The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is looking for feedback on two documents aimed at helping Federal agencies increase opportunities for public participation and community engagement. […]
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The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released two key AI policy documents with marching orders for Federal agencies this year, with looming deadlines in both November and December. […]
With the increasing use of AI amongst Federal agencies, the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) said the government’s handling of personally identifiable information (PII) that powers AI technology “merits renewed attention.” […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published its Trust Regulation – officially referred to as the Fundamental Responsibilities of Statistical Agencies and Units rule – in the Federal Register today with the aim of improving public trust in Federal government statistics. […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released guidance that directs Federal agencies to improve their capacity for the responsible acquisition of AI. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has worked with Federal agencies to help them publicly document compliance with the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) governmentwide AI policy, NIST’s chief AI officer (CAIO) said Thursday. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) need to collect consistent cost data so they can provide a cost estimate to Federal agencies and cloud service providers (CSPs) pursuing Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorizations, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]
Federal agencies received the highest number of ‘A’ grades ever on the 18th edition of the FITARA Scorecard issued on Friday by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., leading the congressman to make plans to evolve the scorecard with new categories. […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is working on a data literacy credential program that will accompany its circular announced earlier this year, a top OMB official said on Wednesday. […]
MITRE Corp. – which operates Federally funded R&D centers focused on scientific and technology issues – published a new report on Sept. 5 that offers recommendations to the incoming administration on how to modernize archaic, legacy IT systems in the Federal government. […]
The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is launching a 30-day cybersecurity sprint tomorrow – Sept. 4 – in partnership with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has officially set a Dec. 16 deadline for Federal agencies to submit annual inventories of their AI use cases. […]
Top tech officials at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA) on Thursday called for more public feedback on a proposed set of metrics that would measure the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization experience, which they say will drive “major decisions” in shaping the program going forward. […]
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that Federal agencies believe the assessment process for evidence-based policymaking to be useful, but that the guidance provided by the White House to help them do so is confusing. […]
Conrad Stosz has permanently moved to the National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST) AI Safety Institute (AISI) as the head of policy. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued joint guidance to Federal agencies today that aims to improve the Federal hiring experience for job applicants, managers, and human resources (HR) professionals. […]
After more than a year of probing, lawmakers have finally received agency data from the White House on Federal telework numbers. […]
A recent report from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finds that Federal agencies will need approximately $7.1 billion to transition their prioritized information systems to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) between 2025 and 2035. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on July 31 released its most recent quarterly updates to the Biden-Harris administration’s President’s Management Agenda (PMA), noting that the strategies in each of the three priority areas range from 59 to 77 percent complete. […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released long-awaited guidance today to overhaul the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), replacing the existing policy created for the program when it began in 2011. […]
The White House on Wednesday released a memo for the heads of all Federal agencies laying out its “cross-agency cybersecurity investment priorities” for fiscal year (FY) 2026. […]
A top official from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said today that the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is quickly increasing the number of products on its FedRAMP Marketplace, thanks to its recent codification and new pilots to help shorten the review process. […]
The Office of Management and Budget last week released the expanded roster of Federal agency chief AI officers (CAIO) covering the 24 largest agencies in government, along with the AI chiefs at 31 smaller agencies. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been making noticeable progress in strengthening the Federal marketplace with a growing number of businesses and new entrants in government contracts, according to an OMB official. […]
By Gaurav (GP) Pal, stackArmor Founder and CEO In March 2024, OMB released groundbreaking new guidance in accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order on AI for the government’s safe use of artificial intelligence – the first of its kind government-wide policy on AI. Under this new policy, government agencies must meet and implement mandatory AI […]
The House of Representatives passed the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act via voice vote Tuesday, which aims to improve customer experience and accountability across the Federal government. […]
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a circular today that aims to drive a new acquisition data management strategy to improve the contracting process for Federal agencies. […]
Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Deputy National Cyber Director (NCD) Chris DeRusha is leaving his post after nearly three and a half years, two White House spokespeople confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has called on Federal agencies to increase in-office work to at least 50 percent of employees’ hours, yet House Republicans say they’re still not receiving enough data regarding Federal telework policies. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on two Federal agencies in charge of overseeing the implementation of President Biden’s 2021 cybersecurity executive order (EO) to fully complete the remaining five requirements tasked to them in the order. […]