If signed into law, a new discussion draft of legislation to execute oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program would centralize oversight and standardize workflows while modernizing the VA’s systems. […]
A Federal watchdog report is sounding the alarm over missing cybersecurity plans, weak performance tracking, and major delays across some of the Defense Department’s (DoD) priciest tech programs. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday that its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) component plans to make further investments in blockchain technology to assist in criminal investigations. […]
The Department of Commerce said today it will award Micron Technology another $275 million of CHIPS and Science Act funding as part of the company’s announcement that it plans to invest $200 billion in semiconductor manufacturing and R&D to expand U.S.-based memory chip production. […]
A Federal watchdog said in a new report that the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) is falling short on overseeing its identity verification vendor’s use of artificial intelligence, even as it earns high marks for protecting taxpayer data. […]
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee voted on Monday to approve a 4.6 percent year-over-year budget cut for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for fiscal year 2026 – versus the 16 percent budget reduction that the Trump administration has been offering in its budget request to Congress last month. […]
Bridget Bean is stepping down as executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and retiring from Federal government service, a spokesperson for the agency told MeriTalk today. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a stark warning to the Department of Defense (DoD) by urging it to confront long-standing and unresolved challenges that threaten the U.S. military’s readiness and its strategic edge against global adversaries. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Monday the expansion of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) to increase transparency around what the Federal government is buying and how much it is paying for those goods and services. […]
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday unveiled its revamps to the government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, touting a new “tech-neutral” approach and tossing its previous fiber-centric efforts to the curb. […]
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office is moving the Federal EHR to the cloud, a move that the office’s chief technology officer (CTO) said will help agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with their EHR rollout. […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said it wants to significantly scale up its use of artificial intelligence in the coming months to streamline support for its patent examination process and reduce wait times on patents and trademarks. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Dr. Thomas Keane as the agency’s assistant secretary for technology policy (ASTP) and the national coordinator for health information technology. […]
The Commerce Department is rebranding the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) that it oversees by swapping in a new moniker for the organization – the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) – that notably does not feature safety in its name. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) – in collaboration with industry and other government agencies – announced a new funding opportunity on Tuesday to advance research and technology development for the next generation of wireless communication systems, known as NextG. […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the first agency-wide generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool on Tuesday to streamline efficiency for employees ranging from scientific reviewers to investigators. […]
While the General Services Administration (GSA) has largely implemented federally-recommended data protection practices for Login.gov, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the agency didn’t fully implement procedures to test its backup data. […]
The head of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is asking 10 large value-added resellers (VARs) to the Federal government for a detailed breakdown of their open contracts with an aim to develop “taxpayer friendly pricing” for the government. […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing a new funding model for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in fiscal year (FY) 2026 that could provide the fund with up to $100 million in funding per year. […]
Melinda Rogers stepped down from her position as chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Justice (DoJ) on May 30 after a nearly five-year tenure in the post, and said in a LinkedIn post that her departure “comes at an inflection point in my life.” […]
The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) would lose more than 1,000 employees under the Trump administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget proposal – totaling about 29 percent of the agency’s current workforce – new White House documents show. […]
The next high-powered supercomputer is coming to the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) under a new contract between the Department of Energy (DoE), Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a governmentwide hiring plan on Thursday that instructs agencies to hire employees more quickly, focusing on early career and STEM talent. […]
A Federal judge in New York ruled on Tuesday that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees can once again access sensitive payment systems at the Treasury Department. […]
With the number of identity thefts on the rise, the General Services Administration (GSA) is looking to make identity proofing simple and easy for citizens when they access Federal government services online. […]
The Trump administration has cancelled funding for a Department of Labor (DoL) grant program that was used to fund modernization efforts for states’ unemployment insurance (UI) systems that were overwhelmed with claims during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a new “Community Profile” based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) that will provide guidance on the cybersecurity risks related to AI development and use. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is cracking down on cybercrime infrastructure, announcing on May 22 that it unsealed the charges against 16 individuals linked to the DanaBot malware scheme and indicted the alleged leader of the Qakbot malware conspiracy. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) told the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) this week that it still needs to work through an extensive list of foundational considerations as the agency moves forward with modernizing the IT systems it uses to manage radiofrequency spectrum. […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has appointed Eric Sidle as the agency’s new chief information officer. […]