And, HHS eyes AI to support caregivers in multimillion-dollar competition.

And, Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear after 20th US strike against alleged ‘narco-terrorists.’

And, Post-shutdown, questions swirl about Pentagon’s plans to issue missed paychecks

Issues in VA’s modernization push delay payments for thousands of students.

And, CFPB’s cybersecurity program deemed ‘not effective’ after recent staff cuts, a watchdog says.

The White House registers the domain ‘techforce.gov.’

And, new US courts interim AI guidance looks to make room for experimentation with guardrails

The annual implementation report recommends reversing Trump administration budget cuts, empowering the national cyber director and other steps.

Along with compromised agencies, researchers found a handful of exposed passwords linked to the White House.

The changes are to be “implemented expeditiously,” per Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s directive.