A look at next week’s hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena
Retired Navy Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet is one of multiple witnesses set to testify at a congressional hearing next week about government transparency concerns and reports of…
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Preparing for the age of quantum
Energy CIO Ann Dunkin, OMB cyber official Nick Polk and Air Force Research Lab's Michael Hayduk explore how the federal government is preparing for the arrival of…
GAO finds spotty agency compliance with IDEA Act requirements; U.S. CHIPS office eyes $100 million competition focused on manufacturing and AI
Some federal agencies continue to struggle with meeting the digital experience requiements set out in the 2018 IDEA Act. And, NIST's CHIPS R&D Office launches a $100…
The White House issues guidance for purchasing AI tools to US agencies; the next phase of zero trust will focus on operations, according to the acting Federal CISO
OMB has issued its its long-anticipated guidance for AI procurement. And, the acting Federal CISO shares what's ahead for agency zero-trust implementation.
GSA officially kicks off its COMET II acquisition; CISA looks to strengthen federal inventories with post-quantum cryptography guidance
GSA is conducting market research for the second iteration of its COMET IT modernization contract. And, CISA issued guidance to help federal agencies automate the inventorying process…
GSA has a new deputy CIO; Senate bill seeks to leverage AI for a new pandemic preparedness program
Dovarius Peoples has been tapped as the new deputy CIO at GSA. And, a new bipartisan Senate bill would require HHS to use AI to support pandemic…
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U.S. agencies publish plans to comply with White House AI memo; GAO calls out issues with Education Department’s new FAFSA processing system
Federal agencies had until Tuesday to publish plans spelling out how they will comply with the White House’s AI guidance it issued earlier this year. And, the…
A discussion with GAO cyber director Jennifer Franks
Jennifer Franks, a director in GAO’s IT and cyber division, joins the podcast to discuss her ongoing work and much more.
DOD is putting the final touches on a new zero trust assessment standard; agencies have cleared AI executive order’s talent benchmarks
Les Call, the head of DOD'z zero trust program office, said at FedTalks on Tuesday that the department is finalizing a new assessment standard to guide how…
The U.S. accuses Russia of interfering with 2024 elections; CISA moves away from trying to influence content moderation decisions on election disinformation
The Department of Justice has formally accused Russia of attempting to interfere in the 2024 elections. And, CISA’s director said it’s not the agency’s role to petition…