Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Kurt DelBene told lawmakers on Wednesday that the agency’s cybersecurity capabilities are suffering from a shortage of skilled IT workers that stems from a slim budget to hire enough of them. […]

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While the United States is home to more than half of the top universities in the world, there is more work to be done when it comes to artificial intelligence education – and that’s something NVIDIA is trying to improve. According to U.S. News & World Report, only 10% of the top global AI universities are in the United States. […]

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is partnering with the Department of Commerce (DoC) to build out a network that will train skilled workers for good-paying jobs needed in the semiconductor and microelectronics industry over the next decade.  […]

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With its self-imposed clean audit opinion deadline of 2028 nearing, the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to ensure that it has both the sufficient and skilled workforce it needs to successfully fulfill its financial management tasks, a new watchdog report says.   […]

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The cybersecurity field is facing a persistent workforce shortage, and educating young people about the importance of cybersecurity and its career opportunities is one way that Bridget Bean, the executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is aiming to help solve it.   […]

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The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) – a congressionally chartered non-profit that conducts research and other work addressing government challenges – has appointed James-Christian Blockwood as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer, effective in January 2025.  […]

Intelligence and defense agencies must not only attract digital-savvy new recruits and upskill their current employees but also need to update their career development processes to retain both groups over the longer term, former Defense Department (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO), John Sherman, said on Sept. 16. […]

The Pentagon is a very large building that houses a lot of the authorities for the U.S. Military. It's big. This photo doesn't do it justice, but they're kinda rightly concerned about people flying drones around there.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has appointed Nora Christine Dillman as the new deputy director of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dillman announced via a LinkedIn post on Sunday. […]

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In a new blog post, White House National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker is pleading with the American people to rise to the occasion of a new opportunity to serve the country by defending cyberspace. […]

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By Dr. Celia Merzbacher, Executive Director of Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) There is a global race underway to lead in the critical and emerging technology (CET) area of quantum technologies. Nations are launching national initiatives and making significant investments of public funds in this area knowing that their economic and national security is at […]

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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has created a new chief experience officer (CXO) role to prioritize enhancements to customer experience across DISA. […]

Former Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Deputy National Cyber Director Chris DeRusha has joined Google Cloud as the company’s director of global public sector compliance, Google Cloud said today. […]

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A bipartisan bill introduced today by Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., seeks to codify into law the position of the chief AI officer (CAIO) at every Federal agency and ensure coordination across the Federal government on the use of AI by making permanent a CAIO Council.   […]

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