Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs
The secretary told House Financial Services Committee lawmakers that the “best way to guarantee safety” is for AI creators to be held “liable for what they build…
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Oracle wins OPM’s massive governmentwide HR modernization contract
And, CISA calls for agencies to “patch smarter, not harder.”
Bipartisan ‘Great American AI Act’ draft proposes new federal AI governance framework
The discussion draft would authorize $100 million per fiscal year for a Center for AI Standards and Innovation and calls for oversight in government AI adoption.
OMB swaps Biden-era cyber memo for new prioritized logging tactic
While the previous memo improved capabilities across the government, OMB said the new directive aims to slash the volume of data agencies collect.
CISA warns of ‘weeks to months’ of critical infrastructure isolation amid conflicts
And, Leonel Garciga exits role as Army CIO.
White House sets $75.7B topline IT budget for fiscal 2027
The spending request, which excludes the Pentagon’s massive IT budget, is up from the $67.9 billion the Office of Management and Budget earmarked for tech in the…
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Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases come under scrutiny of Democrats
And, CISA CIO Robert Costello exits the agency.
Roughly 50,000 federal employees could lose workforce protections under new OPM rule
And, CISA tells agencies to stop using unsupported edge devices
Outgoing GAO chief warns of ‘taking our foot off the gas’ at CISA
Gene Dodaro, who is set to retire from the watchdog at the end of this month, shared final concerns with senators Tuesday about how the government is…
F5 products pose imminent risk to federal agencies
Cyber authorities issued their second emergency directive in three weeks. This one requires agencies to mitigate or disconnect potentially compromised F5 devices and services.