Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – pledged at a Senate confirmation hearing today that he would expand the use of AI tech and telemedicine in rural hospitals if confirmed to head the agency. […]
The Air Force’s latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation are expected to take flight this year, Air Force Maj. Gen. Joe Kunkel said during Defense One’s “AI in the Skies” program on Jan. 28. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) declared an abrupt reversal today of its Jan. 27 order to freeze trillions of dollars worth of Federal grant and loan program payments after the short-lived order created nearly universal confusion over and drew opposition from several states who successfully petitioned a Federal judge to block the order from taking effect. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has suspended the execution of any new GSA-funded obligations – including new awards, task and delivery orders, modifications, and options – until further notice. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to release updates to the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) work role codes – including revised educational requirements – with the release date still to be determined, as part of ongoing efforts to refine and standardize cybersecurity roles across the department. […]
The Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM)’s January 28 memo offering most Federal government employees the opportunity to take part in a “deferred resignation” program features as a prominent hook the right to continue pandemic-era remote working arrangements until employees leave the government. […]
Chief data officers (CDOs) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said they are modernizing their agencies’ use of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. […]
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., a leading voice on cybersecurity issues in Congress, announced on Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. […]
President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on Jan. 27 that calls for the development of a new missile defense system. […]
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is asking President Trump to put in place a strong chief information officer (CIO) at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to improve the agency’s IT and cybersecurity functions. […]
A former Pentagon acquisition official told Senate lawmakers on Tuesday that the Department of Defense (DoD) does not suffer from a lack of innovation, but rather a critical issue with its programming practices which hinders the agency’s ability to effectively deliver cutting-edge technologies to the military. […]
Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., on Jan. 23 reintroduced his Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend (SHIELD) against the CCP Act, which would create a working group within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to monitor and respond to threats from China. […]
The Department of Transportation (DoT) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have both filled their chief information officer (CIO) roles in an acting capacity in the early days of the new Trump administration. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued marching orders on Jan. 27 for Federal agencies to comb through their workforce rolls and submit to OPM by April 20 preliminary lists of employees who they want to designate under the new “Schedule Policy/Career” classification that will make them easier to replace. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning to employees of the Department of Defense (DoD) that those who do not comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies will be terminated. […]
Leidos – a Reston, Va., based innovation company – has won a follow-on checkpoint sustainment contract worth up to $2.6 billion to provide integrated logistics support and maintenance of 12,000 units of Transportation Security Equipment (TSE) at more than 430 airport locations. […]
Prominent House and Senate Democrats over the weekend tore into the Trump administration’s surprise dismissal of at least 16 inspectors general (IGs) at major Federal agencies late on Friday and said those moves run contrary to the law – at least in the short term. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has tapped Greg Hogan to serve as its new chief information officer (CIO), an agency spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced the appointment of Thomas Shedd to serve as the new director of the agency’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) group, and deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has ordered a temporary pause on all social media accounts, citing the need to realign with President Trump’s agenda, according to a Jan. 24 memo. […]
NASA has awarded contracts to nine companies to address logistical challenges in establishing a long-term human presence on the moon, with the space agency staying the course on that mission despite uncertainty about the current administration’s continued support for the Artemis program. […]
Greg Barbaccia has been appointed Federal chief information officer (CIO), according to a LinkedIn update he made on Friday. […]
President Donald Trump rechartered the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in an executive order on Thursday, restructuring the council and emphasizing “American leadership” as its goal. […]
Former Georgia Republican congressman Doug Collins – President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – told lawmakers this week that, if confirmed, one of his top priorities will be improving the rollout of the VA’s Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program. […]
President Donald Trump has issued executive orders to bolster the cryptocurrency market and create a working group to develop a comprehensive plan including “regulatory and legislative proposals” for digital assets. […]
John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump’s choice to head the CIA, became the second cabinet pick to survive a Senate confirmation battle on Jan. 23, winning a decisive 74-25 vote. […]
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that while the Department of Defense’s (DoD) “plug-and-play” weapons management strategy cuts time and costs for sustaining and upgrading weapons, better planning is essential to fully realize the potential benefits of this approach. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that facial recognition software used to identify travelers is more than 99 percent accurate on average, according to a Jan. 17 report. […]
While some Federal government agencies have generated improvements in their cybersecurity workforce development efforts, many still lack effective management programs and strategies to grow their security workforces, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says. […]
The White House late Thursday issued an executive order from President Donald Trump that aims for his administration to develop a Federal government “action plan” on artificial intelligence technologies within the next six months. […]