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  1. State of the Union: Trump Says Tech Companies Must Power Their AI Data Centers
    President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that technology companies will be required to supply their own electricity for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, framing the move as a way to protect consumers from rising utility costs.
  1. CISA Calls on Agencies to Secure Cisco SD-WAN Systems
  2. James Adams Takes Helm of DIA
  3. Senate-Passed ROTOR Act Fails in House After Pentagon Pulls Support
  4. CIA Enters ‘Scale Phase’ of AI Adoption
  5. Pentagon Seeks AI-Enabled Coding Tools
  6. CGI Snags $64M EPA Financial System Modernization Deal

People

  1. GSA Names Greg Barbaccia Acting Director of TTS
    The General Services Administration (GSA) today named Gregory Barbaccia as the acting director of its Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a unit that helps federal agencies modernize and deliver digital government services.
  1. SBA IG William Kirk Named PRAC Chair
  2. OMB Is Looking for a Deputy CIO
  3. Sen. Wyden Pledges Further Efforts to Block CISA Nominee
  4. VA Elevates Zack Schwartz to OIT’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
  1. Pentagon Names Six Tech Area Leaders
  2. GSA Officially Appoints Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator
  3. Trump Taps Lt. Gen. James Adams to Lead DIA
  4. Arrington Named CIO at Quantum Firm IonQ

Progress

  1. GenomeOcean: How DOE’s JGI Is Using AI to Read and Write DNA at Scale
    “We are drowning in data, but we are starved for knowledge,” Zhong Wang, a computational biologist and staff scientist at the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), said recently, paraphrasing Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner. 
  1. CrowdStrike Reports 89% Increase in Attacks by AI-Enabled Adversaries
  2. DCSA Acting Director Pledges NBIS Schedule by Spring
  3. US Backs New Delhi AI Pact Emphasizing Innovation, Voluntary Safeguards
  4. NIST Seeks Industry to Host AI Models for National Security Reviews
  1. Walkinshaw Introduces Bill to Strengthen VA Tech Training Program
  2. House Democrats Press NIST Over Reported Limits on Foreign Researchers
  3. AI, Zero Trust, and Post Quantum: Current Opportunities for Government CIOs
  4. Trump Signals Release of UAP Files

Policy

  1. Army’s PIT Program Accelerating Technology Innovation
    The U.S. Army is streamlining the acquisition of cutting-edge technologies, making it easier to deliver innovative solutions directly to soldiers through its Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT), officials said during a media briefing on Feb. 20.
  1. Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Companies a Tax Break to Train Workers in AI
  2. FAR Council Proposes Ban on Adversary-Linked Chips in Federal Contracts
  3. Trahan Calls for Overhaul of Privacy Act Amid Federal Data-Sharing Scrutiny
  4. DISA Unveils New Cloud Environment
  1. New Legislation Denies Tax Incentives to Companies Using Adversarial Technology
  2. CISA Launches Town Halls on CIRCIA Cyber Incident Reporting Rule
  3. GAO: Data Sharing Delivers Millions, but SSA’s Cost Model Falls Short
  4. Bipartisan Bill Aims to Bring Environmental Permitting Into the Digital Age