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  1. Tech Hubs
    Tech Hubs Program Requests $2 Billion in Phase 2 Proposals
    The Department of Commerce’s (DoC) Economic Development Administration (EDA) made public today the details of the 31 technology hubs’ proposals for the second phase of the new Tech Hubs program – revealing a collective request of $2 billion in funding for a total of 182 projects.
  1. GAO: Policy Concerns Still Loom Over Biometric Identification Tech
  2. RSA/MeriTalk Research Shows AI is Strengthening Cyber Defenses
  3. Army Seeks Input on Merging IT Contracts
  4. GSA Government-Wide Policy Chief Departing
  5. Navy Names Anne Schumann as Top Cyber Advisor
  6. NARA Opens Doors of Mass Digitalization Center

People

  1. CISA
    DoD Personnel Sweep President’s Cup Cyber Contest
    Individuals and teams from the U.S. military service branches took home top prizes in the fifth annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition organized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), CISA announced on April 19.
  1. ODNI Names Jon Rosenwasser Intel Community CFO
  2. Air Force Names Keith Hardiman Enterprise IT Director
  3. DCSA Names Edward Lane Program Executive Officer
  4. Commerce Adds Five to NIST AI Safety Leadership Team
  1. OPM Director Kiran Ahuja Stepping Down
  2. CISA Zero Trust Leader Connelly Landing at Zscaler
  3. Axonius Q&A: Conquering Zero Trust, CDM at April 16 Adapt Conference
  4. Air Force Names Chandra Donelson Acting Chief Data and AI Officer

Progress

  1. Pentagon Military Defense DoD
    Pentagon Launches DIB Vulnerability Disclosure Program
    The Pentagon has launched a new fully operational program that allows independent “ethical hackers” to find and analyze vulnerabilities in military contractor networks with the aim of improving the cybersecurity posture of the defense industrial base (DIB).
  1. GAO Prods CISA, OMB to Finish Final Cyber EO Tasks
  2. Coast Guard Tech Official Tells RPA Success Stories
  3. Commerce Dept. Seeks Input on AI-Ready Open Data Assets
  4. FEMA CIO: 60 Percent of Applications Moved to Cloud
  1. MeriTalk Interview: DISA Tech Lead Eyes Summer for ‘Concierge AI’ Delivery
  2. GAO: New DoD EHR System Needs Further Improvements
  3. Feds: AI Explosion Fueling Better Data Management
  4. OMB Looking to Scale FedRAMP Marketplace, Create New Authorization Paths

Policy

  1. Senate AI Action Targets Risks, Private Sector Help
    Senate legislative efforts unveiled last week are targeting the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies from markedly different angles – one to prevent against some of the worst-case instances of AI tech deployment, and the other to make sure that Federal AI development efforts leave plenty of room for private sector participation.
  1. DoJ: SLGs Must Ensure Web and Mobile App Access for People with Disabilities
  2. Biden Revokes COVID-Related EOs and Guidance
  3. Lawmakers Fold WH Proposals Into Sweeping Pandemic Fraud Bills
  4. Army CIO: New Policy Creates Data ‘Chain of Responsibility’
  1. NSA Rolls Out New Maturity Data Security Guidance
  2. Lawmakers Debut Water Systems Cybersecurity Bill
  3. OPM Issues Rule to Expand Early Talent Workforce Pipeline
  4. Space Force Unveils Plan to Leverage Commercial Space Tech