Federal CIO Kent Announces Cyber Reskilling Academy
Federal CIO Suzette Kent this morning announced creation of the Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy–a joint effort of the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Education, and the Federal CIO Council Workforce Committee–to kickstart the Federal government’s efforts to address gaps in the Federal cybersecurity workforce and help retrain Federal employees. […]
Feds Reach IT Modernization Tipping Point
A new report from MeriTalk and the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) finds that Federal finance, IT, and procurement experts believe we’ve reached an IT modernization tipping point. […]
DHS Launches ICT Sector Supply Chain Risk Task Force
The Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 30 announced launch of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force, which the agency said is charged with developing “consensus recommendations” to identify and manage risk to the global ICT supply chain. […]
DHS’ Manfra Discusses FISMA Update, Impact to CDM
Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security, said today that the new update to Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) guidance will place even more accountability on department leaders and reflects an evolution in discussions between agencies and DHS. […]
Matsui Urges Spectrum Caucus Revival
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., on Wednesday called for reviving the Congressional Spectrum Caucus and advancing the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with open radio access networks (Open RAN) to strengthen U.S. communication infrastructure. […]
NTIA Plans to Launch a ‘6G Call for Action’ to Unite Allies
Arielle Roth, administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), announced plans to launch a new ‘6G Call to Action’ to rally U.S. allies around a shared approach to next-generation wireless networks. […]
Highly Educated, Relatively Younger Federal Workers Depart D.C.
More than 30,000 federal workers based in Washington, D.C. left their jobs in 2025, an exodus of highly educated, relatively younger employees who constituted “a significant share of [D.C.’s] federal employment knowledge base,” according to a blog post by the D.C. Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s Office of Revenue Analysis. […]
GSA, NIST Launch AI Evaluation, Standards Partnership
The General Services Administration (GSA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched a collaborative effort today to test and measure artificial intelligence (AI) systems to speed AI deployment and adoption across the federal government. […]
Trump Administration Defends Decision to Blacklist Anthropic While Amicus Briefs Mount
The federal government on Tuesday defended the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist Anthropic, arguing in a court filing that the move was lawful and driven by national security concerns. […]
Rep. James Walkinshaw Urges Federal Innovation, Technology Reforms
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., emphasized the critical need for federal investment in innovation and technology modernization to ensure the United States remains a global leader in technology and national security. […]
Secret Service, Allies Launch Crypto Scam Crackdown
The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it is working with allied-nation law enforcement partners to disrupt fraudsters that are targeting cryptocurrency investors through “approval phishing” scams that generate hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profits for the crooks. […]
CISA Reaches ‘Tipping Point’ in Critical Infrastructure Partnerships
Nick Andersen, the new acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), said the agency is reaching a “tipping point” in its relationships with critical infrastructure operators as it shifts from building partnerships to operationalizing collaboration. […]
DOE Aiming to Put More Nuclear Power on U.S. Grid
The Department of Energy (DOE) has gone public with a new effort to increase power production from U.S.-based nuclear facilities in order to meet expected electric power demand from industrial manufacturers and operators of data centers supporting artificial intelligence (AI) technology providers. […]
NIST’s CAISI Seeks Input on Barriers to AI Adoption
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. […]
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