The Federal government’s central human resources agency said Wednesday it will deploy artificial intelligence tech to help clean up Federal employee records within its personnel record system.   […]

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) held a kick-off meeting on Thursday for its new Continuous Reporting Community Working Group, which will look to leverage automation to support a future state where ongoing risk monitoring is enforced, validated, and reported continuously. […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at modernizing the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition process – an overhaul that could lead to the cancellation of costly or delayed military programs. […]

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg rolled out new guidance this week to advance the Pentagon’s plans to restructure, consolidate, and reduce its nearly 900,000-member civilian workforce as part of the department’s Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) may have to run for a while without the services of Sean Plankey as director of the agency after Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said on Wednesday that he will place a hold on the nomination made by the White House last month for Plankey to head the agency. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) and Google announced a new agreement today to offer Google Workplace to Federal agencies at a significant discount, marking a significant step forward in GSA’s efforts to create IT cost savings for the Federal government. […]

Who’s tops in the latest crop of innovators in government and industry that are defending our networks against cyber adversaries? We’re going to find out on May 15 at Tech Tonic in Washington, D.C., when MeriTalk honors the 2025 class of Cyber Defenders from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Morton’s The Steakhouse. […]

A Federal appeals court gave the Trump administration the green light today to fire thousands of Federal probationary workers by overturning a lower court’s order that had required them to be reinstated.  […]

Senate Democrats are demanding answers from President Donald Trump after he fired top officials at the National Security Agency (NSA) last week, warning that the administration’s actions “severely compromise our ability to keep Americans safe.”  […]

The U.S. Navy is leveraging its existing capabilities and adaptive acquisition framework to accelerate progress to meet the service branch’s fiscal year (FY) 2027 goal to boost readiness and lethality, a top Navy official said on April 8. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is looking for a 15 percent year-over-year budget increase for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and plans to use the higher funding to restore depleted agency staffing levels and to pursue several major lines of work including in the areas of science and technology, fraud prevention, and cybersecurity. […]

As the United States gears up to host massive global sporting events, lawmakers and witnesses during a House hearing on April 8 sounded the alarm on outdated travel technology and slow visa processing systems that may struggle to keep pace with the expected influx of millions of visitors.  […]

Tech experts and lawmakers on Tuesday emphasized the importance of codifying the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot as a way for the U.S. to maintain its global leadership in artificial intelligence. […]

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the Federal landscape, agencies are under pressure to act with urgency to scale AI for broader mission impact. MeriTalk’s 2025 Federal CAIO Outlook study shares insights from 10 Federal CAIOs on how they are driving scalable, secure, and mission-aligned AI adoption. […]

The Department of the Navy (DON) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Jane Rathbun said today that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is currently collaborating with the Navy to improve the effectiveness of its commercial software acquisition practices. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is pushing the Defense Department (DoD) to create a framework that will guide investments in its Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) project and warned of trouble ahead if it does not do so. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) is exploring enlisting new types of industry partners to help the agency undertake the monumental project of building President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system across the United States. […]

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is aiming to maximize its use of existing commercial security frameworks and reduce redundant documentation requirements as part of its “20x” program revamp, program officials said today. […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that reinstated thousands of fired probationary Federal employees at six Federal agencies, saying that the unions who filed the lawsuit lack “standing.” […]

Sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump last week will impact global technology competition, with one industry expert warning that fighting a trade war could mean the United States loses the tech war. […]

House Oversight and Reform Committee Democrats are demanding answers over what they say is a troubling entanglement of politics and profit – the Trump administration’s rollout of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications service across key Federal agencies and the White House.  […]

In this episode of MeriTalking, Gen. Kurt L. Sonntag, a member of the EY U.S. Army Advisory Council, and Joe Blanton, director, strategic initiatives at GDIT discuss key vulnerabilities in global supply chains, the technologies driving logistics capabilities, and the significance of data management in logistics, and more. […]

Two Federal officials with key roles in battling back against the Trump administration’s campaign to slash the Federal government workforce have been reinstated – at least for now – to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the National Labor Relations Board.   […]

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued two revised policies for Federal agencies to help them responsibly use and procure AI tech, replacing guidance from the Biden administration but largely pursuing the same goals. […]

President Donald Trump has nominated aerospace engineer Joseph Jewell to become the next assistant secretary of defense for science and technology (S&T), according to a notice posted on Congress.gov. […]

Witnesses urged lawmakers at a House Homeland Security joint subcommittee hearing on April 1 to implement legislation that ensures drone aircraft technology evolves within safe and adaptable guidelines that keep pace with growing innovation. […]

The U.S. has an operational technology (OT) problem when it comes to cybersecurity, according to a senior security official at the Energy Department (DoE). […]

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Jared Golden, D-Maine, introduced bipartisan legislation on April 1 that looks to restore collective bargaining for Federal employees after a recent executive order from President Donald Trump that aims to cancel union contracts for vast swaths of the civilian workforce. […]

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers in requesting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) submit an updated schedule and cost estimate to Congress for the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Thunderdome program has reached full compliance with the Pentagon’s advanced zero trust standards two years before deadline, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed to MeriTalk. […]