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  1. Trump Renominates Sean Plankey for CISA Chief
    President Donald Trump renominated Sean Plankey to be the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday, after Plankey failed to receive Senate confirmation by the end of 2025.  
  1. Budget Experts Question Trump’s $1.5T DOD Budget Plan
  2. Witnesses Warn Congress Against AI Chip Sales to China
  3. Calls Grow for US Cyber Force as Deterrence Erodes
  4. Witnesses Urge Action on Digital Trade
  5. DHS Pours $115M Into Counter-Drone Tech for World Cup Security
  6. Senate Bill Would Enlist SBA to Provide AI Help to Businesses

People

  1. Pentagon Military Defense DoD
    Pentagon Names Cameron Stanley Next AI Chief
    Cameron Stanley will serve as the Pentagon’s next chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Jan. 12 during an address at SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas.
  1. Timothy Kosiba Tapped as NSA’s No. 2
  2. Shila Cooch Departs as DOE’s Acting CISO for FEMA Role
  3. Senate Confirms Edward Forst as GSA Administrator
  4. Senate Confirms Kirsten Davies as Pentagon CIO
  1. Trump Nominates Rudd to Lead NSA, CYBBERCOM
  2. Senate Confirms Klein as First US CTO Since 2021
  3. Senate Confirms Isaacman as Next NASA Chief
  4. VA Names Lawrence Acting CIO as Department Shifts IT Leadership

Progress

  1. IRS Seeks New Software Vendor for Volunteer Tax Preparation Programs
    Months after ending its Direct File pilot, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is moving to refresh the technology used by its volunteer tax preparation programs, issuing a draft solicitation for a new long-term software contract. 
  1. GSA Fully Implements Transactional Data Reporting Across MAS
  2. Space Force Awards Task Orders for Missile Capabilities
  3. US Welcomes Qatar to Pax Silica, Cites Expansion Plans
  4. OPM Launches Federal Workforce Data Site, Replacing FedScope
  1. EPA, State Dept. Put Federal Workforce at Center of AI Adoption
  2. NTIA Official Teases BEAD Funding News During CES Talk
  3. GAO Flags Gaps in DOD Telework Data
  4. CISA Retires 10 Emergency Directives Tied to CVEs, Campaign Threats

Policy

  1. OPM Office of Personnel Management
    OPM Moves to Replace MSPB in Probationary Worker Termination Appeals
    Under a newly proposed rule, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) would take over authority to decide appeals by probationary federal employees who allege unfair termination, stripping that power from an independent hiring agency. 
  1. Pentagon Unveils AI Acceleration Strategy
  2. White House Cuts Ties With GFCE Cyber Group
  3. Sen. Cotton Pushes Off-Grid Power Plan for AI Data Centers
  4. Air Force, Space Force Revise Acquisition Structure
  1. Bipartisan Sens. Give Quantum Reauthorization Act Another Chance
  2. DoL CIO: AI Won’t Kill Jobs, but Reskilling Must Accelerate
  3. Updated Remote and Telework Guidance From OPM Offers Few Exemptions
  4. White House to Send National AI Legislation Proposal to Congress This Year