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  1. Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Republicans Against AI Moratorium in Defense Bill
    Members of Congress and state lawmakers are urging congressional Republicans to drop their plans to add language to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would place a moratorium on state-level laws regulating artificial intelligence (AI). 
  1. FAA Begins Next Phase of ATC Modernization With New Centralized Platform Search
  2. Space Command Forms Task Force to Guide Headquarters Move
  3. OPM: Trump Administration Has Surpassed Federal Workforce Cut Targets
  4. AWS to Invest $50B in AI, Supercomputing for Government Agencies
  5. VA Uses AI to Eliminate CHAMPVA Application Backlog
  6. Senators Back Liquid Cooling for AI Data Centers to Curb Water Usage and Costs

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    Senate Confirms Correll as USSTRATCOM Chief
    The U.S. Senate on Thursday, Nov. 20, confirmed Vice Adm. Richard Correll as the new commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), a key position overseeing the nation’s nuclear forces. The confirmation also includes Correll’s promotion to four-star admiral.
  1. Cyber Command Taps Reid Novotny as New AI Chief
  2. Bredenkamp Takes Helm of NGA
  3. Garfield Jones Leaves CISA, Joins QuSecure
  4. Longtime CIO Gary Washington Departs USDA
  1. Zimmer Named Permanent DOE CIO
  2. Pentagon CAPE Nominee Vows to Modernize Systems
  3. Dhamer Urges Agile Innovation in Defense Planning
  4. Senate Confirms Wilsbach as Next Air Force Chief of Staff

Progress

  1. Democrats Slam Vought as CFPB Cybersecurity Craters
    Senate Democrat leadership slammed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Russell Vought on Monday for continuing efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), warning that those actions have put Americans’ data at risk. 
  1. Commerce’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program ‘Not Fully Effective,’ OIG Says
  2. DISA Adds 12-Month Extension to SWAM Contract
  3. Army, Northeastern University Team Up on 3D-Printed Material for Electronics
  4. GAO: Workers’ Digital Surveillance Safeguards Are Disappearing
  1. DOGE Is No Longer a ‘Centralized Entity,’ OPM Director Says
  2. CISA Looks to Expand AI Use to Speed Testing, Streamline Security
  3. Nonpartisan Review Finds Trump Transition Skirted Safeguards, Risking Agency Data
  4. ICE Turns to AI, Cyber Talent Program to Accelerate Tech Hiring

Policy

  1. Trump Launches ‘Genesis Mission’ to Supercharge AI-Driven Science
    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday afternoon to boost artificial intelligence (AI)-powered research and development by turning government data into scientific discoveries. 
  1. Lawmakers Move to Boost Access to AI-Powered Medical Devices
  2. New Bill Would Fund AI Training in Medical Schools
  3. Saltzman Details Space Force Plans for Acquisition Overhaul
  4. FCC Rolls Back Cybersecurity Rules for Telecom Companies
  1. Senators Push NSA to Build AI Security Playbook
  2. Lawmakers Say Cyber Threat-Sharing Law Likely Won’t Pass Alone
  3. House Passes Bills to Renew Cyber Grants and Counter Threats From China
  4. Noem Says Some TSA Workers to Receive $10K Bonuses