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  1. DoD Pentagon Military
    DIA Finance Chief Pines for AI-Driven Improvements
    The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has been slowly identifying areas within its enterprise that would benefit from automation and other artificial intelligence-enabled improvements, but bringing those ideas to fruition will be a challenge, the agency’s finance chief said this week.
  1. OMB Looking to Scale FedRAMP Marketplace, Create New Authorization Paths
  2. Ban on Ransom Payments Needs More Work, Walden Tells Hill
  3. DARPA Aims to Boost ‘Velocity’ of AI Tools Effort
  4. CISA, FBI, ODNI Issue Guidance on Securing Election Infrastructure
  5. DoD Creates Tech Transition Advisory Group
  6. ODNI Names Jon Rosenwasser Intel Community CFO

People

  1. Air Force
    Air Force Names Keith Hardiman Enterprise IT Director
    The Department of the Air Force’s CIO office has named Keith Hardiman director of enterprise information technology, according to a LinkedIn post.
  1. DCSA Names Edward Lane Program Executive Officer
  2. Commerce Adds Five to NIST AI Safety Leadership Team
  3. OPM Director Kiran Ahuja Stepping Down
  4. CISA Zero Trust Leader Connelly Landing at Zscaler
  1. Axonius Q&A: Conquering Zero Trust, CDM at April 16 Adapt Conference
  2. Air Force Names Chandra Donelson Acting Chief Data and AI Officer
  3. State Dept. Names Zakiya Carr Johnson CDIO
  4. DHS Promotes Hemant Baidwan to CISO

Progress

  1. Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA
    DISA Plans to Deploy Thunderdome to 60 Sites in FY2024
    The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) expects to roll out its Thunderdome program to 60 sites in fiscal year (FY) 2024 – thus far the agency has deployed the zero trust program to 23 sites, an agency spokesperson confirmed.
  1. Easterly Pitches Procurement Power to Enforce Cybersecurity
  2. IRS Chief Tracking Cautious Route on AI Deployments
  3. Congress Urged to Enforce Minimum Healthcare Cyber Standards
  4. Federal CIO Sees TMF Security Fundings Bearing Fruit
  1. VA Seeing ‘Very Positive’ EHRM Rollout Despite Change Healthcare Hack
  2. Axonius Adapt: Feds Looking to Upskill AI Workforce
  3. Axonius Exec Looks to Near-Term FedRAMP Authorization
  4. Flournoy: NCS Lacks Teeth to Regulate Secure-by-Design

Policy

  1. .gov website cybersecurity government
    DoJ: SLGs Must Ensure Web and Mobile App Access for People with Disabilities
    The Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a final ruling under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web content and mobile apps for people with disabilities.
  1. Biden Revokes COVID-Related EOs and Guidance
  2. Lawmakers Fold WH Proposals Into Sweeping Pandemic Fraud Bills
  3. Army CIO: New Policy Creates Data ‘Chain of Responsibility’
  4. NSA Rolls Out New Maturity Data Security Guidance
  1. Lawmakers Debut Water Systems Cybersecurity Bill
  2. OPM Issues Rule to Expand Early Talent Workforce Pipeline
  3. Space Force Unveils Plan to Leverage Commercial Space Tech
  4. House Panel Clears CRS Data Modernization Bill