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Cybersecurity

Senator says AT&T and Verizon blocked release of Salt Typhoon security reports

“AT&T and Verizon apparently intervened” to block a major cyber intelligence firm from sending documentation about the telecom hackers, Sen. Maria Cantwell wrote in a letter.

Ideas

Trust, trade and the new data diplomacy

COMMENTARY | Data has become the connective tissue of global progress.

Cybersecurity

AI info-sharing center is in development, CISA official says

CISA’s Nick Andersen told reporters that he didn’t know of a completion timeline, but talks were ongoing across government and industry.

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GovExec TV: Five Questions with Jeremy Browning and Jay Limbasiya

In this episode of GovExec TV, we speak with Jeremy Browning, Federal Civilian Senior Director at Dell Technologies, and Jay Limbasiya, Global Strategist for AI, Data Science, and Data Management at Dell Technologies.

Policy

Partial shutdown ends less than 4 days after it began

Nearly every federal agency is now funded through September and employees will be paid for the days they were furloughed.

Cybersecurity

White House cyber shop is crafting AI security policy framework, top official says

ONCD chief Sean Cairncross also said a bedrock National Cyber Strategy, initially expected last month, is coming “sooner rather than later” without specifying a date.

Ideas

DOD’s AI acceleration strategy

COMMENTARY | How does the Pentagon's new artificial intelligence strategy enable the military to adopt emerging tools?

Digital Government

US withdraws from the Open Government Partnership — which it helped create

“Anyone who has followed developments over the last year will not be surprised by this decision of the U.S. government,” the CEO of the multilateral global initiative said in a statement.

Modernization

NITAAC finally pulls the plug on CIO-SP4

The troubled $50 billion IT contract vehicle has faced hundreds of protests that the agency could never fully resolve.

Cybersecurity

Key cyber statutes at risk again as Congress works to avert shutdown

One measure allows the private sector to provide threat data to government agencies with key legal protections in place.

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Value Ripples Outward: How agentic AI transforms government permitting for greater efficiency and impact

Government agencies are entering a new era of permitting modernization.

Acquisition

Agencies are prioritizing flexibility and cost savings in AI purchases, GSA official says 

GSA’s acting Assistant Commissioner Lawrence Hale from the General Services Administration said early demand has been focused on AI tools that support everyday work and productivity.

Policy

Tech Bills of the Week: Measures seek to boost cyber posture of utilities

The proposed legislation would expand the Energy Department’s role in hardening U.S. energy infrastructure to boost cybersecurity and physical protections for pipelines, electric utilities and local distribution systems.

Digital Government

Federal CIO says he’s zeroed in on government service delivery

That effort has new accountability levers and top-down support that can be helpful in driving change, CX leaders from the Office of Management and Budget said Friday.

Acquisition

GSA quietly rolls out CMMC-like cybersecurity framework for contractors

The General Services Administration's new requirements for protecting controlled unclassified information apply immediately to new contracts, at the contracting officer's discretion.

Policy

As Trump administration cries ‘fraud,’ experts worry it does more harm than good

“It’s dismaying,” one longtime anti-fraud expert told Nextgov/FCW of how the administration is using fraud as rationale but firing the watchdogs that are tasked with finding it.

Modernization

VA secretary: EHR deployments are ‘going to be done in the right way’

VA Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers they “have every right to be skeptical” as EHR go-lives resume in April but said the modernization project is back on track.

Artificial Intelligence

Law enforcement is the leading DHS use case for AI

Subagencies like ICE and CBP are leveraging biometric technologies like facial recognition extensively, per the new case inventory.

Policy

Shutdown deal struck after failed Senate vote

Senate Democrats and the White House reached an agreement late Thursday to fund most departments and agencies through Sept. 30 after a previous funding bill was blocked.

People

Trump nominee to lead NSA commits to backing controversial spying law

Lt. Gen. Josh Rudd also promised to prioritize NSA efforts to protect U.S. elections.