The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has authorized more than 500 cloud service offerings, marking a big milestone as the program pushes forward with its FedRAMP 20x modernization effort. […]
A former senior executive at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was charged this week with allegedly concealing cash and luxury gifts he received from government contractors while overseeing the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. […]
The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Thursday examined software waste and data privacy risks at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as lawmakers considered two bills aimed at tightening oversight of IT assets and contractor data practices. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Wednesday announced a new multi-agency initiative aimed at expanding artificial intelligence (AI) readiness across America through the creation of AI-focused hubs in every U.S. state and territory. […]
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., on Wednesday called for bipartisan permitting reform to accelerate energy infrastructure development, warning that fragmented decision-making is slowing projects and putting electric grid reliability at risk. […]
A new bill introduced by Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make measurable improvements to its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program or ditch the contract with Oracle Cerner altogether. […]
Hemant Baidwan has departed as chief information security officer (CISO) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after more than 15 years at the agency. He joined Knox Systems on Monday as executive CISO. […]
The Trump administration on Friday released a legislative framework for a single national policy on artificial intelligence (AI), calling on Congress to adopt a light-touch legislative approach to AI. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) is seeking feedback from organizations in the education, healthcare, and finance sectors on barriers to adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and is hosting a series of virtual workshops to gather input. […]
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) is urging federal agencies to tighten cloud security practices following a review of oversight reports that identified recurring security weaknesses and improvement opportunities across government cloud deployments. […]
