John Curran

Congress could unlock tens of billions of dollars in federal government cost savings and financial benefits, reduce waste, and improve government services by acting on hundreds of recommendations that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has made over the past quarter-century. […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said this week it completed the first phase of a major overhaul of the nation’s Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) system, marking an early milestone in a modernization effort that officials say will help prevent nationwide airspace shutdowns, improve safety, and strengthen communications with pilots. […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) governance in government has moved “from concept to practice with remarkable speed,” according to a new practitioner’s playbook, which says public agencies are rapidly adopting rules and structures to harness AI’s benefits while managing a complex and evolving set of risks. […]

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N. Y., is seeking a briefing from Instructure Holdings, Inc., after two cyberattacks this month against the company’s Canvas platform disrupted schools and universities nationwide – and just as Instructure reported reaching a deal with hackers to protect stolen data. […]

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives on April 21 would push the federal government to hasten its pace in evaluating and replacing legacy IT systems in favor of more modern systems. […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched a new website – Spectrum.gov – aimed at centralizing federal spectrum policy resources and advancing the U.S. push to lead global development of sixth-generation (6G) wireless technologies. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and a coalition of international partners on May 1 released new guidance urging organizations to take a “careful” approach to adopting agentic artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and outlining cybersecurity risks and safeguards for deployment.   […]

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) should put better analytical capabilities in the hands of its regional operators to help the agency accomplish a portion of its mission set, the Government Accountability Office said in a report issued on April 24. […]

The House of Representatives on April 21 voted to approve a fresh stream of grant funding for telehealth network and telehealth resource centers. […]

President Donald Trump has nominated Roger Mason to become director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), an intelligence community (IC) component that operates satellites and ground systems to secure against worldwide threats. The nomination is subject to Senate approval. […]