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  1. CBP Moves Toward Quantum Readiness in 2026 Push
    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has big plans for quantum technology next year, with a top agency official saying Tuesday that the agency is “hitting that sweet spot” in its progress toward quantum readiness. 
  1. Lawmakers Question VA’s EHRM Program Cost Estimate as April Restart Nears
  2. House Passes SAMOSA Act to Rein In Federal Software Spending
  3. GAO Flags Gaps in DOD Testing Policies
  4. New Bill Seeks Oversight of VA’s $1B Digital Spending
  5. NIST Releases Fresh Draft for Security Checklist Users, Developers
  6. Elastic Partners With CISA on $130M Cyber Platform

People

  1. VA Names Lawrence Acting CIO as Department Shifts IT Leadership
    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has tapped Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence to serve as acting chief information officer (CIO) and assistant secretary for information and technology.
  1. Round 2: Isaacman Shifts NASA Focus to Moon
  2. Senate Confirms Correll as USSTRATCOM Chief
  3. Cyber Command Taps Reid Novotny as New AI Chief
  4. Bredenkamp Takes Helm of NGA
  1. Garfield Jones Leaves CISA, Joins QuSecure
  2. Longtime CIO Gary Washington Departs USDA
  3. Zimmer Named Permanent DOE CIO
  4. Pentagon CAPE Nominee Vows to Modernize Systems

Progress

  1. The Federal AI Evolution: Top Takeaways From GTC DC
    For federal agencies and industry partners, NVIDIA’s GTC DC conference felt less like a standard tech gathering and more like a strategic planning session for the next era of artificial intelligence (AI). Sessions touched every part of the federal AI landscape: supercomputing, infrastructure, mission delivery, and policy, providing a clear picture of where government capabilities are headed. 
  1. SOCOM Seeks Agentic AI Demos
  2. OPM Launches US Tech Force to Recruit Early Career Talent
  3. GAO Reports Progress on CHIPS-Funded Semiconductor Projects
  4. DOD Ties ICAM Deadline to 2028 Audit Goal
  1. NSF Launches ‘Tech Labs’ to Speed Emerging Platform Technologies to Market
  2. FedRAMP 20x Names 3 Cloud Services for Phase 2 Pilot
  3. GSA Plans Refresh of Major GWACs by End of January
  4. GAO Finds Coast Guard Disability Backlogs

Policy

  1. OMB Orders Agencies to Ensure AI Is ‘Truthful’ and ‘Unbiased’ by Spring
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is telling agencies they have until spring to ensure that their artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are "truthful” and don’t favor certain “ideological dogmas.” 
  1. Trump Signs Order to Preempt State AI Laws and Push Single Federal Framework
  2. Pentagon UAP Briefings Added in NDAA
  3. Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Create Tech and AI Talent Hiring Teams
  4. Trump Greenlights Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China, Prompting Security Alarms
  1. NDAA Drops AI Moratorium, TMF Renewal, but Packs Major Cyber Provisions
  2. Trump National Security Strategy Centers Tech Dominance, Western Hemisphere Power
  3. HHS Rolls Out Department-Wide AI Strategy
  4. AI Civil Rights Act Returns as GOP Weighs Another Moratorium