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A group of 27 Democratic and independent House and Senate lawmakers are calling on President Biden to enact pay parity across the Federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2025 and equalize civilian government employee pay raises with those in the works for members of the military.
- Senate Bill Pushes FCC to Help Fight Salt Typhoon Telco Hacks
- Commerce Finalizes $6.1B CHIPS Award for Micron Technology
- GSA CISO Bo Berlas Moves to Private Sector
- Experts See ‘Pro AI’ Policy Coming From Trump Administration
- Trump Taps Rep. Bishop for Deputy OMB Director
- Agencies Fall Short on IoT Cyber Deadlines, GAO Warns
People
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President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint a prominent Silicon Valley investor to oversee Federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy points to changes that may be coming in how the government approaches its use of the technology – including what is expected to be a looser regulatory style and a possible repeal or modification of President Biden’s AI executive order (EO).
Progress
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As president-elect Donald Trump prepares to move into office next month, at least two “czar” appointments have rolled in so far – one for border issues and another covering AI and crypto.
With growing cyber threats from abroad targeting critical infrastructure and a push to bolster cybersecurity for the U.S. presidential election, it is more important than ever for agencies to be locked down from foreign hacks.
Policy
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As the House prepares to consider the annual defense policy bill later this week, lawmakers are continuing to review several key tech provisions within the sweeping 1,800-page compromise bill, which dropped over the weekend.