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  1. IRS
    IRS Direct File Cost $45 Million Less Than Expected, Watchdog Says
    The controversial Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Direct File program, which was canceled in part due to high costs, actually cost the government $45 million less than expected, according to a federal watchdog.
  1. CISA Loses Workers as DHS Shutdown Drags On, Acting Director Says
  2. House Panel Weighs VA Software Oversight, Data Privacy Bills
  3. Unions, Trade Groups Stump for Federal Shutdown Pay Bill
  4. Army Launches Online Marketplace for Drones
  5. NSF Launches AI-Ready America Initiative With Nationwide Hub Funding
  6. Jewell Sworn in as Defense S&T Assistant Secretary

People

  1. DHS
    Senate Confirms Mullin as DHS Secretary Amid Shutdown
    The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as its new secretary in a vote of 54-45 on Monday night.  
  1. DHS CISO Hemant Baidwan Departs After 15 Years, Joins Knox Systems
  2. Bostjanick to Depart DOD After 37 Years of Service
  3. Mullin Moves Closer to DHS Post After Narrow Committee Vote
  4. Elvis in Everyman: Dan Arthur Arnold, RIP
  1. NASA SEWP Chief Plans October Retirement
  2. VA CTO, CAIO Charles Worthington Departs Agency
  3. Pentagon Names Former DOGE Official New CDO
  4. Trump Replaces Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary

Progress

  1. White House
    Trump Names Tech Executives to PCAST to Shape Federal Tech, Science Policy
    President Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed 13 technology leaders to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), selecting executives from the artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor, crypto, and cloud sectors to help shape federal science and technology policy. 
  1. Judge Questions Pentagon’s Supply Chain Risk Label of Anthropic
  2. DOE, Commerce Launch Public-Private Partnership for AI Data Center Energy Buildout
  3. GAO: IRS Lacking Workforce, Planning for AI Ambitions
  4. Rep. Guthrie Pushes Bipartisan Permitting Reform to Boost Grid Reliability
  1. DOD CIO Says JWCC Next Will Improve Cloud Oversight
  2. New Space Force Squadrons Defend Against Cyber Threats
  3. Sen. Warren Presses Hegseth on Anthropic Dispute
  4. Rep. Pfluger Warns of AI Threat, Seeks GAO Probe

Policy

  1. Democrats Push Bill to Restore State Power on AI Laws
    A group of House Democrats is pushing a proposal that would repeal a December executive order to preempt state artificial intelligence (AI) laws.  
  1. House Bill Targets VA EHRM Program With Performance Benchmarks, Exit Option
  2. Lofgren Takes Fourth Shot at Sweeping Data Privacy Bill
  3. Lawmakers Eye Quantum Strategy Fixes as GAO Flags Strategic Gaps
  4. White House Unveils National AI Policy Framework, Urges Congress to Preempt State Laws
  1. Blackburn Rolls Out 300-Page AI Plan to Create 1 Federal Rulebook
  2. FCC Eyes AI Tools to Modernize Telecommunications Relay Services
  3. OMB Updates Internal Control Rules, Shifts Responsibility Away From GAO
  4. Warner, Rounds Introduce Bill to Study AI’s Economic and Workforce Effects