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  1. Quantum XChange’s Eddy Zervigon on Q-Day, PQC Readiness, and How Federal CIOs Can Start the Migration Now
    Quantum computing’s promise may still sound futuristic in many corners of government, but for Eddy Zervigon, the more urgent reality is what it means for the cryptography that underpins government and enterprise networks.
  1. Federal Court Denies Anthropic’s Bid to Temporarily Block DOD Blacklisting
  2. Treasury Launches Cyber Threat-Sharing Initiative for Digital Asset Sector
  3. CMS Rolls Out First Phase of Digital Health Ecosystem
  4. Federal Workforce Cuts Have Cost $71B, New Data Tool Estimates
  5. Anthropic Limits Release of New AI Model Over Cyber Concerns
  6. DOE Pledges $135 Million for Fusion Technologies

People

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    Lawmakers Urge Trump to Center Workers in AI Policy, Procurement
    A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is pressing President Donald Trump to embed worker protections into upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) policy and procurement decisions, citing risks to labor rights and workforce stability as AI adoption accelerates. 
  1. Moran Tapped as Space Force’s Acting Lead for Data, AI, Software
  2. Chandra Donelson to Step Down as Space Force CDAO
  3. George Forbes Heads Over to Commerce
  4. CDC Acting CAIO Travis Hoppe Departing
  1. Hardiman Named Air Force Deputy CIO
  2. FCC Taps Farhan Khan as New CIO
  3. Army Corps of Engineers Announces IT Leadership Hires
  4. DOD’s Dunlap to Depart Federal Service

Progress

  1. DIU Seeks Open Mission Engine Prototypes to Improve Aircrew Awareness
    The Pentagon’s innovation arm is seeking industry proposals through April 15 for a modular capability aimed at improving situational awareness for aircrews operating in contested environments. The effort targets a key gap in airborne mission systems: the absence of a real-time, unified picture of the battlespace. Without it, crews must rely on outdated systems, which reduces aircraft survivability and crews’ ability to adapt quickly during complex missions.
  1. HHS Replaces COBOL Payroll System With Cloud Platform
  2. GSA Preps Next-Gen SmartPay Program, Targets Innovation
  3. FBI Disrupts Russian Cyber Operation That Targeted Home and Office Routers
  4. As Threats Evolve, FSIs Must Prepare to Recover, Not Just Defend
  1. ‘AI Is Not the Outcome’: Feds Urged to Focus on Mission, Not Hype
  2. USDA Creates Ag-Tech Research Network
  3. IHS CISO Eyes AI for Clinical Workflows, Cybersecurity Operations
  4. We Took the Government’s Free AI Training – Here’s What We Learned

Policy

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    From Golden Dome to Drones: Breaking Down DOD’s $1.5T Budget Request
    President Donald Trump has requested a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year (FY) 2027, and a closer look shows how funding would be allocated across cyber, artificial intelligence (AI), missile defense, and drone efforts.
  1. CISA Budget Request Targets Partnerships, Cuts Nearly 900 Jobs
  2. DOE Budget Proposal Shifts CESER’s Cyber R&D Toward AI, Cuts Spending
  3. Trump’s 2027 Budget Request Cuts $5.6B From NASA
  4. Pentagon’s FY 2027 Budget Request Cuts R&D Funding Despite Overall Increase
  1. Trump FY2027 Budget Cuts CISA by $707M, Reduces S&T Agencies
  2. White House Proposes $1.5T Defense Budget for 2027
  3. House, Senate Bills Aim to Boost Cyber Apprenticeships
  4. Bipartisan DHS Plan Falters in House, Shutdown Persists