The White House cyber office will use lessons from the 60-day water cybersecurity pilot to shape similar efforts in additional critical infrastructure sectors. […]

The order directs VA and DOD to modernize IT systems, improve records interoperability, and expand the use of AI in veterans’ benefits services. […]

The agreement could shape how major economies regulate AI, with G20 members favoring flexible, sector-specific rules over broad new requirements. […]

The White House-led pilot will test a public-private approach to protecting critical water infrastructure from growing cyber threats. […]

The new policy gives federal agencies two years to transition most public-facing websites to Login.gov as the government’s universal sign-on. […]

The White House says its alternative pay plan will avoid $26 billion in automatic locality pay increases that otherwise would take effect in January 2027. […]

An Aug. 20 presidential memorandum directs agencies to expand space launch infrastructure, commercial access, and integration with air traffic management. […]

The strategy directs agencies to prioritize 14 critical and emerging technology areas, with OSTP and the National Security Council set to develop more detailed plans. […]

The program aims to tap private-sector cyber talent and resources, while raising new questions about oversight and the risks facing participating companies. […]

Months after GAO urged OMB to strengthen AI privacy guidance, the watchdog says it has yet to receive a response. […]

OMB’s Nick Polk said bureaucratic hurdles remain one of the biggest obstacles to deploying AI-powered cyber defenses across the federal government. […]

The expanded White House pledge adds hundreds of utilities, states, and developers committed to preventing AI data center growth from driving up electricity rates. […]

As he prepares to leave government, Greg Barbaccia says cultural change among agency CIOs is his biggest accomplishment – but warns outdated laws will continue to slow modernization without congressional action. […]

The new AI-powered platform fulfills a key directive in President Trump’s June executive order to strengthen U.S. cyber defenses against emerging AI threats. […]

The selected technologies will be showcased at a July 31 expo as the Trump administration looks to modernize federal environmental reviews and permitting. […]

Barbaccia’s departure comes after nearly 18 months leading the Trump administration’s federal IT, AI, and digital service modernization efforts. […]

OMB Director Russell Vought told lawmakers the administration has no plans to issue a closing review of DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts. He said its savings are reflected across government actions and appropriations. […]

New OMB guidance requires agencies to prioritize high-risk systems for PQC migration, submit implementation plans within 120 days, and complete key phases of the transition through 2035. […]

Ruling finds DHS exceeded its authority by combining social security and voter registration data in the SAVE citizenship-verification system. […]

The orders launch a federal push to develop a scientifically relevant quantum computer and direct agencies to complete migration to post-quantum cryptography by 2031. […]

The FAR Council is opening public comment on the first proposed rules under a sweeping effort to rewrite federal procurement regulations and reduce regulatory complexity. […]

The directive expands the NSA’s cybersecurity oversight role and establishes new baseline security requirements for federal national security systems. […]

The national security memorandum calls for updated guidance on autonomy in weapon systems and policy for governing AI use in national security systems. […]

The creation of Schedule Policy/Career has been years in the making, and the president introduced a similar concept known as Schedule F during his first term. […]

The new executive order creates a voluntary framework for developers to share advanced AI models with the government before public release. […]

The draft policy would create a standardized government-wide process for acknowledging federal confidentiality obligations amid ongoing Trump administration concerns over internal information disclosures to the media. […]

The updated policy shifts federal agencies toward a risk-based cybersecurity logging strategy focused on real-time threat detection, digital forensics, and more targeted data retention requirements. […]

A group of 35 lawmakers is pressing the White House to prepare for a surge of AI-generated vulnerability disclosures following Anthropic’s Mythos announcement. […]

Federal officials on May 14 said Anthropic’s Claude Mythos tool marks a turning point for government cybersecurity and military operations, warning that advanced AI models will require stronger public-private partnerships to defend against emerging risks. […]

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) tapped Thomas Flagg, chief information officer (CIO) at the Education Department, to serve as the deputy federal CIO. […]