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People

GSA tech shop asks employees to submit daily updates

Internal emails say Justin Adelman, a U.S. Tech Force fellow, is now leading America.gov efforts with Sam Corcos’ oversight.

Cybersecurity

CISA updates cyber reporting form as broader incident mandate awaits approval

The agency wants more thorough details about cyberattacks while its long-delayed CIRCIA rulemaking remains under review.

Emerging Tech

The ears have it in NIST’s facial recognition research

Trained forensic examiners can often identify someone after seeing only one or two facial features, and their preferred place to begin is surprisingly far from the eyes.

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Modernization

Deloitte wins $488M FAA modernization challenge contract

The Federal Aviation Administration is pushing toward an operating framework more heavily tilted toward cloud-native architectures, automated workflows and artificial intelligence.

Acquisition

Walkinshaw wants congressional oversight to include FITARA reboot

The Democratic lawmaker representing parts of Northern Virginia says the incoming majority should bring back IT oversight scorecards as part of a post-DOGE rebuild of government.

Cybersecurity

Congress returns to slew of cyber deadlines and unfinished AI safety bills

Cyber threat-sharing protections expire Dec. 11, while proposals to oversee advanced AI and strengthen a global vulnerability-tracking program await action.

Artificial Intelligence

Ongoing AI dialogue with China is necessary in coming Congress, top tech lawmaker says

“The Chinese Communist Party doesn’t want rogue AI agents hacking their systems and their water authorities any more than we do,” Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., said Thursday.

People

These award-winning feds want to advance science for the public good — and challenge stereotypes about government work

The Arthur S. Flemming awards have been around for more than 75 years and generally recognize civil servants who work in scientific fields.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech policy coalition calls for new Congress to set AI safety standards

Chamber of Progress hopes for a greater focus on consumer protection and access to technological benefits when Democrats take over the majority in January.

Artificial Intelligence

Department of Justice forms AI task force

The task force looks to prevent the misuse of AI technologies, and it will coordinate with the president’s “Super Intelligence Force.”

Cybersecurity

US agencies warn of refrigeration hacks amid suspected attacks on military bases

Hackers are targeting temperature controls worldwide, officials say. The warning follows Nextgov/FCW reporting that officials suspect Iran-linked hackers were behind freezer failures at military commissaries.

Digital Government

VA, DOD are now live on national health data sharing superhighway

The Social Security Administration, Indian Health Service and the Consumer Product Safety Commission all previously joined the initiative.

Policy

Democrats’ midterm sweep puts CISA cuts, intelligence disputes under scrutiny

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said House Democrats will investigate how the Trump administration has used DHS. In the Senate, Democrats will also control confirmation hearings for the officials who lead the nation’s security agencies.

Exclusive People

OpenAI hones public sector focus with new leadership hires

In addition to hiring former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, the frontier AI firm brought on several new executives in October, including alums from Oracle and Amazon Web Services.

Acquisition

FedRAMP grants first ‘Class C’ certification to Perplexity

The new FedRAMP certification gives federal agencies access to Perplexity models, as well as leading frontier AI models.

People

What the midterm results mean for federal tech policy

A newly blue Congress is expected to conduct oversight on myriad tech, cyber and surveillance issues, ranging from FITARA, to workforce cuts, to data centers and more.

People

Former banking executive named GSA acquisition lead

The Federal Acquisition Service has been headed by an acting commissioner since April.

Updated Policy

Trump’s federal workforce overhaul faces a new Congress after Democratic wins

At least one federal employee who separated from the federal government since last year will serve in the House.