A leading Democratic member of the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday urged the incoming Trump administration to spare the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in its much-publicized plans to increase Federal efficiency by potentially eliminating some government operations. […]

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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to launch an upgraded version of NanCI – an app that serves a similar purpose to social media by allowing cancer researchers to connect with one another. […]

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The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) held its first meeting today after tapping 14 new members and turning to new areas of focus including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cybersecurity.   […]

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PMA

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) celebrated the conclusion of the Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda (PMA) on Wednesday, bringing together the individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to the PMA to recap its successes. […]

New legislation introduced to the Senate on Tuesday would provide $2.7 billion in Federal funding to boost quantum research and development (R&D) at Federal science agencies and government funded research centers over the next five years.   […]

Vivek Ramaswamy, who is co-lead of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group, said today that DOGE’s success hinges on the need to modernize technology across the Federal government. […]

Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Tuesday that it is the first Federal agency to submit its Open Security Assessment Language (OSCAL) format System Security Plan (SSP) to the General Services Administration (GSA) – far ahead of the White House’s July 2026 deadline to do so. […]

DoD Pentagon Military

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announced on Dec. 3 it has fully transitioned all required customer agencies to a new background investigation online application, marking a key milestone in the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) program and the Trusted Workforce 2.0 (TW 2.0) personnel vetting reform. […]

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Several Federal law enforcement agencies lack essential policies and procedures to address bias and privacy concerns in surveillance and screening technologies – potentially deepening inequalities in the criminal justice system – a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued on Dec. 3 warns.  […]

FCC, Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is once again calling on Congress to fully fund the FCC’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (SCRP), which aims to have communications service providers “rip and replace” untrusted IT equipment from their networks. […]

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General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has become the first systems integrator to join the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) post-quantum cryptography (PQC) consortium, the company announced on Monday.   […]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan is urging critical infrastructure sectors to “elevate the discussion” of the growing risks of legacy operational technology (OT) systems. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) plans to establish an operational technology (OT) office that will oversee the cybersecurity of control systems, commerce technologies, as well as embedding infrastructure, according to a senior Air Force official. […]

Officials from the Commerce Department and the National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Tuesday they are hoping to continue working with the incoming administration on two key technology programs: the Commerce Department’s Tech Hubs program and NSF’s National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published guidance today that provides best practices to protect against cyberattacks by Salt Typhoon – a People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actor that has compromised networks of major global telecommunications providers. […]

TMF

The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) said today it has awarded $18.3 million to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to help fund the agency’s ongoing push to modernize the technology underlying the Federal retirement systems that OPM administers. […]

USAJOBS, Federal workforce

As the Biden-Harris administration comes to a close, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is touting two recently released tools that are making it easier for early career talent to find a job within the Federal government. […]

Raytheon

The Defense Department (DoD) said on Nov. 27 that the U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Co. a $196 million change order modification to a previously awarded contract for the Pentagon’s development of its Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). […]

NASA

NASA’s Voyager 1, the farthest-traveling spacecraft ever launched by humanity, is experiencing significant challenges that may impact the continuation of its decades-long mission. […]

Gina Raimondo, Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new package of export controls on Monday designed to further curb the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) ability to make advanced-node semiconductors on its own. […]

Robot

A congressional advisory body is calling on lawmakers to establish and fund a “Manhattan Project-like program dedicated to racing to and acquiring an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) capability.” […]

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