Federal CIO Kent Announces Cyber Reskilling Academy
Federal CIO Suzette Kent this morning announced creation of the Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy–a joint effort of the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Education, and the Federal CIO Council Workforce Committee–to kickstart the Federal government’s efforts to address gaps in the Federal cybersecurity workforce and help retrain Federal employees. […]
Feds Reach IT Modernization Tipping Point
A new report from MeriTalk and the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) finds that Federal finance, IT, and procurement experts believe we’ve reached an IT modernization tipping point. […]
DHS Launches ICT Sector Supply Chain Risk Task Force
The Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 30 announced launch of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force, which the agency said is charged with developing “consensus recommendations” to identify and manage risk to the global ICT supply chain. […]
DHS’ Manfra Discusses FISMA Update, Impact to CDM
Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security, said today that the new update to Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) guidance will place even more accountability on department leaders and reflects an evolution in discussions between agencies and DHS. […]
ServiceNow Forum: Commerce Using AI to Integrate Across Bureaus
The Department of Commerce is implementing artificial intelligence (AI) processes in use cases across the agency to maximize efficiency and integrate human resources, management, finance, and IT processes across various platforms, according to a department official who spoke at the ServiceNow Federal Forum on Feb. 12. […]
OPM: 75K Federal Employees Accept ‘Deferred Resignation’ Offer
About 75,000 Federal employees have accepted the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer, a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
Trump Nominates Sean Cairncross as National Cyber Director
President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Cairncross, who is chief counsel at the Republican National Committee (RNC), to become the next National Cyber Director (NCD), the White House announced on Wednesday. […]
NAVSEA ‘Full Steam Ahead’ on Simplifying Processes
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Command (NAVSEA) has a short window – two years – to ensure that the organization’s warfare centers are positioned to deliver ships on time and ready for tasking, an agency official said today. […]
Musk, Data, Cyber Fuel Heated Debate at First DOGE Hearing
The House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee quickly found a flashpoint – Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk – during its inaugural hearing today, with subcommittee Republicans hailing DOGE aims and Democratic members calling for the removal of “Musk and his hackers.” […]
Sandia National Labs Using ServiceNow to Cut Costs, Drive Efficiency
The chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories shared on Wednesday how the organization is utilizing ServiceNow to cut costs and drive efficiencies through a new idea portal and workflows. […]
ServiceNow Launches Government Transformation Suite at Federal Forum
ServiceNow unveiled its new Government Transformation Suite today at the company’s Federal Forum conference in National Harbor, Md., with company officials emphasizing that the new product suite leverages agentic AI capabilities to further the goals of increasing visibility, accelerating return on investment, and driving efficiencies for Federal government customers. […]
DISA Launches new Endpoint Detection Service for Cyber Defense
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Cybersecurity Service Provider team has introduced Endguard, a 24/7 endpoint detection and monitoring service designed to bolster cyber defense efforts for its strategic partners. […]
White House Appeals Funding TRO; Judge Cites Violation on HHS Grants
The Trump administration is continuing to battle in court to preserve its Federal grant and loan funding freeze, requesting that a U.S. appeals court stay pending appeal a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by a Federal district court that halted the freeze effort last week. […]
Trump Order Aims to Slash Fed Civilian Workforce Via Layoffs
President Donald Trump late on Tuesday issued an executive order that aims to make deep cuts to the Federal government civilian workforce via “reductions in force” – more commonly known as layoffs. […]
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