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  1. Trump Administration Ties AI Exports, Standards, Financing to New Global Strategies
    The Trump administration unveiled a slate of initiatives on Friday aimed at expanding the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) full stack globally, announcing new export, standards, support, and financing efforts at the India AI Impact Summit. 
  1. GSA Announces Phase 1 Awards for Alliant 3 Contract
  2. Federal Union Preps for Action Against RIF Appeal Rule
  3. Air Force Seeks to Modernize Air Operations Weapons System
  4. House GOP Leaders Seek GAO Review of AI Laws Nationwide
  5. State Dept. Advances ‘Full-Stack’ AI Exports With $200M Indo-Pacific Fund
  6. Treasury Department Issuing AI Guidance to Financial Services Sector

People

  1. GSA Names Greg Barbaccia Acting Director of TTS
    The General Services Administration (GSA) today named Gregory Barbaccia as the acting director of its Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a unit that helps federal agencies modernize and deliver digital government services.
  1. SBA IG William Kirk Named PRAC Chair
  2. OMB Is Looking for a Deputy CIO
  3. Sen. Wyden Pledges Further Efforts to Block CISA Nominee
  4. VA Elevates Zack Schwartz to OIT’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
  1. Pentagon Names Six Tech Area Leaders
  2. GSA Officially Appoints Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator
  3. Trump Taps Lt. Gen. James Adams to Lead DIA
  4. Arrington Named CIO at Quantum Firm IonQ

Progress

  1. OMB
    OMB Deepens IT Oversight, Elevates CIOs in Policy Decisions
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is looking to take a more assertive role in federal IT oversight, deepening its partnership with federal agencies while empowering chief information officers (CIOs), an OMB official said Wednesday.
  1. FAA Modernization Overhaul Has Hit a Funding Wall, Secretary Says
  2. Lawmakers Push for Pentagon Audit Accountability
  3. FAA Launches Competitive Tech Challenge to Fast-Track IT Upgrade
  4. Google Public Sector’s Jim Kelly on AI Governance, Workforce Readiness, and What It Takes to Scale
  1. Pentagon Seeks AI to Streamline Admin Tasks
  2. FDA, GSA Spotlight How AI is Reshaping Modernization Efforts
  3. DOT to Complete Google Workspace Rollout in Coming Weeks
  4. Treasury Eyes New Approach to Contracting for AI Models

Policy

  1. Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Companies a Tax Break to Train Workers in AI
    Companies that teach employees how to use and build artificial intelligence (AI) systems could receive a new tax credit for each worker they train under a bipartisan proposal introduced Wednesday by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y.  
  1. FAR Council Proposes Ban on Adversary-Linked Chips in Federal Contracts
  2. Trahan Calls for Overhaul of Privacy Act Amid Federal Data-Sharing Scrutiny
  3. DISA Unveils New Cloud Environment
  4. New Legislation Denies Tax Incentives to Companies Using Adversarial Technology
  1. CISA Launches Town Halls on CIRCIA Cyber Incident Reporting Rule
  2. GAO: Data Sharing Delivers Millions, but SSA’s Cost Model Falls Short
  3. Bipartisan Bill Aims to Bring Environmental Permitting Into the Digital Age
  4. DHS Funding Lapse Could Stall Cyber Progress, CISA and Secret Service Warn