The Department of Defense (DoD) has officially transitioned from the concept phase and into the execution stage of developing its meta-network of connected sensors to coordinate all the armed forces – the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) system – with technology leaders now addressing the challenges of bringing it to fruition. […]
Long-time Federal government IT and cybersecurity leader Karen Evans has been named executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a CISA official confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
President Donald Trump is ordering Federal agencies to undertake a sweeping review aimed at cutting or modifying some existing contracts, and to build new technology into their systems to record all agency payments under certain contracts, display written justifications for payments, and give agency officials ways to actively monitor payment flows. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is instructing Federal agencies to consider reclassifying “career reserved” Senior Executive Service (SES) positions as “general,” giving them until March 24 to review and revise a list of SES positions. […]
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a press conference on Tuesday that “more than one million” Federal workers responded to an email asking to name five things they “got done” in the previous week. […]
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee said today they are pulling their support for legislation that aims to build the cybersecurity workforce, citing their opposition to widespread Federal employee layoffs being instituted by the Trump administration. […]
The U.S. Space Force has established a dedicated team to aid in the development of President Trump’s “Iron Dome for America” initiative that aims to bolster the country’s missile defense systems. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told most civilian Federal agencies today to get their Agency RIF and Reorganization Plans (ARRFs) wrapped up by March 13, and instructed that those plans should feature a “significant reduction” in full-time employees achieved by eliminating positions “that are not required.” […]
Witnesses at a House Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee hearing today urged the next NASA administrator to prioritize restructuring the Artemis program to ensure its success and long-term sustainability. […]
An independent Federal board has granted a stay on the firing of some Federal workers who were laid off during their probationary period by the Trump administration after the firings were appealed by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). […]
Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee clashed on Tuesday over the impacts of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), mounting Federal worker firings, and defense spending levels, with one Republican member predicting that the current turmoil at Federal agencies may be the “tip of the iceberg.” […]
Federal government technology officials are predicting a renaissance in software development innovation over the next four years with gains driven by the use of AI-assisted development, open source software, and cloud-native development. […]
Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), and VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) told lawmakers on Monday afternoon that it will be “impossible” to complete the VA’s Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program on its current timeline. […]
Troy Edgar, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be deputy secretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), told lawmakers today that he backs the administration’s decision to disband the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), adding that the board will be reinstated “at the right time.” […]
Michael Kratsios, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), pledged during his Senate confirmation hearing today to bolster the nation’s efforts in artificial intelligence and quantum technology if confirmed. […]
While the Trump administration plans to reshuffle funding priorities at the Defense Department (DoD) and eliminate “unnecessary” programs, President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s second-highest civilian position, Steve Feinberg, assured lawmakers today that advancing autonomous capabilities would remain a top priority if he is confirmed – suggesting that the agency’s Replicator initiative may be continuing on a safer funding track. […]
House Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly, D-Va., demanded today in a letter to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that OPM rescind its memo issued earlier this month that redesignated Federal agency chief information officer (CIO) positions. […]
NASA’s Artemis ‘Moon to Mars’ program is progressing with plans to return to the Moon and laying the groundwork for a Mars landing, although the agency is not yet ready to send humans to the Red Planet, according to a program official. […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., chair of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, and Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, have sent several letters to national intelligence officials seeking an update on efforts to declassify documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), more commonly known as UFOs. […]
Former top Federal officials and travel leaders are calling on Congress and the White House to create an interagency task force to oversee national travel policy and increase the rollout of biometric security screening and other technology-driven capabilities across U.S. airports. […]
The Trump administration’s recent mass firings of thousands of Federal employees have “destroyed” the Federal government’s brand and will damage recruiting efforts for years to come, according to the Partnership for Public Service. […]
A Federal judge on Friday issued an order that extends the court’s prohibition on the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing U.S. Treasury Department payment systems. […]
A Federal judge on Friday heard arguments about whether to further block the Trump administration from freezing trillions of dollars in Federal grant and loan programs. […]
Microsoft, after teaming up with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), last week unveiled a new chip that could fast-track the development of quantum computers and bring them into wider use within years instead of decades. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is set to cut about 5,400 probationary civilian workers starting this week and impose a hiring freeze as the Trump administration continues to carry out massive headcount cuts across the Federal government. […]
Elon Musk’s social media notice on Saturday that Federal government employees need to state five things they “got done” during the previous week or face the loss of their jobs drew swift pushback over the weekend and into Monday from several Federal agencies including the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State, along with fierce criticism from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) aims to consolidate all Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) solutions across unclassified networks for all military services into a unified hub by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025 which ends on Sept. 30. […]
The president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) employee union decried employee layoffs at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as “dangerous,” and broke down in an interview with MeriTalk how the job cuts impact technology and safety-related positions. […]
A Federal court judge on Feb. 20 blocked a request from five Federal employee unions for a temporary restraining order (TRO) challenging the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force executive orders and “deferred resignation” program. […]
House Oversight and Reform Committee ranking member Gerry Connolly, D-Va., is pressing the Trump administration to declare who actually runs the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after the White House said that Elon Musk – who is intimately associated with the effort – doesn’t work under the new agency. […]