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  1. Fed Leaders: Guardrails, Data Must Come Before AI Deployment
    As federal agencies prepare to increase their use of artificial intelligence, senior government technology leaders shared on Tuesday that they are taking a measured approach to AI adoption, prioritizing security and data before rolling out new capabilities.
  1. Kratsios Details White House Quantum Priorities
  2. Sip, Network, Innovate: Join Us at Tech Tonic on Sept. 18
  3. GAO: DOD Could Streamline Cyberspace Operations for Greater Efficiency
  4. DOD CTO: Pentagon Scaling Drone Arsenal, Countering Threats
  5. Civilian Agencies See AI Productivity Gains, Still Struggle With Scaling Pilots
  6. AI and Google Workspace Redefine Federal Collaboration

People

  1. USDA
    Washington Steps Down as USDA CIO, Berry Takes Over
    Gary Washington, the longtime chief information officer (CIO) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has been reassigned to a newly created role as the department’s chief innovation officer, according to his LinkedIn.
  1. Mission First: Reimagining Federal Citizen Services
  2. Chris Kraft Steps In as Acting CIO at Secret Service
  3. James Walkinshaw Wins Special Congressional Election
  4. SDA Director Derek Tournear Steps Down
  1. SSA Announces Tech Leadership Changes With 2 CIOs
  2. Trump Taps Michele Bredenkamp as Next NGA Director
  3. GSA OneGov Boss Joins C3 AI as CEO
  4. Top Cyber, Homeland Defense Officials Exit DOD

Progress

  1. CISA Invites International Support for CVE Program
    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to seek funding and input from international governments to support its Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program, a senior official said Wednesday. 
  1. CISA Mismanaged $138M Cyber Retention Program, Watchdog Finds
  2. Sen. Cruz Pushes Federal AI Law, Warns of State Patchwork
  3. Utah Air Guard Base to Add 2 New Cyber Squadrons
  4. CISA CIO Shares Details on ATO, GRC Modernization Efforts
  1. GSA Signals Expansion of OneGov Beyond Software, Cloud
  2. VA’s AI Use Ramps Up, GAO Warns of Challenges
  3. GAO: SSA Lacks Data, Training to Meet IT Needs
  4. Sen. Warren Questions Pentagon’s Use of Musk’s ‘Grok’ AI

Policy

  1. Congress Weighs Impact of AI Data Centers on Rural Communities
    Legislation introduced by a pair of bipartisan lawmakers would require the departments of Energy, Interior, and Agriculture to assess the impact of proposed artificial intelligence data centers on rural communities.  
  1. Pentagon Announces Final Rule on CMMC
  2. DAF Unveils New Plan for Adoption of Commercial Network Tech
  3. HHS Looking to Simplify IT Policies for Greater Transparency
  4. House Panel Gets Ball Rolling on New CISA Threat Sharing Bill
  1. Trump Lines Up 1% Pay Raise for Most Feds in 2026
  2. Trump Adds Additional Agencies to Union-Busting Executive Order
  3. Federal Website Fixes Lined Up by ‘America by Design’ Order
  4. ODNI to Cut Workforce, Budget by Over $700M