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Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition
The company's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.
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DHS issues internal comms guidance amid telecom breach investigation
The DHS Cyber Safety Review Board is already slated to investigate the hacking collective, dubbed Salt Typhoon, and its intrusion into telecommunications firms and wiretap infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Veterans’ military skills can help them fill cyber vacancies, State official says
The White House’s national cybersecurity strategy said that greater veteran participation in the U.S. cyber workforce can help enhance critical digital defenses.
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Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies
Nearly a quarter of the Defense Department’s cyber jobs went unfilled last year.
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Intelligence community briefed Congress on Chinese telecom intrusions
It’s believed the hackers, dubbed Salt Typhoon, accessed call records on numerous Americans, including officials and staff affiliated with President-elect Trump.
Artificial Intelligence
Trump promised to repeal Biden’s AI executive order — here’s what to expect next
Parts of President Joe Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI have proven controversial among Republicans.
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Industry execs weigh potential impacts of presidential transition
A group of senior leaders at government contractors outline the challenges and opportunities they see in a second Trump term.
Acquisition
The knowns and unknowns of a second Trump administration
Some priorities such as cyber and artificial intelligence are likely not changing, but we will watch the transition for what else might impact government contractors.
People
Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies
Federal employee unions sought to balance reassuring members that they will fight the return of measures undermining feds’ civil service protections with asserting their commitment to nonpartisan service.
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An agency-by-agency look at Trump's plan to overhaul government
The president-elect's vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.
Artificial Intelligence
Industry’s take on the chief artificial intelligence officer role
Nextgov/FCW interviewed leading industry technologists about how the private sector is employing executives in charge of the emerging technology.
Artificial Intelligence
Making sure AI is used responsibly at NSF
Meet Dorothy Aronson, the division director and chief data officer serving as the assistant chief information officer for AI at the National Science Foundation.
People
What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce
The Republican former president has vowed to remake the civil service in his image with the reinstatement of Schedule F.
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CISA has no data supporting claims of election cheating, official says
Baseless voting fraud claims were pushed by Donald Trump in 2020 and the final weeks of his presidency.
Cybersecurity
Russian email domains sent uncredible bomb threats to polling places, FBI says
Kremlin-backed actors have a long record of sowing fear and disinformation into the U.S. election process.
Policy
Agencies have completed their pre-election transition briefings. Trump may still not get them on time.
The former president is still sidestepping the government's transition process, and if he wins that could cause roadblocks as he seeks to take control of agencies.
Cybersecurity
CISA has not clocked any 'national-level significant incidents' impacting the election, official says
The agency is notably not in active contact with social media platforms but “if a threat were to arise that would necessitate us to do so, we would absolutely reach out,” Cait Conley said.
Cybersecurity
Potential year-end cyber executive order may hinge on election results, people familiar say
The pending order will focus heavily on federal cyber standards and emerging tech threats, but remains in limbo amid the presidential election.
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