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  1. Army
    Lawmakers Warn Lack of Details Could Result in Budget Delays
    Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns this week over a lack of detail in the Trump administration’s budget request for the Defense Department (DOD). They warned that lack of information could slow Congress’ already challenging effort to pass a federal budget.
  1. Josh Gruenbaum Stepping Down as GSA FAS Commissioner
  2. CISA Barred From Key Cyber Outreach During Shutdown, Official Warns
  3. GAO Official Warns AI Expands Risk Surface, Calls for Built-In Security
  4. GAO Pledges Fraud Battle, Tech Advances With Higher 2027 Budget
  5. NIST Changing CVE Enrichment for Vulnerability Database
  6. DC3 Eyes Data Mesh to Better Structure Data Environment

People

  1. Pentagon Military Defense DoD
    Pentagon’s CIO Announces Staff Changes
    The Defense Department’s (DOD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced several personnel changes via LinkedIn over the weekend. It said the moves would support efforts to modernize defense information systems and broader priorities across the DOD, which has been rebranded as the War Department by the Trump administration.
  1. Lawmakers Urge Trump to Center Workers in AI Policy, Procurement
  2. Moran Tapped as Space Force’s Acting Lead for Data, AI, Software
  3. Chandra Donelson to Step Down as Space Force CDAO
  4. George Forbes Heads Over to Commerce
  1. CDC Acting CAIO Travis Hoppe Departing
  2. Hardiman Named Air Force Deputy CIO
  3. FCC Taps Farhan Khan as New CIO
  4. Army Corps of Engineers Announces IT Leadership Hires

Progress

  1. Veterans Affairs
    VA Credits Automation for Faster Claims Processing
    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is accelerating the processing of disability claims and improving accuracy, and agency officials are giving credit to expanded use of automation.
  1. No More Degree Requirements? OPM Shifts to Skills-Based Federal Hiring
  2. Quantum Sector Shifts Toward Early-Stage Commercialization
  3. Colorado, Montana Bases Tapped as Potential Sites for Nuclear Microreactor
  4. QuEra’s Yuval Boger on Quantum Timelines, Neutral-Atom Systems, and the Hybrid Future
  1. Why Real-Time Finance Remains So Difficult in Government
  2. Defense Officials Say AI Now Embedded in Core Workflows; Baltimore Expands Pilots
  3. House Democrats Seek OPM Update on Delayed Federal Retirements Processing
  4. Funding Pressures Reshape Zero Trust Strategies for State and Local Governments

Policy

  1. SBIR, STTR Programs Revived More Than 6 Months After Expiring
    More than six months after they expired, the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will again provide needed funding to support America’s small businesses.
  1. Senate Commerce Approves Quantum Reauthorization Bill
  2. From Golden Dome to Drones: Breaking Down DOD’s $1.5T Budget Request
  3. CISA Budget Request Targets Partnerships, Cuts Nearly 900 Jobs
  4. DOE Budget Proposal Shifts CESER’s Cyber R&D Toward AI, Cuts Spending
  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