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Artificial Intelligence

Argonne launches high-performance computing-backed AI research service 

The new platform headquartered at Argonne National Laboratory grants Department of Energy researchers remote access to advanced AI models for scientific discovery.

Exclusive Cybersecurity

Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel’s top cyberdefense official says

Yossi Karadi also said he is pressing major AI labs for access to advanced models like Anthropic’s Mythos to help defend Israeli government networks.

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Cybersecurity

State leaders renew call for cyber grant program’s renewal

The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program is facing down a September deadline for reauthorization. Without it, officials warned that current efforts would lose momentum.

People

OPM proposes requiring all feds to sign an NDA

Experts warned the measure, when combined with the federal HR agency’s new power to target employees’ suitability for federal employment, creates a new pathway for Trump administration officials to purge those deemed insufficiently loyal to the president.

Ideas

Why compliance alone doesn’t make federal networks secure

COMMENTARY | Zero Trust is an ongoing operational discipline, not a project with a completion date.

Artificial Intelligence

How the Library of Congress is using both AI and volunteers to unlock public broadcasting history

The FixIt+ platform uses AI-generated transcripts as a starting point, then relies on volunteers to refine them so historic public media becomes easier to search, study and understand.

Exclusive Digital Government

The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones

The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.

Policy

Tech bills of the week: Mitigating risks to critical infrastructure; incentivizing domestic high-tech manufacturing; and more

Tech- and cyber-focused bills rolled out this week include measures to develop a biotech-savvy workforce, support state and local tech modernization efforts and better understand the cyber needs of small businesses.

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People

Ryan Donaghy returns to CISA as first chief operating officer

Donaghy previously served in acting leadership roles across two of the agency’s divisions and moved to the Transportation Security Administration in October.

Modernization

EHR restart was ‘phenomenal’ despite persistent challenges at initial sites, VA secretary says

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers the department has rectified issues with its electronic health record modernization project moving forward and is “going to go back” and address problems at its initial deployment sites.

Emerging Tech

Commerce commits to funding incentives with 9 companies to spur quantum development

The letters of intent provide over $2 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to spur research and development in fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Breaking News Artificial Intelligence

White House postpones signing of AI executive order

The order is expected to establish a voluntary framework for the government to view AI models ahead of release.

Acquisition

GSA inks latest OneGov agreement with Snowflake

Under the deal, federal agencies will potentially be eligible “for higher-tier discounts of up to 50% reduced consumption cost on compute, as overall usage increases.”

Policy

Export-Import Bank set to consider framework backing US AI exports

The proposal would use federal export financing tools to support sales of American AI systems abroad, as the Trump administration weighs broader debates over advanced chip sales.

Acquisition

OneGov’s discounted deals are ‘a first step’ to longer-term contracts, officials say

The General Services Administration has asked some companies to re-up their temporary price cuts while it continues to talk with them about becoming direct contractors on its Multiple Award Schedule.

Digital Government

DOGE is about making government services easier to access, its head says

In a rare public speaking appearance in which DOGE was discussed, its acting administrator Amy Gleason painted a different vision of its work than that pursued during the government-slashing efforts last year.

Cybersecurity

Draft executive order would set deadlines for digital signature and key quantum encryption

The developing order on post-quantum cryptography sets rigid deadlines for quantum-resistant cryptography updates, underscoring that contractors need to migrate to certain standards by 2030. 

Cybersecurity

House Homeland Dems request CISA briefing amid report of leaked agency credentials

Independent journalist Brian Krebs reported Monday that researchers found a publicly accessible GitHub repository connected to a government contractor that exposed CISA data.