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  1. DoD Pentagon Military
    GAO: DOD Needs to Improve Implementation of CMMC
    The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to address external factors that could impede implementation of a major new cybersecurity program that has faced pushback from industry, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said.
  1. VA CTO, CAIO Charles Worthington Departs Agency
  2. Kelly Urges Congress to Act on AI Regulation
  3. Warner, Rounds Introduce Bill to Study AI’s Economic and Workforce Effects
  4. Peters Seeks Investigation of DOGE Access to SSA Systems
  5. NASA SEWP Chief Plans October Retirement
  6. Fighting AI-based Cyberattacks With Preemptive AI-Powered Cyber Deception

People

  1. DoD
    Pentagon Names Former DOGE Official New CDO
    The Pentagon appointed Gavin Kliger, a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee, as the new chief data officer (CDO) for the Department of Defense (DOD), placing him at the center of the department’s expanding artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.
  1. Trump Replaces Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary
  2. Bishop Nominated as DOD CISO
  3. Gottumukkala Moves to New DHS Role, Andersen Named Acting CISA Director
  4. DOJ Elevates Nikki Collier to CIO Role
  1. James Adams Takes Helm of DIA
  2. GSA Names Greg Barbaccia Acting Director of TTS
  3. SBA IG William Kirk Named PRAC Chair
  4. OMB Is Looking for a Deputy CIO

Progress

  1. DOE, Dell Highlight Genesis Mission and Doudna Supercomputer to Speed AI-Driven Science
    Department of Energy (DOE) and Dell Technologies leaders on Thursday cast the agency’s new Genesis Mission and the forthcoming Doudna supercomputer as central to a broader push to accelerate U.S. scientific discovery through artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC).
  1. FCC Space Bureau Looks to Unlock Spectrum for ‘Weird Space Stuff’ in Orbit
  2. DHA Rolls Out Data Strategy to Boost Medical Readiness, Interoperability
  3. Military Advances Multi-Cloud Strategies
  4. DOJ Opinion Clears Path for Tech Talent in Federal Service
  1. VA Deploys External Provider Scheduling System Across All Facilities
  2. NTIA Delays Guidance on Spending $21B in BEAD Program Savings
  3. DOT Launches Pilot Program for ‘Flying Cars’ Across 26 States
  4. Senate Confirms Rudd to Lead NSA, CYBERCOM

Policy

  1. CISA
    CISA Says DHS Shutdown Will Likely Further Delay CIRCIA Rule
    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said Monday that an ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown will probably delay the final Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) rule.  
  1. Cairncross Highlights Next Steps for National Cyber Strategy
  2. Draft GSA Policy Seeks Broader Government Control Over AI Tools
  3. Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Expand Quantum Research Under NQI
  4. GAO: Patchwork of Federal Cyber Rules Burdens Critical Infrastructure
  1. House Committee Clears DOE CESER Leadership Bill
  2. Lawmakers Offer Bill to Create Shared Services Lending Platform
  3. White House Releases National Cyber Strategy
  4. Tech Giants Sign Trump’s ‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ on AI Data Center Power