Federal CIO Kent Announces Cyber Reskilling Academy
Federal CIO Suzette Kent this morning announced creation of the Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy–a joint effort of the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Education, and the Federal CIO Council Workforce Committee–to kickstart the Federal government’s efforts to address gaps in the Federal cybersecurity workforce and help retrain Federal employees. […]
Feds Reach IT Modernization Tipping Point
A new report from MeriTalk and the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) finds that Federal finance, IT, and procurement experts believe we’ve reached an IT modernization tipping point. […]
DHS Launches ICT Sector Supply Chain Risk Task Force
The Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 30 announced launch of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force, which the agency said is charged with developing “consensus recommendations” to identify and manage risk to the global ICT supply chain. […]
DHS’ Manfra Discusses FISMA Update, Impact to CDM
Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security, said today that the new update to Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) guidance will place even more accountability on department leaders and reflects an evolution in discussions between agencies and DHS. […]
DOD Debuts LYNX Business Assistance Platform
The Department of Defense (DOD) has gone public with its new LYNX digital platform that the agency said will give its supply chain business partners a better connection to DOD’s business needs and opportunities. […]
DOJ Says AI Use Cases Grew Nearly 31% in 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported nearly a 31% increase in artificial intelligence (AI) use cases from 2024 to 2025, driven largely by deployments supporting law enforcement and administrative functions. […]
GSA Announces US Withdrawal From Open Government Partnership
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced that the United States is leaving the Open Government Partnership (OGP), citing U.S. efforts to cut costs and drive efficiency and diverging principles under the Trump administration. […]
Cairncross Lays Out 6 Pillars of Coming National Cyber Strategy
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross on Tuesday outlined six core pillars of the forthcoming national cybersecurity strategy, signaling a streamlined approach aimed at better aligning cyber policy and resources across the federal government. […]
House Passes Spending Package to End Partial Shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a spending package to end a short-term partial government shutdown and fund most federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year. […]
Air Force Adopts GenAI.mil Platform
The Department of the Air Force has formally adopted the Pentagon’s GenAI.mil as the enterprise generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. […]
VA Elevates Zack Schwartz to OIT’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) tapped Zack Schwartz to serve as the principal deputy assistant secretary for the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT). […]
Walkinshaw Leads Bill to Pay Federal Workers During Shutdowns
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., is leading a group of House Democrats in a legislative proposal to pay all federal employees, service members, and contractors during any federal shutdowns in fiscal year 2026. […]
Lawmakers Propose Federal Grants to Boost Secure Digital IDs
A bipartisan pair of representatives are proposing a federal identity fraud prevention innovation grant program for states to modernize their identity systems and create secure digital IDs. […]
Pentagon Names Six Tech Area Leaders
The Pentagon named six senior officials to lead its top technology priorities, assigning leadership for each of the newly restructured critical technology areas (CTAs) for the Defense Department (DOD), which was rebranded as the War Department by the Trump Administration. […]
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