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  1. Jen Easterly, CISA
    CISA Outlines Goals for Secure by Design’s Second Year
    As the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) celebrates the one-year anniversary of its Secure by Design initiative, the agency is looking to elevate the effort in public conversation and have customers make more demands of software vendors.
  1. TIGTA Helps IRS Prevent $3.5 Billion of Bogus Tax Credit Claims
  2. PRAC: Legacy IT Systems Overarching Problem in Pandemic UI Fraud
  3. IRS Touts Direct File Pilot Success After Official Closure
  4. HUD CX Chief Points to Vital Role of Web Analytics
  5. USAF, DARPA Hail First-Ever AI-Fueled Aerial ‘Dogfight’
  6. DHS Taps Michael Boyce to Lead AI Corps

People

  1. Login.gov, GSA
    GSA Taps Hanna Kim as New Login.gov Director
    The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today it has tapped Hanna Kim to serve as the new director of its single sign-on service, Login.gov, with a start date of May 11.
  1. Navy Names Anne Schumann as Top Cyber Advisor
  2. GSA Government-Wide Policy Chief Departing
  3. DoD Personnel Sweep President’s Cup Cyber Contest
  4. ODNI Names Jon Rosenwasser Intel Community CFO
  1. Air Force Names Keith Hardiman Enterprise IT Director
  2. DCSA Names Edward Lane Program Executive Officer
  3. Commerce Adds Five to NIST AI Safety Leadership Team
  4. OPM Director Kiran Ahuja Stepping Down

Progress

  1. Navy Official Predicts ‘Big Changes’ From CX Push
    The U.S. Navy official in charge of creating improved customer experience (CX) within the military service branch is expecting “big changes” to result from that effort.
  1. Commerce Dept. Unveils $6.1B CHIPS Deal With Micron
  2. PCAST Report Argues Strong Use Cases for AI in Scientific Research
  3. DCSA Looks to Expand Continuous Vetting, AI Use
  4. NASA’s 1977-Vintage Voyager 1 Comes Back Online
  1. Easterly Touts Ransomware Warnings, Teases ‘ReadySetCyber’ Pilot
  2. Information Sharing: Operating at the Speed of Relevance
  3. Pentagon Admin Agency to Implement New CX Management Plan
  4. U.S. Charges Four Iranians With Treasury, State Dept. Hack Attempts

Policy

  1. DoD
    DoD CIO Issues DevSecOps cATO Guidance
    The Department of Defense (DoD) is giving defense agencies fresh direction on achieving continuous authorization for DevSecOps platforms.
  1. GAO: Policy Concerns Still Loom Over Biometric Identification Tech
  2. Senate AI Action Targets Risks, Private Sector Help
  3. DoJ: SLGs Must Ensure Web and Mobile App Access for People with Disabilities
  4. Biden Revokes COVID-Related EOs and Guidance
  1. Lawmakers Fold WH Proposals Into Sweeping Pandemic Fraud Bills
  2. Army CIO: New Policy Creates Data ‘Chain of Responsibility’
  3. NSA Rolls Out New Maturity Data Security Guidance
  4. Lawmakers Debut Water Systems Cybersecurity Bill