The VA eyes ‘aggressive deployment’ of AI; More than 100 cybersecurity experts urge senators to confirm Pentagon CIO
Lawmakers pressed Charles Worthington on data privacy and workforce readiness as the VA pushes ahead with AI.
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DHS watchdog finds mismanagement in cyber talent program; Pentagon CIO working to break down disparate IT networks
CISA was paying employees without mission-critical cybersecurity backgrounds as part of a program for retaining cyber talent.
Elizabeth Warren calls on Pete Hegseth to defend Pentagon’s deal with xAI; a new CIO for Secret Service
The Department of Homeland Security component’s new CIO has been focused on AI and emerging tech.
Sen. Ted Cruz eyes a regulatory AI sandbox program within OSTP; Drew Myklegard stepping down as deputy federal CIO
Regulatory sandboxes were among the recommendations from Trump’s AI Action Plan, and OSTP’s Michael Kratsios voiced support for the concept at a Wednesday hearing.
HHS rolls out ChatGPT across the department; GSA moves forward on streamlining procurement with new office
A departmentwide email noted that the generative AI tool, like others, is “particularly good at summarizing long documents” and cautioned workers to “be skeptical” of outputs.
OPM CIO Greg Hogan has left the role; Stephen Ehikian leaves GSA to be CEO of a leading AI firm
Hogan was a day-one installment at the Office of Personnel Management and was often associated with DOGE efforts.
ChatGPT gets one step closer to widespread government use; Microsoft will offer Copilot for free to some government customers
The OpenAI tool is officially “in process” with the FedRAMP security review program.
Major changes to the Transportation Department’s IT management; A shakeup in the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit
Emil Michael, undersecretary of defense for researching and engineering and the Pentagon’s CTO, has taken on the role of acting director of the Silicon Valley-headquartered Defense Innovation…