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  1. GSA Announces Free Uber One Membership for Federal Employees
    The General Services Administration (GSA) announced Monday that Uber is offering federal employees a free Uber One membership through Nov. 30, 2027, to strengthen its existing OneGov rideshare partnership with Uber.
  1. OPM Confirms 3.8% Pay Raise for Law Enforcement Personnel
  2. Marine Corps Launches Drone Training Program
  3. Navy Pilots New Digital Health System at Sea
  4. UL Solutions Withdraws as Lead Administrator for FCC’s Cyber Trust Mark Program
  5. FEMA Awards $250M to Secure US Skies Ahead of FIFA World Cup
  6. Cuts and Consolidation: Trump’s Federal Reset in 2025

People

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    Senate Confirms Edward Forst as GSA Administrator
    The Senate voted to confirm Edward Forst, a long-time Wall Street executive, to lead the General Services Administration (GSA) as its next administrator.
  1. Senate Confirms Kirsten Davies as Pentagon CIO
  2. Trump Nominates Rudd to Lead NSA, CYBBERCOM
  3. Senate Confirms Klein as First US CTO Since 2021
  4. Senate Confirms Isaacman as Next NASA Chief
  1. VA Names Lawrence Acting CIO as Department Shifts IT Leadership
  2. Round 2: Isaacman Shifts NASA Focus to Moon
  3. Senate Confirms Correll as USSTRATCOM Chief
  4. Cyber Command Taps Reid Novotny as New AI Chief

Progress

  1. Army Establishes New AI Career Pathway
    The U.S. Army established a new career pathway for officers specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), beginning next week.
  1. NIST Investing $20M to Advance AI Tech Use for Manufacturing, Critical Infrastructure
  2. House Democrats Press OPM on Federal Retirement Backlog
  3. Federal IT in 2026: A Preview of What’s to Come
  4. Tracking Federal Cybersecurity: Highlights From 2025
  1. DOD Shifts Course Under Trump in 2025
  2. 2026 Predictions: Federal Missions Will Rise or Fall on Readiness, Not Innovation
  3. Deregulation, Data Centers, and Dominance: Washington’s AI Wrapped
  4. Inside the Courtroom: 2025’s Biggest Federal Lawsuits

Policy

  1. Top Tech EOs: Trump Pushes Tech Agenda in First Year
    In his first year back in the White House, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders (EOs) shaping federal technology policy across artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance, cybersecurity, and drones.
  1. White House Directs 6G Spectrum Reallocation Push
  2. Senate Passes FY26 Defense Policy Bill
  3. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand Employee Tech Skills
  4. Rep. Garbarino Says Cyber Information-Sharing Bill Faces Hurdles
  1. New Bill Seeks Oversight of VA’s $1B Digital Spending
  2. House Passes SAMOSA Act to Rein In Federal Software Spending
  3. OMB Orders Agencies to Ensure AI Is ‘Truthful’ and ‘Unbiased’ by Spring
  4. Trump Signs Order to Preempt State AI Laws and Push Single Federal Framework