A senior technology official from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offered three lessons today from the agency’s use of AI technologies to optimize its operations. […]
SolarWinds Public Sector said in a new report published today that 60 percent of IT professionals surveyed by the firm believe that foreign governments present the biggest security threat facing critical IT infrastructure in the U.S. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently launched two new digital tools for Federal agencies to advance equity in procurement. […]
The U.S. Air Force awarded General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) a $137.8 million contract last week to provide support for the special warfare acquisition growth and refresh, Guardian Angel operations, and tactical air control party modernization programs. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Guy Cavallo, chief information officer (CIO) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to talk about the major projects his team is moving forward with at OPM to both modernize the agency and improve customer experience (CX). […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) is preparing to launch the application window for its $500 million Tech Hubs program, with a plan to announce the designated Tech Hubs by the end of this summer. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said in its FY2022 FISMA Report that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program counted 48 Federal agencies that were making notable progress on deployments of endpoint and detection response (EDR) technologies by the end of fiscal year 2022 that ended last Sept. 30. […]
The U.S. Army is looking for input from industry on the best products, research, innovations, and operational concepts to best protect its data sets for use in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications. […]
A group of bipartisan senators has introduced legislation that would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to help commercial satellite companies and owners to better defend themselves against cyberthreats across the globe. […]
Craig Martell, who heads the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), is focusing hard on his office’s two top priorities – setting the Joint-All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) imperative on the right path, and normalizing data as a product across the Defense Department (DoD). […]
The AI revolution is here, and many different industry and public organizations are beginning to take advantage of some of the abilities that “generative” AI has to offer. […]
With mounting cybersecurity concerns as the driving factor for both the Federal government’s ongoing migration to zero trust architectures – and the quickening pace of broader IT modernization … […]
The Department of Labor (DoL) announced new IT modernization plans this week that aim to improve the unemployment insurance (UI) programs launched as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). […]
The White House met with heads of companies spearheading the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies this week to share concerns and underscore the importance of ensuring the emerging tech is safe before being deployed to the American public. […]
As the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is set to end next week on May 11, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky warned that this also means the end of data collection and sharing efforts that many Americans have come to expect from the agency on pandemic-related data. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said this week that reported cyber “incidents” involving Federal government systems declined by about five percent in fiscal year 2022 – to a total of 30,659 incidents – compared to the prior year’s tally. […]
The United States faces an increasingly complex and daunting international threat environment that includes potential cyberattacks from China and a Russian military trying to recover from extensive losses in Ukraine, top U.S. intelligence officials told a Senate committee on May 4. […]
What’s next at TTS? To help answer that question, we are pleased to offer in-depth thinking from Ann Lewis, who signed on as TTS director in December, after serving as a senior tech advisor at the Small Business Administration and … […]
U.S. Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) Lauren Knausenberger detailed her team’s efforts on the zero trust security migration during a Billington Cybersecurity webinar this week, and said that move to new security paradigm has generated traction and “unity of effort unlike I have seen in my tenure.” […]
Sen. Michael Bennett, D-Colo., has introduced legislation that aims to create a cabinet-level AI task force at the White House to promote the responsible use of AI technologies. […]
The National Science Foundation’s $140 million of fresh funding announced today for seven new National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes will put top scientific and research focus on a diverse set of uses for artificial intelligence (AI) technology ranging from education, climate science, and cybersecurity. […]
Recent calls from industry leaders to pause generative AI research would be a mistake, according to Department of Defense (DoD) leaders, who said they are leveraging the technology as a force multiplier. […]
The Biden administration announced today three new artificial intelligence (AI) actions that aim to promote responsible AI innovation while protecting Americans’ rights and safety. […]
The Federal government is in the midst of a sweeping IT modernization, replacing outdated legacy systems and moving rapidly to the cloud and other cutting-edge technologies such as robotic process automation. Modernization presents a mix of innovation and opportunity, bringing enhanced overall security and heightened employee productivity while also posing new risks. […]
At U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a $15 million Federal investment has helped move an antiquated, COBOL-based payment system to the cloud, allowing the nation’s second-largest revenue-collecting Federal agency to efficiently take in more than $90 billion in annual duties, taxes, and fees. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) John Sherman explained Wednesday how the department is working towards his goal to implement zero trust across DoD enterprise systems by 2027, including coming milestones to achieve that goal. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) launched a pilot on May 1 that aims to give Federal contractors quick and easy access to update their catalogs on GSA Advantage! – the agency’s central purchasing website. […]
From sweeping national strategy plans, to billions being budgeted for zero trust, to pushing the private sector for more secure software – those are just some of the big moves that the Federal government is making right now to drive forward its broad cybersecurity agenda. […]
Across the public sector, agencies are seeing increasing demand for faster, digitally enabled service delivery – and a better user experience, for both employees and constituents. In this MeriTalking podcast, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery is joined by Joe Jeter, senior vice president of Federal technology at Maximus, to explore how user-centric approach to digital modernization, coupled with emerging technologies, can dramatically improve the citizen, employee, and user experience – the total experience with government. […]
Top Pentagon officials spearheading execution of the Defense Department’s (DoD) new Cyber Workforce Strategy said Tuesday that we can expect to see an implementation plan for the strategy this summer. […]