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  1. Air Force
    Air Force Launches Dashboard to Improve License Management
    The Department of the Air Force has developed a new dashboard designed to monitor software usage in real time and customize licensing across the enterprise, a move officials say will improve efficiency, reduce waste, and support a unified digital experience for airmen and their families.
  1. Air Force, DLA Report Operational Gains From ServiceNow, AI Deployments
  2. NSF Turns to Zero Trust to Prepare Data for AI
  3. Trump Replaces Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary
  4. Bishop Nominated as DOD CISO
  5. Tech Giants Sign Trump’s ‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ on AI Data Center Power
  6. DOE Modernizes HR With Workday: TMF-Backed Program Sets Federal Playbook

People

  1. Gottumukkala Moves to New DHS Role, Andersen Named Acting CISA Director
    Madhu Gottumukkala is departing as the interim leader of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), with current agency executive director for cybersecurity Nick Andersen stepping in as the agency’s acting director.
  1. DOJ Elevates Nikki Collier to CIO Role
  2. James Adams Takes Helm of DIA
  3. GSA Names Greg Barbaccia Acting Director of TTS
  4. SBA IG William Kirk Named PRAC Chair
  1. OMB Is Looking for a Deputy CIO
  2. Sen. Wyden Pledges Further Efforts to Block CISA Nominee
  3. VA Elevates Zack Schwartz to OIT’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
  4. Pentagon Names Six Tech Area Leaders

Progress

  1. DOE Offers $352M to Advance Next-Gen Energy Technologies
    The Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $352 million funding opportunity for its Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) program that it hopes will one day lead to next-generation energy technologies.  
  1. Senate Passes Bill to Reauthorize SBIR, STTR Programs
  2. Hegseth: DOD Working on Release of UAP Files
  3. NASA, OPM Kick Off Drive for Top Technologists
  4. Idaho National Lab Cyber Breach Accelerates Shift to Zero Trust
  1. From Shadow AI to Sanctioned AI: Enabling Federal AI Innovation With Visibility and Guardrails
  2. CMS Turns to Zero Trust, Partners With Zscaler to Modernize Network Security
  3. Cybersecurity Leaders Brace for Iran-Linked Cyber Threats
  4. Army Eyes Summer for Initial Capital Deals

Policy

  1. OPM Office of Personnel Management
    OPM Proposal Would Tie Federal Layoffs to Performance Ratings
    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a new rule that would make federal employee performance – not seniority – the key factor in determining who stays or goes during future layoffs. 
  1. Bipartisan Senators Revive Bill to Codify Federal AI Standards Center
  2. Lee, Durbin Move to Tighten Surveillance Law Ahead of Deadline
  3. OPM Moves to Tighten Federal Employee Performance Ratings, Limit Appeals
  4. Senate-Passed ROTOR Act Fails in House After Pentagon Pulls Support
  1. Army’s PIT Program Accelerating Technology Innovation
  2. Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Companies a Tax Break to Train Workers in AI
  3. FAR Council Proposes Ban on Adversary-Linked Chips in Federal Contracts
  4. Trahan Calls for Overhaul of Privacy Act Amid Federal Data-Sharing Scrutiny