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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in the middle of modernizing a data system responsible for tracking diseases across the nation, but recent layoffs and contract uncertainty have put the future of the critical system in jeopardy.
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, who is President Trump’s nominee to be the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, told lawmakers today that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) budget and requirements process need significant reforms to better address evolving threats facing the United States.
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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) today kicked off a public working group that will explore the possibility of creating key security indicators (KSIs) that could help the program more rapidly evaluate the security of cloud services.

AI will revolutionize the Federal government. The challenge? Turning potential into progress. MeriTalk gathered insights from 10 Federal Chief AI Officers (CAIOs) through surveys and in-depth interviews.
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An executive order issued by the White House on March 31 is wrapping the Commerce Department’s CHIPS Program Office into a newly created United States Investment Accelerator that will have the mission of smoothing the way for foreign and domestic business investments exceeding $1 billion.