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  1. Congress Reaches Deal on FY26 Defense Bill
    House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise on Sunday evening for the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a sweeping defense bill that makes a major push to reform defense acquisition while adding a slate of cybersecurity provisions, measures to advance military innovation, and a new joint drone program. 
  1. NDAA Drops AI Moratorium, TMF Renewal, but Packs Major Cyber Provisions
  2. DISA Officials: Agency on Track in Pentagon Acquisition Reform Effort
  3. DISA Begins Targeted Rehiring After Cuts
  4. MDA Clears 1,014 Firms for SHIELD Awards 
  5. CISA Issues Guidance for Integration of AI With Operational Tech
  6. From Noise to Mission Assurance: Splunk Users Show How to Get Proactive on Air and Insider Threats

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    Round 2: Isaacman Shifts NASA Focus to Moon
    Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), returned to the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing, this time making clear that the Moon – not Mars – is NASA’s immediate priority.
  1. Senate Confirms Correll as USSTRATCOM Chief
  2. Cyber Command Taps Reid Novotny as New AI Chief
  3. Bredenkamp Takes Helm of NGA
  4. Garfield Jones Leaves CISA, Joins QuSecure
  1. Longtime CIO Gary Washington Departs USDA
  2. Zimmer Named Permanent DOE CIO
  3. Pentagon CAPE Nominee Vows to Modernize Systems
  4. Dhamer Urges Agile Innovation in Defense Planning

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    ISC2 Report: Cyber Experts Say They Need Skills More Than Headcount
    As global cybersecurity hiring begins to stabilize after years of layoffs and frozen budgets, skills gaps loom large as one of the greatest challenges facing the cybersecurity workforce, the new annual ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study found. 
  1. China-Linked Malware Hid in Networks for Months, CISA Warns
  2. Education, Enterprise Compute, and Hands-On Sprints Turn Into Mission Impact
  3. Reps. Walkinshaw, Subramanyam Look to Modernize FITARA, FedRAMP
  4. DOT Awards Peraton $12.5B to Overhaul Air Traffic Control Systems
  1. CENTCOM Forms Attack Drone Task Force
  2. GSA Launches OASIS+ Phase II
  3. Democratic Representatives Urge Federal Worker Protections Amid DOGE Cuts
  4. CISA to Sunset Cyber Incentive Pay Program for Full Transition to CTMS

Policy

  1. Trump National Security Strategy Centers Tech Dominance, Western Hemisphere Power
    President Donald Trump’s national security priorities for his second term zero in on technological dominance and economic strength while growing the U.S. presence in the Western Hemisphere.  
  1. HHS Rolls Out Department-Wide AI Strategy
  2. AI Civil Rights Act Returns as GOP Weighs Another Moratorium
  3. House Bill Taps ONCD to Attribute, Identify Foreign Cyberattackers
  4. FCC Urges Action After Obscene Material Airs in Hack
  1. Marine Corps Seeks New CI/HUMINT Specialists
  2. DOD Issues Zero Trust OT Guidance
  3. Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Cybersecurity Grant Program
  4. OSTP Wants Policy Proposals to Bolster S&T Ecosystem