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. […]
Space Force Taps 14 Vendors for Satellites Under Andromeda Program
The U.S. Space Force selected 14 vendors to compete for task orders under a 10-year, $1.84 billion contract vehicle to develop space monitoring satellites and services, the service announced Wednesday. […]
MeriTalk Research: Legacy Systems Cost Federal Finance Teams 35% of Their Time
Federal finance leaders estimate they lose an average of 35 percent of their work time to outdated financial management systems, driven by manual reporting, spreadsheet version control, repetitive data entry, and error resolution. […]
VA Restarts EHR Rollout With 4 Michigan Hospital Deployments
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday that it officially restarted deployments of its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, with the Federal EHR system going live at four Michigan facilities on April 11. […]
OPM Opens Applications for New Cybersecurity Role
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced on Monday that it is now hiring information cybersecurity specialists through the US Tech Force. […]
Appeals Court Clears DOGE Access to SSA Data, New Privacy Concerns Mount
A federal appeals court last week vacated a preliminary injunction that had restricted the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive data systems at the Social Security Administration (SSA), clearing the way for broader data access. […]
NTIA Launches Portal to Streamline Space Launch Spectrum Approvals
A new online portal operated by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will streamline reviews of spectrum requests made by commercial space launch providers. […]
Pentagon’s CIO Announces Staff Changes
The Defense Department’s (DOD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced several personnel changes via LinkedIn over the weekend. It said the moves would support efforts to modernize defense information systems and broader priorities across the DOD, which has been rebranded as the War Department by the Trump administration. […]
US-China AI Model Gap Narrows as US Leads in Data Centers
The performance gap between United States and Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models has “effectively closed,” even as the United States maintains a strong lead in data center infrastructure and investment, according to a new report released April 13 by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. […]
Anthropic Limits Release of New AI Model Over Cyber Concerns
Anthropic on Tuesday announced plans to limit the release of its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Claude Mythos Preview, to a select group of technology companies, citing concerns about potential damage from a wider public rollout. […]
DOE Pledges $135 Million for Fusion Technologies
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is pledging $135 million to further develop and commercialize fusion technologies, the largest investment in fusion technology in the agency’s history. […]
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