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  1. OPM Sees 50,000 Feds Impacted by ‘Policy/Career’ Reclassification
    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will kick off a public proceeding later this week aimed at implementing the reclassification of an estimated 50,000 Federal government employees deemed to be in “policy making” positions into a new ‘Policy/Career’ personnel schedule.
  1. Apptio Exec Cites 20% Cloud Savings Among Fed Clients
  2. ITA Officials Highlight TBM’s Role in Driving IT Transparency
  3. NSF Cuts Funding on Misinfo/Disinfo Research
  4. FAA to Launch Cloud-Based NOTAM System in 2025
  5. GAO: What Happens Next When Federal Contracts Get Axed?
  6. IARPA Seeks to Streamline IC Commercial Data Access

People

  1. CISA
    CISA ‘Secure by Design’ Initiative Leaders Resign
    Two top officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) who helped lead the agency’s Secure by Design initiative are leaving the agency.
  1. Douglas Matty Wins Pentagon CDAO Job
  2. OSTP Taps Dean Ball as Senior AI, Emerging Tech Advisor
  3. US Navy CISO Alvin ‘Tony’ Plater Retires, Heading to Private Sector
  4. Census Bureau CIO to Retire at End of April
  1. Energy Nominee Gil: US Must Lead in Quantum Supercomputing Race
  2. NASA Nominee Suggests Parallel Moon, Mars Landing Pushes
  3. CISA Sizzle: Wyden Blocks Plankey Nomination, Trump Trashes Krebs
  4. Toast the Newest Cyber Defenders at Tech Tonic May 15 in D.C.

Progress

  1. DoD Seeks Insight on Comms Tech Integration for Small Drones Ops
    The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking industry input on advanced communication tech – including radios, antennas, and datalinks – for drones used by special operations forces in swarm operations. 
  1. House Democrats Tell OMB to Stop Unauthorized AI Use
  2. Federal Judge Acts to Restrict DOGE Access to Social Security Data
  3. Space Force Charts Path to Superiority in New Strategy Framework
  4. EPA Watchdog Flags Untracked Software, Gaps in IT Oversight
  1. AI on Trial: Liability Laws Threaten Tech Innovation
  2. CBP CIO: Application Tier Cloud Migration Almost Complete
  3. Chris Krebs Leaves SentinelOne to Battle Trump’s Accusations Head-On
  4. OIG: DoD Could’ve Saved $426M Moving SPACECOM HQ to Alabama

Policy

  1. Senators Push to Extend Cyber Threat-Sharing Law to 2035
    A pair of senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a critical cyber threat data sharing law that is set to expire later this year absent further congressional action.   
  1. ICA Uncertainty Puts All Eyes on Congress for FY26 Appropriations
  2. Trump Extends Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Until July 15
  3. Fed Tech Experts Like ‘Commercial’ EO, Waiting on Implementation
  4. White House: Feds Should Buy ‘Commercial’ Gear, Not ‘Custom’-Made
  1. NIST Updates Privacy Framework to Reflect Cyber Guidelines
  2. House Republicans Call on OMB to Review Cyber Regulations
  3. White House Moves to Power AI Data Centers with Coal Plants
  4. Sen. Blackburn Leads Bipartisan Push on Three Quantum Tech Bills