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  1. DHS Shutdown Becomes Longest on Record as Funding Stalemate Drags On
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown is now the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown leaves thousands of federal employees working without pay while Congress takes a two-week recess.
  1. DOD CIO Pitches IT Overhaul Plan
  2. Garcia Urges OPM to Drop Proposed Forced Ranking System for Feds
  3. OPM Launches Early Career Talent Network to Bolster Federal Hiring Pipeline
  4. DOD’s Dunlap to Depart Federal Service
  5. OMB AI Guidance Needs Stronger Privacy Focus, GAO Says
  6. Army Corps of Engineers Announces IT Leadership Hires

People

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    Former VA EHR Executive Charged With Concealing Gifts From Contractors
    A former senior executive at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was charged this week with allegedly concealing cash and luxury gifts he received from government contractors while overseeing the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program.
  1. Jewell Sworn in as Defense S&T Assistant Secretary
  2. Senate Confirms Mullin as DHS Secretary Amid Shutdown
  3. DHS CISO Hemant Baidwan Departs After 15 Years, Joins Knox Systems
  4. Bostjanick to Depart DOD After 37 Years of Service
  1. Mullin Moves Closer to DHS Post After Narrow Committee Vote
  2. Elvis in Everyman: Dan Arthur Arnold, RIP
  3. NASA SEWP Chief Plans October Retirement
  4. VA CTO, CAIO Charles Worthington Departs Agency

Progress

  1. FedRAMP Hits 500 Authorized Cloud Services
    The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has authorized more than 500 cloud service offerings, marking a big milestone as the program pushes forward with its FedRAMP 20x modernization effort.
  1. Federal CIOs Push Workforce Experience, Flag Legacy Processes
  2. OMB, NIST Push Changes to Speed ATO Approvals Across Agencies
  3. GAO: Federal Agencies Not Using Cyber Workforce Dashboard
  4. Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s Anthropic Ban
  1. Army Reaches Conditional Deal for Hyperscaled Data Centers
  2. Unions, Trade Groups Stump for Federal Shutdown Pay Bill
  3. IRS Direct File Cost $45 Million Less Than Expected, Watchdog Says
  4. Army Launches Online Marketplace for Drones

Policy

  1. Bipartisan Bill Would Create AI Task Force for US Courts
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation in the House and Senate to create a task force to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered speech technologies in the federal court system.
  1. House Panel Weighs VA Software Oversight, Data Privacy Bills
  2. Democrats Push Bill to Restore State Power on AI Laws
  3. House Bill Targets VA EHRM Program With Performance Benchmarks, Exit Option
  4. Lofgren Takes Fourth Shot at Sweeping Data Privacy Bill
  1. Lawmakers Eye Quantum Strategy Fixes as GAO Flags Strategic Gaps
  2. White House Unveils National AI Policy Framework, Urges Congress to Preempt State Laws
  3. Blackburn Rolls Out 300-Page AI Plan to Create 1 Federal Rulebook
  4. FCC Eyes AI Tools to Modernize Telecommunications Relay Services