Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, today introduced the latest version of their Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, which would provide Federal employees with a 4.3 percent pay increase in calendar year 2026. […]
President Biden’s latest cybersecurity-themed executive order issued today aims to engineer security improvements in at least a dozen major areas, with Federal agency systems, cloud services, and software emerging as prominent topics on an exhaustive list of security policy items. […]
Democrats and Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee showed deep divisions of opinion on the value of telework for Federal government agencies, and whether increased telework since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic has helped or harmed the ability of agencies to deliver services to citizens. […]
The Biden administration on Jan. 15 released guidance to Federal agencies on implementing the OPEN Government Data Act – six years after the law went into effect. […]
John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, pledged to lawmakers on Wednesday to keep the United States – and the intelligence agency – ahead of foreign adversaries on key emerging technology issues if the Senate confirms his nomination. […]
In its first report of 2025, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board is recommending an expansion of the Defense Department’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to provide “end-to-end concierge services” aimed at simplifying interactions with both traditional and non-traditional vendors. […]
Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Transportation (DoT), told lawmakers on Wednesday that he will prioritize safety and innovation in emerging transportation-related technologies if confirmed to head the agency. […]
The Senate held a pre-nomination hearing on Wednesday for Chris Wright – Trump’s nominee for Department of Energy secretary – in which Wright outlined his plans for expanding nuclear energy technology, AI development, and quantum technology. […]
Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee offered up a combative reception today to Russell Vought – President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – on a host of issues. […]
Increasing numbers of spyware firms are popping up around the globe and more nations are turning to their cyber tools, warned National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Director Michael Casey. […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development has tapped Steven Hernandez to serve as its new chief information security officer (CISO) and deputy chief information officer, according to a post on his LinkedIn. […]
Before the Trump administration takes over next week, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Rob Shriver took the time on Tuesday afternoon to emphasize that “Schedule F is bad policy.” […]
In his final weeks as Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall warned lawmakers that artificial intelligence will play a crucial role in shaping future global conflicts. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a nearly 200-page artificial intelligence plan, laying out its roadmap for how the department will oversee the emerging technology’s incorporation into the health sector. […]
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has unveiled a new product roadmap for the agency’s National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) system, which is the Federal government’s IT system for end-to-end personnel vetting. […]
The Commerce Department has issued a final rule that will block the import and sale in the United States of connected vehicle technologies produced in Russia and China. The new rule will phase in between 2027 and 2030. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, today slammed Republicans’ plan to create a subcommittee that would work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group. […]
The Department of Commerce unveiled $53 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to HP on Monday. The investment aims to expand and modernize one of HP’s facilities in Corvallis, Ore. […]
President Biden today issued an executive order that directs the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Energy (DoE) to lease Federal government sites and allow private sector companies to use them in order to “build frontier AI infrastructure at speed and scale” all while powering those facilities with new clean energy sources. […]
During a contentious Senate pre-nomination hearing today, Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to become the next Defense secretary, outlined his vision for rebuilding the military while facing tough questions from lawmakers seeking details on how his plans would meet both immediate and long-term defense needs. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is restocking some of its top technology leadership positions following an organizational reshuffling last year. […]
The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) said today that it plans to award approximately $210 million in additional funding to six designated Tech Hubs, bringing the total funding for Tech Hubs implementation to over $714 million across 18 hubs in 21 states. […]
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned today that the U.S. Space Force needs to be much, much bigger in personnel and capabilities to win the military space race against China. […]
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has successfully demonstrated the first low Earth orbit (LEO) inter-vendor laser communication link – marking a big step toward building a scalable, collaborative mega-constellation with a shared interface standard. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has named Melvin Brown permanent chief information officer (CIO) after serving as deputy CIO for the past four years. […]
The National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is asking for feedback on an updated risk management framework draft that will steer the future of the agency’s ransomware prevention guidance. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a Jan. 10 report on adoption of the agency’s cross-sector cyber performance goals that finds four critical infrastructure sectors are seeing decreased cyber threats since putting the performance goals in place. […]
The White House announced a new framework today that aims to maintain U.S. leadership in AI by keeping advanced computing chips and AI models under the control of the United States and its allies. […]
As part of the Federal government’s plan to get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it tasked the Department of Energy (DoE) with bolstering fusion energy commercialization – but the department needs to improve its planning and better sustain its efforts toward that goal, a Federal government watchdog report says. […]
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., along with Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, reintroduced legislation this week that aims to protect Americans from their snooping appliances. […]