As the United States races to maintain its technological edge on the world stage, tech “diplomats” and immigrant talent – especially in quantum technology – are two of the keys to staying ahead of China in the global tech race, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle said today. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prepares to resume the rollout of its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the VA to update the program’s modernization life cycle cost estimate and schedule. […]
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted 24-4 today to approve the nomination of Michael Kratsios to become the next director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). […]
Deploying artificial intelligence tools and improving agency data management and sharing could work to prevent fraudulent and improper payments made by the Federal government but reaching that goal also requires better agency accountability measures, witnesses told members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Government Operations on March 11. […]
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is in the process of making sweeping cuts across the Federal government workforce and program landscape, but its impact on the Department of Defense (DoD) – particularly on cybersecurity efforts – remains unclear. […]
Dell Technologies Founder Michael Dell said today that artificial intelligence technologies “will be the dominant theme through the end of the decade,” and equated AI tech as “up there in the pantheon with the Industrial Revolution, electricity, and the internet” for its ongoing and lasting impact to government, business, and society. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to cut 15 percent of its workforce, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced on Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation to ensure the VA remains “well-staffed.” […]
The White House has officially nominated Sean Plankey to become the next director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is a component of the Department of Homeland Security. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is gearing up for a late summer reveal of its new zero trust strategy for operational technology (OT), which is currently under review. […]
As a former senior Social Security Administration (SSA) official is claiming that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut cybersecurity and privacy corners when accessing sensitive data at the agency, a Federal judge is requiring DOGE to take steps to release its internal documents that will shed more light on how the White House department operates. […]
A Federal judge on March 6 clarified his decision about a temporary restraining order against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) based on its directives to fire probationary employees across several Federal agencies. […]
Long-time Federal data and artificial intelligence leader Matthew Graviss has landed at Atlassian, a maker of software collaboration tools, after 17 years of Federal government service. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition leaders to embrace existing authorities to speed up software procurement for warfighters. […]
House Republicans unveiled a spending bill on Saturday that would fund Federal agencies through Sept. 30, setting up a vote on the bill to avoid a government shutdown. The six-month funding bill largely tracks with fiscal year 2024 spending levels, with some notable exceptions that impact technology and cybersecurity. […]
The inspector general (IG) of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said his office is taking a look into the impact that the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is having on cybersecurity and data privacy practices at OPM. […]
President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to build a “Golden Dome” missile defense shield over the U.S. will require widespread national support – akin to the level of commitment seen during World War II to support the Manhattan Project’s development of nuclear weapons, a top U.S. Space Force official said on March 5. […]
A Federal judge on Friday rejected a request to block the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems. […]
Despite political and technical hurdles, Congress is warming up to the idea of digital identity technologies, Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., said on March 5 as he shared his long-held vision for the future of identity verification. […]
Ryan Riedel, who was named chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Energy (DoE) in early February, has stepped down from that position and returned to Elon Musk’s SpaceX where he has held senior technology roles since 2020, a knowledgeable source told MeriTalk. […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is targeting artificial intelligence, cloud migration, and biometric assessments in its modernization efforts. […]
The Trump administration is moving to expand political influence within Federal agencies, directing them to revise the designation of chief human capital officer (CHCO) roles so that political appointees can fill the positions. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning to roll out its Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program to nine additional medical facilities in 2026, bringing the total number of deployment sites in 2026 to 13. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is planning to roll out a follow-on vehicle to the current $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract in about 18 months, with the follow-on dubbed “JWCC Next.” […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has named Larry Allen associate administrator of the agency’s Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP). […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) FedRAMP program that evaluates the security of cloud computing services used by Federal agencies is shrinking dramatically in size but remains operating at reduced size as part of GSA’s stable of technology-driven programs. […]
The Trump administration is determined to mount offensive cyber operations to combat escalating threats from China, a leading House Republican said on March 5. […]
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced on March 5 that the agency will be conducting a review of the Federal government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program with an aim to provide internet access for the lowest cost. […]
Federal agencies have made strong progress in meeting zero trust security mandates, government officials say. […]
The days are getting longer and the pull is getting stronger for Feds and techies of all stripes to put on a little green and join us at Tech Tonic on March 13 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Morton’s the Steakhouse in Washington, D.C., to get brand-new intel on Federal AI plans and take an early swing at celebrating St. Paddy’s Day. […]
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued an order on March 5 that blocks – at least for 45 days – actions by the Agriculture Department since mid-February to fire nearly 5,700 of the agency’s probationary employees – or employees that generally have less than two years on the job. […]