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

OMB’s M-26-14 is about speed, visibility and operational resilience, an Elastic executive and former NSA analyst writes.

Russell Vought told Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez that the White House is “working on technology, including AI” to use “in conjunction” with agency policy officials.

The OMB director essentially acknowledged DOGE’s phase-out and told House lawmakers he could provide an “assessment” of the Elon Musk group’s work if needed.

And, Trump’s budget supplemental would secure billions for munitions, emerging defense tech.

The risk-based plans for fortifying systems will build upon agencies’ work to inventory cryptographic systems under the Biden administration.

The agency’s efforts to reduce barriers to innovation, aligned with a 2025 OMB memo, may have introduced more vulnerabilities.

And, Anthropic’s Mythos finds more than 10,000 software flaws in first month.

While the previous memo improved capabilities across the government, OMB said the new directive aims to slash the volume of data agencies collect.

And, the White House is pressing ICE for updates on wearable identity verification technology.