On his personal LinkedIn, Pete Waterman apologized to civilian FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service applicants and called the practice “brutally unfair when taken to the extreme.”

The federal chief information officer recently announced plans to depart at the end of August.

Tech leaders from across agencies and industry said the government must work together to use AI to fix broken systems, not just use it as a band-aid.

The top IT official said in an email to the CIO Council that his last day will be Aug. 31.

The top IT official recently told FedScoop that the administration intends to share information from its ongoing technology contract data collection following transparency critiques.

Greg Barbaccia announced the appointment in an email to agency CIOs Thursday.

Greg Barbaccia | Federal CIO | Executive Office of the President

The AI agent has a target launch of March 2027 and comes as the company is expanding its federal business.

The new group refreshes the program focused on bringing technologists to government for tours of duty, and comes amid the administration’s tech hiring efforts.

Monthly updates on approved contracts are aimed at identifying “waste, fraud, and abuse” and ensuring alignment of IT investments, per the document.