The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must address entrenched management deficiencies that continue to delay long-needed modernization of the nation’s largest disability benefits program, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a Monday report. […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) wants feedback on its plan to launch a public-private consortium to curate scientific data from its national laboratories to create advanced “self-improving” artificial intelligence (AI) models. […]
Transportation Security Agency (TSA) employees who worked during the shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Thursday. […]
Federal cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies issued updated guidance Thursday warning organizations about evolving tactics used by the Akira ransomware group after it recently claimed over $244 million in ransoms. […]
The funding package to reopen the federal government gives the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) $3.4 billion for its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, but Congress is withholding 30% of that funding until the VA proves the program can be successful. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned Wednesday that threat actors are continuing to target Cisco devices, issuing new implementation guidance after a large-scale attack earlier this fall. […]
Federal spectrum officials say the era of years-long studies and slow-moving coordination is ending, as new congressional deadlines and closer Federal Communications Commission (FCC)–National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cooperation push the government to free up more airwaves for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. […]
The Department of Education is making artificial intelligence (AI) exposure and literacy a top priority in a key higher education grant program, aligning with White House efforts to expand AI use across educational institutions. […]
Garfield “Gary” Jones stepped down as the associate chief of strategic technology at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – where he led the agency’s post-quantum cryptography (PQC) initiative – to join QuSecure as senior vice president of research and technology strategy. […]
Gary Washington, the longtime chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is leaving government service and will join the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) later this month. […]
The U.S. Postal Service is retiring its online automated system used by businesses to document postage and fees for all shipping-related processes, replacing it with modernized and simplified software. […]
An IT system failure at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has left many GI Bill recipients without their expected payments for school and housing, and the government shutdown has shuttered the GI Bill hotline meant to help those affected. […]
Dawn Zimmer has been named as the Department of Energy’s (DOE) third chief information officer (CIO) since the start of the second Trump administration. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking for a new contract writing system, and the agency wants industry feedback on available commercial capabilities that leverage advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools. […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has officially suspended its free online tax filing service Direct File after the program came under fire by Republicans and the Trump administration. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and National Science Foundation (NSF) will grant “mass deferment” for CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) graduates seeking job placements as the government shutdown continues. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is moving ahead with planned reductions in force (RIFs), even after a federal judge filed a preliminary injunction aimed at blocking many of the layoffs. […]
The Department of Treasury’s economic and trade sanction office on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two organizations from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) responsible for conducting high-level cyber-enabled espionage cyberattacks. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formalized changes to its federal immigration database, expanding its purpose to include voter registration and verification for both noncitizens and U.S. citizens. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said Wednesday that hiring committees spearheaded by Trump administration political appointees must in be place within the next two weeks to oversee hiring processes for federal civilian agencies. […]
President Donald Trump renominated Jared Isaacman to serve as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), he announced on Truth Social Tuesday evening. […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday $625 million in funding to support its five National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers, which were originally established by the National Quantum Initiative Act in 2018. […]
A group of senators is renewing its call for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately suspend its use of a facial recognition app to identify individuals on American streets. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to collect biometric data from everyone involved in an immigration or visa process, including U.S. citizens and children under the age of 14, under a new rule proposed Monday. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is asking technology vendors for input on whether to expand its enterprise cloud environment beyond its current two providers. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has rolled out a sweeping modernization of its nationwide voice and data network through telecommunications company MetTel, upgrading nearly 800 sites with a new technology overhaul. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will soon launch several initiatives to bring more technology expertise into the federal government and centralize hiring for roles that have broader responsibilities across agencies, OPM Director Scott Kupor said Monday. […]
Veterans in rural areas with low or no connectivity can now receive faster treatment through the launch of a new mobile app by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that allows Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) teams to access patient information while offline. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the National Security Agency and international cybersecurity partners, issued guidance on Thursday to help cyber defenders better defend on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers against exploitation. […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced two new AMD-accelerated artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee as part of a public-private partnership with AMD and HPE. […]