Policy
Path to averting a shutdown remains elusive as Senate looks to pass first FY24 spending bills
The upper chamber has bipartisan support for many of its funding measures and will look to put pressure on the divided House.
Ideas
Quantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here’s why that matters
COMMENTARY | Many students attend high schools that don’t offer physics.
Cybersecurity
CISA’s new roadmap aims to fortify open source software security
The nation’s cyber defense agency wants to play a key role in hardening the broader open source software security ecosystem.
People
Eileen Donahoe tapped for State Dept. digital freedom envoy
The former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council will work within the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
Acquisition
NASA seeks industry input on SEWP contract update
NASA is calling for feedback on a draft request for proposals for the latest iteration of its popular governmentwide acquisition contract that helps agencies quickly get their hands on emerging technologies.
Artificial Intelligence
AI is part of a 'new era' at IRS, commissioner says
The tax agency announced the expansion of work to use AI in how it goes after large partnerships.
Artificial Intelligence
State Dept. looks to AI for declassification, FOIA processing
The agency’s enterprise AI strategy is expected next month.
Ideas
Remembering reinventing government 30 years later
Commentary | Steve Kelman remembers how Al Gore's Reinventing Government effort helped change federal procurement.
Defense
Questions loom as Air Force robot-wingman effort prepares to take flight
Industry execs outline challenges of technology, test and evaluation—and even philosophy.
Cybersecurity
Amid shutdown anxiety, federal agencies are running up against an IT security deadline
While budget negotiations play out on Capitol Hill, federal agency CIOs are also on the clock to ensure the bulk of their information technology is reported through the CDM program.
Cybersecurity
HHS looks to improve cybersecurity coordination
The agency is utilizing a relaunched cybersecurity coordination center and additional programs to significantly ramp up interactions with key partners, a top official said.
Defense
Pentagon CIO prepares to take over 5G network portfolio
The plan is to build on existing test programs, like smart warehouses, while exploring new territory.
Ideas
What is geospatial intelligence?
COMMENTARY | A geographer explains the powerful melding of maps and data.
Cybersecurity
CISA's CDM program gears up for a new era in cyber defense
How a cornerstone cybersecurity program has evolved from information collection to active defense.
Digital Government
Hawaii’s wildfires led to fast tracking federal identity tools for unemployment claims
Hawaii is the second state after Arkansas to employ Login.gov and U.S. Postal Service identity proofing options in its unemployment insurance system.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy officials say their agency can lead the federal approach to national AI R&D efforts
Agency witnesses testifying at a Senate hearing spoke to Energy’s posture in addressing the “grand challenge” in safely developing and deploying artificial intelligence.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft links Outlook hack to an engineer’s corporate account
The cyberattack that ultimately led to the breach of several U.S. officials’ email accounts was the result of a China-based threat actor accessing a corporate account that contained a consumer signing key, the software giant said.
Policy
The shutdown threat would be off the table, under newly proposed legislation
A bill from Virginia Democrats would automatically trigger a continuing resolution when there is a lapse in appropriations and restrict the Senate’s ability to consider non-spending legislation until funding is figured out.
Artificial Intelligence
NSA ‘recently completed’ AI strategic study, director says
Outgoing chief Gen. Paul Nakasone looks back, forward, and pushes for Sec. 702 authority.
Emerging Tech