The Department of Treasury sanctioned two members of a Russian nationalist hacktivist group on July 19 over an incident in January that led to the overflow of water storage tanks in Texas. […]
Federal government operations affected by Friday’s Microsoft outage linked to the cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike appeared to recovering their footing today, including the Social Security Administration (SSA), which reopened its offices today. […]
The Air Force announced on July 17 the retirement of Kristyn Jones who previously served as Under Secretary of the Air Force in an acting capacity. […]
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has sent to the White House six recommendations approved by the council that are aimed at growing the Federal pool of workers skilled in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). […]
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has introduced legislation that would prevent Federal agencies from disqualifying job applicants solely because of their reported recreational or medical use of marijuana. […]
Two top intelligence officials within the Department of Defense (DoD) said this week that Russia is “getting close” to having the ability to leverage nuclear weapons in space, potentially threatening the United States and its allies’ low earth orbit satellites. […]
Department of Defense (DoD) operations were unaffected by the ongoing Microsoft outage caused by a flawed CrowdStrike security update, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday. […]
The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) said today it approved funding awards totaling $13.8 million to the Commerce Department and the Energy Department for projects aimed at furthering the Federal government’s ongoing AI safety push, and improving existing nuclear emergency response infrastructure. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is requiring its components and military services to meet target level goals of the Pentagon’s Zero Trust Strategy by fiscal year 2027. But for the U.S. Army, this goal is especially challenging given its unique and large-scale operational environment. […]
Anne Neuberger, the White House’s deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, said that today’s CrowdStrike outage – one of the largest IT outages in history – highlights the need for a tough look at digital resilience capabilities. […]
Top cybersecurity professionals from across the Federal government and industry gathered on Thursday evening at Morton’s in Washington, D.C., to honor the 2024 Cyber Defenders Award winners. […]
U.S. Army Secretary Christine Warmouth said this week that the Army is undergoing its “most profound change” in 40 years as the military service branch “fundamentally” transforms its weapons systems. […]
The ongoing Microsoft outage caused through a faulty update by cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has disrupted several Federal and state and local government (SLG) services nationwide. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Inspector General (IG) just dropped a series of upcoming review projects, and it’s gearing up to scrutinize some of the Pentagon’s most buzzworthy initiatives. […]
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announced this week that it is once again extending its Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) contract through April 29, 2025, as the agency works out bid protests for its CIO-SP4 successor. […]
As the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) reaches the one-year mark on its DIU 3.0 strategy, Director Doug Beck is looking back on the progress made and emphasizing that there is still more for the unit to accomplish. […]
The Biden-Harris administration announced actions this week from government, academia, and civil society that aim to grow and enable the public interest technology ecosystem through bolstering the workforce. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Wednesday that veterans and other beneficiaries will need to switch to Login.gov or ID.me over the next year to continue to access their online services. […]
Frustrations are mounting at the Defense Department (DoD) over outdated information-sharing and communications technologies that hinder effective collaboration with allies and partners, according to a recent report from the Defense Innovation Board (DIB). […]
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Singapore’s Ministry of Defence signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) on Monday to enhance their cooperation in data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). […]
A top cybersecurity official at the State Department said Tuesday that the agency is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to “buy back time” for the cyber workforce. […]
As adversaries continue to leverage emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence to fuel their cyberattacks, cybersecurity experts today warned that a new strategic approach is needed to combat ever-evolving cyber risks. […]
A new report out Tuesday from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General reveals that the VA has been unable to collect about $665 million in revenue after it paused operations of its Program Integrity Tool. […]
The Commerce Department said today it signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum with GlobalWafers Co. Ltd. for up to $400 million in funding approved under the CHIPS and Science Act that the company would use to create semiconductor wafer operations in the United States. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is promoting to permanent titles Jeff Greene as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity, and Trent Frazier as the assistant director for stakeholder engagements. […]
The Department of the Air Force issued a presolicitation on Tuesday for new target-tracking technologies driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge advancements. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) on Tuesday unveiled a roadmap for its new Frontiers in AI for Science, Security, and Technology (FASST) initiative announced earlier this year. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote next month on a proposal that could lead to the adoption of new rules to protect consumers against receiving robocalls whose content is generated by artificial intelligence technologies. […]
While the General Services Administration (GSA) has been using AI technology for quite some time, a top official on Tuesday said the agency is still in the “nascent stages” of using generative AI (GenAI) and identifying use cases. […]
The chief human capital officer (CHCO) at the Department of Commerce said today that generative AI (GenAI) technologies appear to have a bright future in how government agencies undertake their human resource management work. […]