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  1. Reps. Walkinshaw, Subramanyam Look to Modernize FITARA, FedRAMP
    Two Virginia lawmakers are pushing to revive the government’s most influential IT oversight tools, warning that meaningful federal tech modernization won’t happen without a modernized FITARA Scorecard and a fully funded FedRAMP program.
  1. Trump National Security Strategy Centers Tech Dominance, Western Hemisphere Power
  2. DOT Awards Peraton $12.5B to Overhaul Air Traffic Control Systems
  3. CISA to Sunset Cyber Incentive Pay Program for Full Transition to CTMS
  4. MDA Clears 1,014 Firms for SHIELD Awards 
  5. CISA Issues Guidance for Integration of AI With Operational Tech
  6. From Noise to Mission Assurance: Splunk Users Show How to Get Proactive on Air and Insider Threats

People

  1. Senate hearing Congressional-min
    Round 2: Isaacman Shifts NASA Focus to Moon
    Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), returned to the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing, this time making clear that the Moon – not Mars – is NASA’s immediate priority.
  1. Senate Confirms Correll as USSTRATCOM Chief
  2. Cyber Command Taps Reid Novotny as New AI Chief
  3. Bredenkamp Takes Helm of NGA
  4. Garfield Jones Leaves CISA, Joins QuSecure
  1. Longtime CIO Gary Washington Departs USDA
  2. Zimmer Named Permanent DOE CIO
  3. Pentagon CAPE Nominee Vows to Modernize Systems
  4. Dhamer Urges Agile Innovation in Defense Planning

Progress

  1. Education, Enterprise Compute, and Hands-On Sprints Turn Into Mission Impact
    The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is building an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready force the way a teaching hospital trains clinicians: rigorous classroom learning, side-by-side practice on world-class technology, and real problems.
  1. CENTCOM Forms Attack Drone Task Force
  2. GSA Launches OASIS+ Phase II
  3. Democratic Representatives Urge Federal Worker Protections Amid DOGE Cuts
  4. Building AI Factories for the Federal Government
  1. Top Takeaways From Splunk .conf25: Driving Mission-Ready Operations With AI and Machine Data
  2. Senators Sound Alarm After First AI-Driven Cyberattack Hits 30 Targets
  3. GSA Strikes OneGov Deal With Palo Alto Networks
  4. States, Schools Harness Data and Workforce Programs to Combat Fraud, Cyber Threats, and Service Outages

Policy

  1. HHS Rolls Out Department-Wide AI Strategy
    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy on Thursday, which will integrate a five-pillar approach to the technology across all HHS components. 
  1. AI Civil Rights Act Returns as GOP Weighs Another Moratorium
  2. House Bill Taps ONCD to Attribute, Identify Foreign Cyberattackers
  3. FCC Urges Action After Obscene Material Airs in Hack
  4. Marine Corps Seeks New CI/HUMINT Specialists
  1. DOD Issues Zero Trust OT Guidance
  2. Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Cybersecurity Grant Program
  3. OSTP Wants Policy Proposals to Bolster S&T Ecosystem
  4. USPTO Withdraws Guidance, Reaffirms AI Cannot Be Considered in Inventorship