Google launches Gemini for government services as new ‘agentic solution’
The Google Public Sector Summit featured the Gemini announcement and GSA Administrator Ed Forst’s take on America-dot-gov.
Advertisement
Defense Department
‘A lot to fix’: VA needs an IT program management office, CIO nominee says
Gary Shatswell, nominee to be the VA's CIO, told a Senate panel he is an industry-trained problem solver and, if confirmed, would make instituting a PMO one…
EHR modernization effort lacks cyber performance measures, GAO finds
A report found two years of missing measures and undefined fiscal 2026 goals for the health records’ interagency cybersecurity and privacy protections.
FAA seeks input on drone integration at airports
The Department of Transportation component will use stakeholder responses to shape the FAA’s operational evaluations and standard-setting as unmanned aircraft systems proliferate.
SpaceX differentiates between Starlink and Starshield, but the services are intertwined
Some hardware can connect to both of the satellite internet services, and a recent Starlink outage took out access to Starshield.
Advertisement
Elon Musk’s Grok is now working with the US government
The announcement comes after FedScoop reported on the General Services Administration’s interest in the tool late last week.
Nand Mulchandani steps down as CTO of the CIA
Though he’s leaving the role, he’ll stay on as an adviser to the intelligence agency.
Top acquisition agencies want cyber workforce changes in federal contracting rules
The agencies said in a Federal Register posting that the Federal Acquisition Regulation should align with a NIST cyber workforce framework.
FBI, DHS supporting New Jersey drone response with detection methods
The agencies said the mysterious sightings thought to be drones appear to actually be manned aircraft operating lawfully.
MPEs gain momentum for sharing information with allied partners
Fostering ‘Mission Partner Environments’ with allied partners to promote data interoperability takes on new urgency at DOD in the face of recent global conflicts.
Advertisement