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  1. QuEra’s Yuval Boger on Quantum Timelines, Neutral-Atom Systems, and the Hybrid Future
    For federal technology leaders trying to decide when quantum computing moves from a long-range research issue to an operational priority, Yuval Boger says the answer is sooner than many agencies think. In a recent interview with MeriTalk, the QuEra executive said the U.S. government is increasingly treating quantum computing as both a national security concern and an economic competitiveness issue.
  1. SBIR, STTR Programs Revived More Than 6 Months After Expiring
  2. Defense Officials Say AI Now Embedded in Core Workflows; Baltimore Expands Pilots
  3. Senate Commerce Approves Quantum Reauthorization Bill
  4. Space Force Expands Front Door Program to Include USSPACECOM
  5. Colorado, Montana Bases Tapped as Potential Sites for Nuclear Microreactor
  6. Why Real-Time Finance Remains So Difficult in Government

People

  1. Pentagon Military Defense DoD
    Pentagon’s CIO Announces Staff Changes
    The Defense Department’s (DOD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced several personnel changes via LinkedIn over the weekend. It said the moves would support efforts to modernize defense information systems and broader priorities across the DOD, which has been rebranded as the War Department by the Trump administration.
  1. Lawmakers Urge Trump to Center Workers in AI Policy, Procurement
  2. Moran Tapped as Space Force’s Acting Lead for Data, AI, Software
  3. Chandra Donelson to Step Down as Space Force CDAO
  4. George Forbes Heads Over to Commerce
  1. CDC Acting CAIO Travis Hoppe Departing
  2. Hardiman Named Air Force Deputy CIO
  3. FCC Taps Farhan Khan as New CIO
  4. Army Corps of Engineers Announces IT Leadership Hires

Progress

  1. House Democrats Seek OPM Update on Delayed Federal Retirements Processing
    Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., and three other House Democrats are pressing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for answers on persistent delays in federal retirement processing, citing mounting complaints from retirees who have waited months for benefits. 
  1. Funding Pressures Reshape Zero Trust Strategies for State and Local Governments
  2. GSA OIG CIO Warns AI Is Forcing Zero Trust Rethink on Risk, Control
  3. FBI Takes Down Phishing Ring
  4. GAO: Federal Agencies Need to Share AI Knowledge
  1. GSA’s OneGov Deals Headed Toward Long-Term, Scalable Programs
  2. Final Education Dept. Rule Prioritizes AI in Federal Grants
  3. Space Force Taps 14 Vendors for Satellites Under Andromeda Program
  4. MeriTalk Research: Legacy Systems Cost Federal Finance Teams 35% of Their Time

Policy

  1. DoD Pentagon Military
    From Golden Dome to Drones: Breaking Down DOD’s $1.5T Budget Request
    President Donald Trump has requested a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year (FY) 2027, and a closer look shows how funding would be allocated across cyber, artificial intelligence (AI), missile defense, and drone efforts.
  1. CISA Budget Request Targets Partnerships, Cuts Nearly 900 Jobs
  2. DOE Budget Proposal Shifts CESER’s Cyber R&D Toward AI, Cuts Spending
  3. Trump’s 2027 Budget Request Cuts $5.6B From NASA
  4. Pentagon’s FY 2027 Budget Request Cuts R&D Funding Despite Overall Increase
  1. Trump FY2027 Budget Cuts CISA by $707M, Reduces S&T Agencies
  2. White House Proposes $1.5T Defense Budget for 2027
  3. House, Senate Bills Aim to Boost Cyber Apprenticeships
  4. Bipartisan DHS Plan Falters in House, Shutdown Persists