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  1. DoD
    White House Proposes $1.5T Defense Budget for 2027
    The White House sent Congress today a $1.5 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2027 defense budget request, a major uptick from the 2026 request, fulfilling its long-standing pledge to push military spending past the trillion-dollar mark.
  1. White House Budget Omits 2027 Pay Raise for Civilian Employees
  2. Trump FY2027 Budget Cuts CISA by $707M, Reduces S&T Agencies
  3. Report Finds Surge in Political Appointees as Career SES Ranks Drop 30% Under Trump
  4. GAO: AI-Fueled Technologies Raise New Privacy, Safety, and Space Law Questions
  5. FCC Seeks Insight on Spectrum, Licensing Reforms to Boost U.S. Drone Industry
  6. Feds Struggle to Scale AI Amid Legacy Tech, Skills Gaps, Survey Finds

People

  1. Chandra Donelson to Step Down as Space Force CDAO
    Chandra Donelson, the U.S. Space Force’s chief data and artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CDAO), announced she plans to step down from her role, according to a LinkedIn post made earlier today.
  1. George Forbes Heads Over to Commerce
  2. CDC Acting CAIO Travis Hoppe Departing
  3. Hardiman Named Air Force Deputy CIO
  4. FCC Taps Farhan Khan as New CIO
  1. Army Corps of Engineers Announces IT Leadership Hires
  2. DOD’s Dunlap to Depart Federal Service
  3. Former VA EHR Executive Charged With Concealing Gifts From Contractors
  4. Jewell Sworn in as Defense S&T Assistant Secretary

Progress

  1. DOD Seeks Proposals for Autonomous Drone Swarm Initiative
    The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking proposals from industry as it prepares to advance its autonomous drone swarm initiative.
  1. Space Force Preps New Strategy for Future Operations
  2. OPM Hiring Project Managers in Latest Effort to Rebuild Federal Workforce
  3. Labor Department Moves to Embed AI Skills in Apprenticeships Nationwide
  4. DOE’s CESER Unveils 2026-2030 Strategy to Bolster Energy Security
  1. Air Force Stands Up Sherpa Guidance Program
  2. Applications Open for White House Fellows Program
  3. New FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service to Hire 15 Employees
  4. Pentagon Tech Leaders Say AI Is Reshaping Recruiting, Workforce Training

Policy

  1. Cybersecurity
    House, Senate Bills Aim to Boost Cyber Apprenticeships
    Legislation reintroduced in the House, and filed in the Senate, on March 31 would direct the Labor Department (DOL) to create a dedicated grant program to increase access to registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity.
  1. Bipartisan DHS Plan Falters in House, Shutdown Persists
  2. Bipartisan Bill Targets Gaps in Semiconductor Export Controls
  3. Bipartisan Bill Would Create AI Task Force for US Courts
  4. House Panel Weighs VA Software Oversight, Data Privacy Bills
  1. Democrats Push Bill to Restore State Power on AI Laws
  2. House Bill Targets VA EHRM Program With Performance Benchmarks, Exit Option
  3. Lofgren Takes Fourth Shot at Sweeping Data Privacy Bill
  4. Lawmakers Eye Quantum Strategy Fixes as GAO Flags Strategic Gaps