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  1. Schumer Presses DHS for Frontier AI Cyber Response Plan for SLTT Governments
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for details on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will coordinate cybersecurity preparedness for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments as advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities accelerate threats. 
  1. Pentagon Taps Joseph Tonon to Lead DCSA
  2. House Bill Takes Aim at Cutting Federal Agency Legacy IT Tech
  3. DOJ Sentences 2 Men in DPRK Remote IT Worker Scheme
  4. NTIA Debuts Spectrum.gov Site With 6G Wireless Focus
  5. DOT Advisor Urges ‘Lift-and-Shift’ Path to Modernize Legacy Systems Without Downtime
  6. Network With the Cyber Defenders and AI Innovators May 21 at Tech Tonic

People

  1. Acting Navy Secretary Appoints William Toti to Acting Undersecretary Role
    Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao appointed retired U.S. Navy Capt. William Toti to perform the duties of the undersecretary of the Navy, according to a statement Cao published Friday on X.
  1. White House Taps Thomas Flagg as Deputy Federal CIO
  2. Peter Arnell Takes Top Brand Role at National Design Studio
  3. Army CIO Leonel Garciga Departs Post
  4. Trump Nominates Schiess as Next Space Force Chief of Space Operations
  1. Meet MeriTalk’s America 250 Powering Progress Award Winners
  2. Ramirez Named Top Democrat on House Cybersecurity Subcommittee
  3. White House Withdraws CISA Director Nomination of Sean Plankey
  4. GSA Taps Greg Hogan to Lead Login.gov

Progress

  1. FDA Rolls Out Latest Version of Elsa AI and a Data Platform
    The latest version of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) internal artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Elsa, is now available to all agency staff for a multitude of functions, the FDA announced Wednesday.
  1. Pentagon Begins Release of UAP Files
  2. EPA OIG Warns of Mounting Cybersecurity, Data Problems
  3. Space Force Boosts Andromeda Contract by $4.4B for Surveillance Satellites
  4. D-Wave Executives to Government: Quantum Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here
  1. CISA Offers Guide for ‘Careful’ Agentic AI Adoption
  2. OPM Looks to Modernize Retirement Services With AI
  3. Stanton Outlines GSA Vision for Procurement Automation Ecosystem
  4. DOD CDAO Wingman to Scale Automation Across Military

Policy

  1. FCC
    Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Digital Equity Rules for Broadband
    A federal appeals court struck down Biden-era digital equity rules for broadband on Wednesday after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr argued the rules were unconstitutional.  
  1. White House Weighs Safety Reviews for Frontier AI Models
  2. Bipartisan Senators Renew Their Push to Codify NAIRR
  3. Congress Extends FISA Surveillance Powers 45 Days Amid Reform Fight
  4. House Votes to Reopen DHS, Ending Historic Partial Shutdown
  1. Lieu, Obernolte Roll Out Legislative Package to Shape US AI Policy
  2. Air Force Unveils AI, Data Strategies
  3. House Unveils Leaner National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization
  4. House Approves Bill to Provide $210M of Telehealth Grants