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  1. Senate Dems Rip OMB Nominee Vought on Spending, Schedule F Plans
    Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee offered up a combative reception today to Russell Vought – President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – on a host of issues.
  1. OPM’s Shriver Says ‘Schedule F Is Bad Policy’
  2. Kendall Predicts Nations Leading in AI Will Dominate Global Tech by 2050
  3. HHS Unveils AI Roadmap With Focus on Innovation, Cybersecurity
  4. DCSA Publishes NBIS Product Roadmap
  5. USAID Taps Steven Hernandez as CISO
  6. NCSC Chief Warns of Rising Cyber Threats from China, Russia

People

  1. Connolly Slams DOGE Subcommittee, Criticizes Elon Musk
    Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, today slammed Republicans’ plan to create a subcommittee that would work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group.
  1. HHS Restocks Top Tech Ranks With CTO, CDO, AI Chief
  2. OPM Taps Melvin Brown to Serve as Permanent CIO
  3. DIU Names David Henry Deputy CIO
  4. NASA Names Schlesinger to Lead Commercial Lunar Payload Services
  1. MeriTalk Q&A: Lumen’s Finke Charts Network, AI Intersections
  2. Former DoD CIO Dana Deasy Joins Boeing as CIDO
  3. OPM CIO Guy Cavallo Heading to Private Sector
  4. Doug Cossa Named Acting CIO for Intelligence Community

Progress

  1. Commerce Finalizes $53M Award to HP Under CHIPS Act
    The Department of Commerce unveiled $53 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to HP on Monday. The investment aims to expand and modernize one of HP’s facilities in Corvallis, Ore.
  1. Trump Defense Nominee Outlines Pentagon Tech Vision
  2. Commerce to Award Additional $210M to 6 Tech Hubs
  3. Air Force Secretary Calls for a Much Bigger, Stronger Space Force
  4. SDA Demos LEO Laser Communication Link for Future PWSA
  1. NIST Seeks Feedback on Ransomware Guidelines Draft
  2. CISA Says CPG Adoption Cutting Sector Cyber Risks
  3. GAO: Fusion Future in Limbo as DoE Lacks Clear Commercialization Plan
  4. OPM Awards $149M ECIOSS Contract for IT Modernization

Policy

  1. Commerce Blocks China/Russia Import of Connected Vehicles
    The Commerce Department has issued a final rule that will block the import and sale in the United States of connected vehicle technologies produced in Russia and China. The new rule will phase in between 2027 and 2030.
  1. White House EO Puts DoD, Energy Dept. in AI Data Center Mix
  2. White House Proposes New Restrictions on AI Chips
  3. Sens. Reintroduce Bill to Flag Eavesdropping Appliances
  4. Sen. Ernst Reintroduces Bills to Crack Down on Fed Telework, Spending
  1. Feds Getting CX Leader After Biden Signs Bill Into Law
  2. EXIM Bank OIG Identifies ‘Potential Breach’ of PII
  3. HHS Moves to Boost HIPAA Cybersecurity Protections
  4. DoD Strategic Capital Office Sets FY25 Tech Support Strategy