White House takes Texas water cybersecurity model to rural hospitals
White House takes Texas water cybersecurity model to rural hospitals
Cybersecurity
FCC commissioner hopes Cyber Trust Mark products reach shoppers within a year
Olivia Trusty is taking charge of the rollout as officials work through testing requirements and oversight for devices carrying the cybersecurity label.
Digital Government
CMS opens sign-ups for surprise medical billing dispute portal
The platform seeks to make it easier for providers, payers and the agency to keep tabs on a complicated federal arbitration process.
Emerging Tech
NASA, Google test AI-powered medical robot for deep space missions
The proof-of-concept system could help astronauts handle medical needs and routine tasks on future missions to the Moon and Mars.
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Cybersecurity
China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ quietly built another hacking network following US crackdown, new findings say
New research traces a three-year operation targeting government, defense and critical infrastructure networks. Sources say Energy Department facilities and utilities have also been affected.
Cybersecurity
DHS secretary plans post-election security review
Markwayne Mullin told CISA employees he wants to assess election systems after the vote, as the agency faces scrutiny over cuts to its support for states.
Cybersecurity
FEC takes down electronic filing platform after attempted hack
The commission holds no role in administering U.S. elections, meaning any impacts to its systems will not affect voting in the upcoming midterms.
People
Federal workforce cuts linked to lower satisfaction scores across government services
An annual scorecard that tracks citizen satisfaction in public-facing services shows the federal government’s first overall decline in five years.
Acquisition
GSA unveils token-based OneGov pricing for Claude
An agency official previously said consumption-based access is the next logical step in the OneGov program.
Ideas
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Cybersecurity
NIST issues roadmap for transition to post-quantum encryption standards
The report aims to help organizations take the standards already set out by NIST and create a plan for implementing them, in alignment with the Trump administration’s recent PQC executive order.
Cybersecurity
CISA gives federal agencies until Thursday to address exploited PHP flaws
The agency’s order adds urgency to a worldwide repair effort, though the extent of successful attacks remains unclear.
Modernization
VA completes 2026 EHR system deployments with final two site go-lives
The new Oracle Health EHR rollouts in Ohio and Alaska bring the agency’s total deployments to 13 medical facilities this year.
Digital Government
SSA ‘corrects’ millions of Social Security Number database files
The agency says the data cleaning is part of its commitment to prevent fraud, but at least one group is raising concerns about the work.
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Modernization
The push to modernize legacy tech
As the U.S. government seeks to drive the rapid adoption of new tools, many agencies are still forced to rely on outdated technologies for critical operations.
Cybersecurity
CISA plans service review, sharper focus on critical infrastructure threats
The strategy sets a yearlong schedule for reviewing capabilities and reporting progress as the agency rebuilds after staffing cuts.
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Artificial Intelligence
Policy proposal would require firms to disclose how they use AI to develop new models
The framework from Americans for Responsible Innovation would give Washington a closer look at AI’s role in developing new models as Jay Clayton’s task force shapes the government’s relationship with developers.
Modernization
Navy’s tech playbook serves as ‘toolkit’ for rest of government
The U.S. Navy dramatically upped its use of pilot tech programs, shuttered old technology systems and moved into the modern tech arena — and it is sharing its lessons learned from along the way.
Policy
Tech bills of the week: Preventing AI model theft; Regulating AI-generated political content; and more
Lawmakers this week took aim at foreign efforts to create knockoff copies of U.S.-made AI models and AI’s capability to influence voting.
Digital Government
NOAA seeks to improve weather forecasting through cloud migration
The agency’s administrator said his biggest challenge is data deletion as he touted the benefits of moving to the cloud.
