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Cybersecurity

Lawmaker looks to strengthen security of U.S. communications following UK’s Apple backdoor order

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a discussion draft of a measure to reform the CLOUD Act after the UK ordered Apple to build a backdoor into encrypted iCloud backups.

Digital Government

GSA tech modernization office pauses government-wide cloud collaboration groups

The communities of practice are designed to help feds learn more about technology and cybersecurity topics involving the cloud computing space. At least 100 GSA employees have been let go in recent days.

Modernization

Employees helming the U.S. nuclear stockpile among those terminated

Probational employees at Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration were fired on Thursday as concerns over DOGE access to sensitive information mounts.

Sponsor Content

From Y2K to PQC: Preparing for the Next Great IT Challenge

For much of the 1990s, there was concern about how software and systems were programmed to represent years using only the last two digits.

Acquisition

StateRAMP to rebrand later this year

The voluntary program will be rebranded as “GovRAMP” to better reflect that its offerings can be used by local governments, educational institutions and others, the organization’s executive director told Route Fifty.

Artificial Intelligence

How can agencies safely use new Chinese-made DeepSeek AI?

One of the most noteworthy things about DeepSeek is that it uses a reasoning model where users can watch as the AI thinks out loud.

Digital Government

Trump administration directs agencies to fire recent hires en masse

Thousands of employees were already let go as of Thursday, a number that is expected to skyrocket in the coming days.

Exclusive People

OPM fires its own probationary-period staff

Employees’ physical and IT system access was deactivated at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. On-site staff were also asked to quickly exit the Office of Personnel Management’s premises.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers ask DNI to reassess UK cyber, intel ties over Apple backdoor mandate

The court order issued by the United Kingdom centers on the UK’s 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, which was reportedly invoked to demand Apple provide a backdoor into users’ encrypted iCloud backups.

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Data-centric Zero Trust, An evolution in Cyberdefense

Data-centric security is an approach that emphasizes protecting data rather than focusing on securing the underlying infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence

GOP lawmakers seek industry input on crafting US-first AI regulatory regime 

Republican lawmakers used a House hearing to seek input from industry representatives for how lawmakers can craft policies that enable manufacturers to successfully leverage AI.

Cybersecurity

FBI notified over 4,300 victims of ‘pig butchering’ crypto scams in past year

After victims are tricked into buying crypto, they are shown fake online accounts with fictitious returns while the stolen funds are moved offshore, an FBI official said.

Emerging Tech

National Labs have seen mixed impacts from Trump spending freeze

During a House hearing, four directors of different U.S. national laboratories offered insight into how federal funding interruptions have shaped their work.

Cybersecurity

Salt Typhoon hackers possibly targeted telecom research at US universities

Recorded Future’s latest findings shed light on how widespread the Salt Typhoon campaign has become since it was uncovered last year.

People

GSA to cut at least 100 employees, feds inside the agency say

Employees within the agency’s Technology Transformation Services received calls from supervisors Wednesday informing them of their impending dismissals.

People

CISA staff focused on disinformation and influence operations put on leave

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has committed to rescoping the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency so that it pivots away from disinformation matters.

People

OPM reveals new details about its CIO

Greg Hogan joined the agency a day into the Trump administration, replacing a career official that had been named to the position a week prior.

People

Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s intelligence chief

As Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard is now poised to oversee the nation’s 18 spy agencies, including the CIA, NSA and related organizations in the Pentagon.

Cybersecurity

Trump to nominate former RNC official to be national cyber director

It’s not clear how Sean Cairncross would address ongoing ONCD efforts, as the Trump administration has sought to refocus certain cyber priorities in the federal government.

Modernization

PSI wins $156M Veterans Affairs testing recompete

Planned Systems International conducts tests and manages projects related to the rollout of the new Oracle Cerner electronic health record.