The National Security Agency (NSA) released on Wednesday a new Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) sharing recommendations for automating routine tasks to better focus resources on investigating anomalies associated with advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures. […]
The U.S. Marine Corps on July 10 launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) strategy to guide the integration of AI technology across the service branch, ranging from administrative functions to combat operations. […]
International Trade Administration (ITA) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing Industry and Analysis Heather Evans said today that one of the biggest obstacles the private sector has when it comes to leveraging advanced technologies in manufacturing is “a lack of certainty around regulation.” […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Friday that customers who created “my Social Security” accounts before Sept. 18, 2021, will need to transition to a Login.gov account to continue to access their online services. […]
Break out your beach party gear for the coolest bash of the summer at MeriTalk Tech Tonic on July 18 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in D.C. Join us from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. where we will beat the heat and celebrate the cutting-edge security pros who are taking home this year’s Cyber Defenders awards. […]
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) says that the United States Coast Guard needs to do more to improve the cybersecurity of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) in order to better protect the U.S. supply chain. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) wants cybersecurity for the average American to become second nature – as normalized as putting on your seatbelt when you get into a car. However, cybersecurity is often misunderstood by those outside of the field, who view it as a job reserved for IT professionals in a high-tech environment. […]
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have introduced new legislation that would prohibit Federal agencies from buying technology products from “grey-market” sellers rather than authorized dealers. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) spends big bucks on modernizing the IT systems it uses to run its day-to-day operations, but a lot of these systems are late to arrive and do not meet expectations, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued new guidelines to Federal research agencies this week to improve research security and better protect U.S. research and development (R&D) work from foreign adversaries. […]
The IRS’s Direct File pilot program that the agency conducted earlier this year proves the value in prototyping products in the Federal government before they are fully scaled up, the project’s product lead said during the Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda event on July 10. […]
The Senate on July 10 voted to approve the nomination of Anne Marie Wagner for a five-year term on the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which is charged with promoting and establishing fair labor practices in the Federal government. […]
Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V. – chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee – and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a bipartisan bill this week that aims to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at the Department of Energy (DoE). […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is preparing to roll out a pilot version of its Olympus managed cloud environment in September, designed to offer advanced management capabilities specifically for Pentagon cloud users. […]
A top official with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that generative AI (GenAI) tools used within the Federal government should be risk-evaluated through a program similar to the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) needs another month to determine the future development strategy for its IT systems supporting background investigations, a top DoD official told lawmakers on Wednesday. […]
Witnesses at a Senate hearing today strongly urged lawmakers to enact comprehensive privacy legislation, calling for robust protections for individuals and clear regulatory guidelines for businesses as they develop and deploy artificial intelligence systems. […]
The White House on Wednesday released a memo for the heads of all Federal agencies laying out its “cross-agency cybersecurity investment priorities” for fiscal year (FY) 2026. […]
A top official from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said today that the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is quickly increasing the number of products on its FedRAMP Marketplace, thanks to its recent codification and new pilots to help shorten the review process. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D.-Va., said today that he’s eager to see Federal agencies – including the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA) – make more progress on implementing the FedRAMP Authorization Act approved by Congress late in 2022. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) launched a new agile delivery pilot program this week rooted in iterative development and customer engagement. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said today that his office is planning to issue the 18th version of the congressional FITARA Scorecard sometime in September. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today the first award under a new program aimed at expanding the domestic supply of critical ingredients and materials for U.S. national supply chains and strengthening the bioindustrial manufacturing base. […]
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee this week pushed for increased funding to use emerging technology-driven solutions to combat illicit activity at the U.S.-Mexico border, while witnesses at a subcommittee hearing argued for more highly trained U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel to leverage the advantages that newer technologies can create for law enforcement. […]
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A House bill introduced last month that would create a nonprofit foundation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) now has a Senate companion measure. […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced on Monday that it has awarded contracts to six startups for help in developing privacy-enhancing digital wallet technologies. […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) announced on Tuesday that it is launching a competition with up to $1.6 billion in funding, authorized under the CHIPS and Science Act, to support research and development (R&D) activities for semiconductor advanced packaging. […]
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., officially introduced bipartisan legislation Monday that would establish an interagency committee to harmonize cybersecurity regulations. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is gearing up to release its post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration roadmap soon, a top CISA official revealed Tuesday. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) said today that it seized two domain names from an unnamed individual working for the state-run RT news organization in Russia, and alleged that the individual and others in Russia were using the domain names to “create an AI-enhanced social media bot farm that spread disinformation in the United States and abroad.” […]