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  1. OPM Sees 50,000 Feds Impacted by ‘Policy/Career’ Reclassification
    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will kick off a public proceeding later this week aimed at implementing the reclassification of an estimated 50,000 Federal government employees deemed to be in “policy making” positions into a new ‘Policy/Career’ personnel schedule.
  1. Douglas Matty Wins Pentagon CDAO Job
  2. ICA Uncertainty Puts All Eyes on Congress for FY26 Appropriations
  3. NSF Cuts Funding on Misinfo/Disinfo Research
  4. Senators Push to Extend Cyber Threat-Sharing Law to 2035
  5. DoD Seeks Insight on Comms Tech Integration for Small Drones Ops
  6. IARPA Seeks to Streamline IC Commercial Data Access

People

  1. OSTP Taps Dean Ball as Senior AI, Emerging Tech Advisor
    The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has tapped Dean W. Ball to serve as a senior policy advisor on AI and emerging technology.
  1. US Navy CISO Alvin ‘Tony’ Plater Retires, Heading to Private Sector
  2. Census Bureau CIO to Retire at End of April
  3. Energy Nominee Gil: US Must Lead in Quantum Supercomputing Race
  4. NASA Nominee Suggests Parallel Moon, Mars Landing Pushes
  1. CISA Sizzle: Wyden Blocks Plankey Nomination, Trump Trashes Krebs
  2. Toast the Newest Cyber Defenders at Tech Tonic May 15 in D.C.
  3. Hartman Takes Over at NSA, Cyber Command After Haugh Fired
  4. Kumar Departs as DoE CESER Chief, Colon Becomes Acting Director

Progress

  1. AI
    House Democrats Tell OMB to Stop Unauthorized AI Use
    A group of 48 House Democrats sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Wednesday to call for an immediate halt to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) use of unauthorized AI systems.
  1. Federal Judge Acts to Restrict DOGE Access to Social Security Data
  2. Space Force Charts Path to Superiority in New Strategy Framework
  3. EPA Watchdog Flags Untracked Software, Gaps in IT Oversight
  4. AI on Trial: Liability Laws Threaten Tech Innovation
  1. CBP CIO: Application Tier Cloud Migration Almost Complete
  2. Chris Krebs Leaves SentinelOne to Battle Trump’s Accusations Head-On
  3. OIG: DoD Could’ve Saved $426M Moving SPACECOM HQ to Alabama
  4. Rep. Connolly Demands Probe Into DOGE Overhaul of SSA Tech Systems

Policy

  1. Trump Extends Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Until July 15
    President Donald Trump has extended the Federal government’s hiring freeze on all civilian positions until July 15, according to a Thursday memo from the White House.
  1. Fed Tech Experts Like ‘Commercial’ EO, Waiting on Implementation
  2. White House: Feds Should Buy ‘Commercial’ Gear, Not ‘Custom’-Made
  3. NIST Updates Privacy Framework to Reflect Cyber Guidelines
  4. House Republicans Call on OMB to Review Cyber Regulations
  1. White House Moves to Power AI Data Centers with Coal Plants
  2. Sen. Blackburn Leads Bipartisan Push on Three Quantum Tech Bills
  3. Trump Signs Order to Overhaul Defense Acquisition, Threatens Program Cuts
  4. White House Releases New Guidance on Responsible AI Use, Procurement