President Joe Biden signs proclamations in the East Room at the White House on Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) From AI to FedRAMP: 5 agency takeaways from Biden’s cyber executive order The president’s new cyber EO aims to bolster the open-source software agencies use and update requirements for software providers that sell to the government. By Matt Bracken
OPM Director Rob Shriver testifies during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. OPM official defends federal telework as Trump seeks in-office policy Workforce By Madison Alder
The Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Commerce guidance aims to improve how generative AI uses its data AI By Madison Alder
White House finalizes OPEN Government Data Act guidance, restarts CDO Council; Biden’s final stab at cyber policy is officially here
Biden takes a final stab at AI policy with EO focused on infrastructure; Melvin Brown II named OPM CIO
The interior of the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2019. (Antony-22 / Wikimedia Commons) USPTO releases AI strategic plan The agency detailed its approach to artificial intelligence, specifically regarding intellectual property and internal use. By Caroline Nihill
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Melvin Brown II takes over as OPM’s chief information officer By Madison Alder
A view of the USAID sign above the entrance of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images) Steven Hernandez named new CISO at USAID By Rebecca Heilweil
Getty Images Government’s AI inflection point: Why on-prem tech modernization matters By Susan Shapero
Report highlights how secure data-sharing platforms can support the Intelligence Community’s IT roadmap By Scoop News Group
Getty Images A better way for agencies to integrate their Salesforce data within their operations By Scoop News Group
How digital adoption platforms can help federal agencies tackle rapid technology transformation By Scoop News Group
A Senate Republican wants to track computer usage of agency teleworkers; What Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks is prioritizing during the presidential transition By FedScoop Staff
White House launches a cybersecurity label program for consumers; Biden signs the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act into law By FedScoop Staff
OPM CIO Guy Cavallo announces his retirement; DOD’s CDAO exposes ‘biases that could impact the military’s healthcare system’ with a new generative AI pilot By FedScoop Staff
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) DHS reveals new artificial intelligence playbook
How DHS has tried to improve election security matters DHS requests information on first responder technology
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks to members and supporters of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA on the picket line outside Netflix and Warner Bros. on Aug. 17, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Biden signs Government Service Delivery Improvement Act into law
Agriculture inspection specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspect imported goods for invasive insect and plant species at the Port of Baltimore July 26, 2017. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Glenn Fawcett / Flickr) DHS working with startup to launch AI-powered fitness app
Guy Cavallo takes part in a fireside chat panel session at FedTalks on Aug. 24. 2022. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez with Pixelme Studio) OPM CIO Guy Cavallo announces retirement
GSA headquarters. (18F photo) Top acquisition agencies want cyber workforce changes in federal contracting rules
The General Services Administration headquarters in April 2012. (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) GSA awards 102 small businesses spots on Polaris governmentwide IT services contract
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaks with Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., after a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images) Senate bill eyes agency reviews of AI systems before deployment
The General Services Administration (GSA) building is pictured in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2016. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Biden signs GSA tech accountability bill into law
The U.S. Department of State is seen on January 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding nixed in NDAA
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