SSA tech shop to be led by another DOGE associate
SSA tech shop to be led by another DOGE associate
Ideas
FAR overhaul: The challenges in tackling federal procurement’s 5,000-page beast
The General Services Administration's acting leader outlines a blueprint for how the Trump administration wants to streamline regulations, a move aimed at opening the market to more competition and "best-in-class" companies.
Digital Government
Federal CIO launches effort to “rationalize” government’s web footprint
The goals follow both preexisting efforts to improve federal website management and recent administration imperatives to increase efficiency.
People
Senate confirms Michael Kratsios to lead White House tech office
As the 13th director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, Kratsios is set to focus on emerging tech like AI, quantum sciences and biotechnologies.
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How AI can help accelerate IT modernization for a more efficient U.S. federal government
U.S. federal agencies have been on a critical IT modernization journey.
Defense
‘Sloppy,’ ‘incompetent’ intelligence chiefs hammered for Signal chat
At Senate hearing, Gabbard, Ratcliffe struggled to recall details of Yemen-strike chat shared with journalist.
Artificial Intelligence
NIST releases finalized guidelines on protecting AI from attacks
The final guidance for defending against adversarial machine learning offers specific solutions for different attacks, but warns current mitigation is still developing.
Cybersecurity
Phishing campaign seeks to siphon Ukraine war intelligence from defense contractors
Nearly 880 spoofed domains of worldwide IT, defense and aerospace firms were identified between December and March, DomainTools Investigations says.
Defense
Pentagon’s use of commercial telecoms draw scrutiny after Chinese breaches
DOD inspector general plans three-pronged inquest at senators’ urging.
Ideas
Buckle up: The acquisition ride is only going to get bumpier
The zone is being flooded and we’re only two months in.
Modernization
GSA launches FedRAMP revamp
One major goal of the changes is to speed up the timeframe for agencies to get access to the latest technology quickly, “not months or years down the road,” the agency’s acting administrator said.
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Accelerating Zero Trust Capabilities
Saviynt will hone in on the three specific pillars that require agencies to protect users, systems, and data at the identity layer.
Acquisition
GSA issues major changes to Multiple Awards Schedule program
Contracts that do not meet sales thresholds will be allowed to expire, among other changes introduced through a new initiative.
Ideas
Back to the future at GSA with contracting executive order
President Trump’s executive order may be familiar for 1990s-era procurement executives.
People
Former election security official announces run for Congress in New York
Cait Conley is running on a Democrat platform to challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in next year’s midterms. She is a combat veteran and served as CISA’s top election security advisor during the 2024 cycle.
People
GSA names new deputy administrator
The agency’s second in command had been serving as an advisor to the acting administrator.
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Defense
DOD cuts $580M in programs, contracts and grants
The latest round of Pentagon spending cuts — which include a delayed HR software program — brings the department’s running total of eliminated programs to $800 million since the start of the Trump administration.
Digital Government
Trump pens executive order pushing agencies to share data
The order comes as the administration is dealing with many lawsuits over DOGE access to federal systems and has sparked concerns about further data access among others.
People
NSF CIO Terry Carpenter retires
The National Science Foundation selected veteran and deputy CIO Clyde E. Richards to serve as acting CIO.
Cybersecurity
FCC to investigate potential US operations of restricted Chinese firms
The commission’s new chairman, Brendan Carr, believes that some or all of the companies on the FCC’s Covered List are still operating in the nation.
Acquisition
GSA tightens enforcement of minimum sales requirements for schedule holders
Trump Administration and DOGE revive revenue thresholds to cut administrative costs and remove poor performing schedule holders.
Acquisition
GSA to ‘quadruple' in size to centralize procurement across the government
The head of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service told employees at a Thursday meeting that the agency will “do about $400 billion” in procurement management under this effort.
