIR/STTR Programs Get Lifelines From Congress
  3. Rep. Obernolte: Quantum Research Funding Poised for 2025 Renewal
  4. DoD AI/Cloud Competition Bill Getting New Life in Senate