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  1. Tech Tonic: Female Tech Leaders Offer Career Advice to Women
    It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in leadership roles in the Federal government – especially when it comes to Federal IT management roles. Three female IT leaders joined MeriTalk’s Tech Tonic on Thursday evening to celebrate women in tech and inspire women to reach their full potential.
  1. OPM Using Cloud Savings to Fund AI Pilots, CIO Says
  2. Majority of Fed Cyber Experts Prioritizing OT, but Gaps Remain
  3. DoE’s Dunkin Talks Challenges of AI/Zero Trust Integration
  4. Lawmakers Frustrated by Slow Pace of Crypto, Blockchain Bills
  5. CISA Issues Encrypted DNS Implementation Guidance
  6. Biden Nominates Air Force Information Warfare Commander

People

  1. CISA
    CISA’s Eric Goldstein Stepping Down Next Month
    Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is stepping down from his role next month.
  1. DISA Taps Sharon Woods to Lead J6 Directorate
  2. MeriTalk Q&A: GSA CISO Berlas Talks Zero Trust Progress
  3. NASA Names CDO David Salvagnini First AI Chief
  4. Federal CISO, Deputy NCD DeRusha Stepping Down
  1. Biden Nominates New Navy Information Force Commander
  2. Dustin Brown Named SSA Chief Operating Officer
  3. Nakasone to Lead Vanderbilt’s National Security Institute
  4. GSA Names Hale to Head Secure Cloud Advisory Committee

Progress

  1. Cyber Attack
    Locked Shields Cyber Defense Exercise Keys on Collaboration
    The U.S. and allied nations wrapped up their Locked Shields 2024 cybersecurity exercise, with the power of collaboration defeating cyberattacks as a major takeaway from this year’s effort. 
  1. NSF Director ‘Extremely Worried’ as Critical Tech Resources Run Thin
  2. Labor Dept. Centers AI Guidance on ‘Worker Empowerment’
  3. NIST Sets Updated Guidance on Protecting Unclassified Data
  4. Feds: U.S. Elections Threats ‘Supercharged’ by Rise of AI
  1. TMF Makes First-Ever GenAI Award to Boost State Department Diplomacy
  2. VA OIT Team Says FY2025 Budget is ‘Challenging,’ Defends SSR
  3. NARA Gives Feds Instructions on UFO Records Classification
  4. Carnahan: GSA Working to Improve Partnership with Industry

Policy

  1. EHR
    New Bill Eyes Chopping Block for VA EHRM Absent Improvements
    Top lawmakers on the House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs introduced new legislation this week that aims to put an end to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) current Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program within two years unless improvements are made.
  1. Senate Panel Advances IT Procurement, Telework Bills
  2. Senate Rules Panel Passes 3 AI Bills Aimed at Protecting Elections
  3. Senate Working Group’s AI Policy Roadmap Calls for $32B Funding Boost
  4. House NDAA Bursting With Tech, Cyber, R&D Provisions
  1. OMB Circular to Drive New Federal Acquisition Data Strategy
  2. Connolly Prods EPA to Replace Legacy Air Quality Systems
  3. Army CIO: Policy Driving Agile Development; GenAI Plan Coming Soon
  4. Cyber Experts See Urgent Need for Data Privacy Bill, Suggest Tweaks