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  1. Army
    Army Recruits Major AI Tech Execs Into Innovation Corps
    The U.S. Army said today it’s bringing four high-ranking tech executives into uniform to help lead a new Army innovation Corps – dubbed Detachment 201 – inside the Reserve component with a mission of helping to bridge the commercial-military tech gap.
  1. GAO Flags Cyber, Data Metrics Failures in DoD IT Projects
  2. Rep. Smith Demands More Transparency on ‘Golden Dome’ Plans
  3. Congress Eyes EHR Overhaul with VA Regulatory Plan
  4. Democrats Urge Senate to Scrap AI Ban Tied to Broadband Funds
  5. ICE Buying Blockchain Tools From TRM, Chainalysis
  6. DCSA Awards Omni $427M Background Check Modernization Deal

People

  1. FAA Nominee Pledges Safety Culture Overhaul, No Privatization Yet
    Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), told senators at his confirmation hearing today that he will work to overhaul the FAA’s safety culture if he is confirmed, and indicated that any move to privatize the FAA is not in the government’s near-term plans.  
  1. Bridget Bean Stepping Down as CISA Executive Director
  2. FBI Taps Leatherman to Lead Cyber Division
  3. ONCD Nominee Pledges to Prioritize Interagency, Public-Private Partnerships
  4. FBI’s Cyber Chief Cynthia Kaiser Moves to Industry
  1. Melinda Rogers Steps Down as Justice Department CIO
  2. Musk Signing Off; DOGE Remains Until 2026
  3. HUD Names Eric Sidle CIO
  4. House Oversight Leader, Fed Tech Champion Gerry Connolly Dies at 75

Progress

  1. Lawmakers Reconstitute Universal Service Fund Working Group
    Sens. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., ranking member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., chair of the subcommittee, announced on Thursday the reconstitution of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group.
  1. Agentic AI – Both Pros and Cons – Gets Capitol Hill Grilling
  2. FedRAMP 20X Sees Speedy Pilot Timelines Through Year-End
  3. Pentagon Plans to Release Final SWFT Framework in July
  4. Commerce Awarding Micron Tech $275M of CHIPS Funding
  1. GAO: IRS Has an AI Oversight Problem With Vendor
  2. Arrington Teases DoD ‘Mission Network as a Service’ Program
  3. GAO Flags CDM Program on Guidance, Data Quality Issues
  4. House Panel Softens CISA Budget Cut to 4.6%

Policy

  1. House Members Want AI Security Playbook to Counter Foreign Cyber Threats
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on June 12 that would direct the National Security Agency (NSA) to create an artificial intelligence playbook to help safeguard American AI systems from foreign espionage and cyberattacks. 
  1. Senators File Bill to Shield Security Clearances from Political Abuse
  2. White House Order Seeks to Boost Drone Integration, Smooth Military Use
  3. Senate Dems Seek Audit of DOGE Access to SSA Systems
  4. White House Tweaks Older Cyber Orders on AI, PQC, Secure Software
  1. Senate Defense Reconciliation Bill Favors Golden Dome, Space Force
  2. State AI Moratorium Eroding Reconciliation Bill Support
  3. SAMOSA Act Gets Bipartisan Senate Companion
  4. Pentagon Tightening Limits on Non-Commercial Procurements