Artificial Intelligence

AWS GovCloud gets high-level security approvals for Anthropic and Meta AI models

Select versions of the Claude and Llama foundation models will be available for public sector customers via the AWS GovCloud.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers warn that UK’s Apple backdoor demand ‘sets a dangerous precedent’

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said "forcing companies to circumvent their own encrypted services in the name of security is the beginning of a dangerous slippery slope."

Cybersecurity

China-linked ‘Silk Typhoon’ hackers accessed Commvault cloud environments, person familiar says

The hacking unit previously infiltrated Treasury Department networks and compromised some of the agency’s most sensitive systems.

Modernization

House bill wants VA to pilot cloud-based medical supply management system

The bipartisan proposal from Reps. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., and Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., would direct the agency to test the system at one VA medical facility before potentially expanding it out further.

Artificial Intelligence

The Army has rolled out a generative AI workspace to improve daily operations

And because those tools guzzle cloud compute, the service is also looking at ways to cut costs and maintain efficiency.

Acquisition

Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI authorized for IL6 Defense operations

Microsoft’s artificial intelligence offerings are now available at the highest impact level classification for the Department of Defense.

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.

Modernization

FedRAMP to announce major overhaul next week

The initiative would seek to automate much of the cloud security program’s approval workflow and shift more control to the private sector.

Acquisition

Google eyes security growth in planned $32B Wiz acquisition

The global tech giant undertakes its largest-ever purchase as cloud and artificial intelligence threats evolve.

Cybersecurity

US lawmakers ask UK court for transparency into Apple backdoor order

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

People

Veterans Affairs loses cybersecurity migration project lead after DOGE layoffs

Another project co-lead is among the 21 legacy USDS staffers who chose to leave civil service this week rather than work with DOGE.

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Gov for federal agency use

The new chatbot brings the same capabilities from the public model to government-approved and secure cloud environments for federal workloads.

Cybersecurity

CISA orders federal agencies to secure their cloud environments

Federal civilian agencies are compelled by the Binding Operational Directive to adopt specific cloud standards under SCuBA, a government blueprint that helps agencies assess cloud security security guidelines.

Acquisition

A decade-old risk led to ‘phenomenal partnership’ between AWS and the intel community

The move to bring highly classified systems to the cloud was uncharted territory for both the company and the CIA.

Defense

Army aims to move its pay system to the cloud by 2027

Oracle will soon host the service’s HR systems, under the Pentagon’s biggest cloud contracting vehicle.