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  1. Lawmakers Reject Call for Splitting NSA, CYBERCOM Leadership
    Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., vowed today to fight any move to sever the dual-hat leadership relationship between the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM).
  1. MeriTalk Celebrates the 2025 Cyber Defenders at Tech Tonic
  2. ‘Golden Dome’ Price Tag Coming in FY2026 DoD Budget
  3. Congress Urged to Double Quantum Funding to Compete With China
  4. Department of the Navy Deploys ‘DON GPT’ in Flank Speed
  5. Rep. Connolly Sounds the Alarm on DOGE’s IRS Data Access
  6. Strategic Partnerships, Data Innovation Drive FSIs Toward Digital Maturity

People

  1. Pentagon DoD Defense Military
    Senate Confirms Emil Michael as Pentagon CTO
    The Senate voted on May 14 to confirm Emil Michael as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s next chief technology officer (CTO).
  1. ARPA-E Nominee Pledges Support for Critical Tech Despite Proposed Budget Cut
  2. Senate Confirms Meink as Next Air Force Secretary
  3. SBA Names Hartley Caldwell as New CIO Amid Leadership Shuffle
  4. White House Nominates Kirsten Davies for Pentagon CIO
  1. USPTO CAIO, Emerging Tech Director Stepping Down
  2. DoD Cyber Nominee Pledges to Strengthen Workforce, Offensive Operations
  3. DoE Moves Chief of Staff Alex Fitzsimmons to Top Cyber Post
  4. Labor Department CISO Paul Blahusch Retiring

Progress

  1. GAO Updates ‘Green Book’ for Fraud, Info Security Controls
    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued revisions on Thursday to its Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, also known as the Green Book.
  1. Sen. Mullin Urges ‘Flexible’ DoD Funding to Match Tech Innovation
  2. CMS RFI Explores Next Steps in Digital Health Innovation
  3. RFK Jr.: HHS ‘Aggressively’ Leveraging AI to Offset Budget Cut Impacts
  4. SDA on Track for Summer Launch of Tranche 1 Satellites
  1. Noem Sheds Little Light on Proposed $491M of CISA Cuts
  2. From Cancer Detection to Contract Review: How AI Is Transforming Agencies
  3. ‘Golden Dome’ Review Reaches White House, Final Plan Seen Soon
  4. Rethinking Zero Trust: Why Data Sharing Is a Game-Changer

Policy

  1. Pentagon DoD Defense Military
    Pentagon Rolls Out 2-Year Plan for Accelerating Software Capabilities
    The Department of Defense (DoD) unveiled an updated two-year roadmap outlining how it plans to accelerate the delivery of software capabilities necessary to support the continued growth of the Pentagon’s software factory ecosystem and enterprise cloud program.
  1. Sen. Cotton Introduces Bill to Safeguard Advanced AI Chips
  2. Pentagon to Implement ‘Anything-as-a-Service’ Pilot Program
  3. Marine Corps Releases AI Implementation Plan
  4. Bipartisan Senate Bill Looks to Improve AI Testing
  1. Senate Bill Aims to Boost Water System Cyber Protections
  2. Expiring SBIR/STTR Programs Get Lifelines From Congress
  3. Rep. Obernolte: Quantum Research Funding Poised for 2025 Renewal
  4. DoD AI/Cloud Competition Bill Getting New Life in Senate