Telecom firms form new cyber information-sharing group
Telecom firms form new cyber information-sharing group
Artificial Intelligence
Virtualitics targets public sector customers with OpenAI partnership
Virtualitics is the latest company to partner with a frontier AI firm to enhance its existing software suite.
Artificial Intelligence
USDA is using AI — but doesn’t have required controls to manage risks, watchdog finds
The Agriculture inspector general noted the agency has prioritized making use of the technology over setting up controls.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service offering malware disguised as legitimate software
The downstream impact of that service’s operations “has resulted in attacks against a broad range of industry sectors” in the U.S. and other nations, the company said.
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Artificial Intelligence
Advanced AI models bring government to ‘reflection point,’ CIA official says
New technologies may bring risk and opportunity for the federal government, cyber experts explained.
Ideas
Federal agencies are rushing into AI without cleaning house first
COMMENTARY | The agencies that prepare their digital house first will get the productivity gains.
Digital Government
Senators ask watchdog to probe IRS Free File program
The IRS is relying on the Free File partnership with tax prep companies to offer most Americans a free way to file online after cancelling Direct File, a government-run alternative.
Digital Government
Advocates pledge action to restore digital equity grants
One year after President Donald Trump rescinded the funds, various groups and lawmakers have kicked off a month of action to push for their restoration.
People
HHS to start Schedule P/C conversions while withholding details on new RIFs
Hundreds of GS-15s are being converted to the controversial job classification that strips civil service protections.
Artificial Intelligence
Nearly 3.4M users across government can use AI through OneGov, GSA official says
Birgit Smeltzer, director of GSA’s Office of IT Products, IT Category, said “more than 120 orders have been placed against OneGov’s AI offerings,” with savings achieved thus far totaling at least $1.15 billion.
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Policy
Tech bills of the week: Mandatory AI RMF usage; AI for energy generation and storage; and more
New legislative proposals aim to use artificial intelligence to improve energy generation and storage, along with government workflows and women’s health care.
Cybersecurity
Trump says he and Xi discussed cyberattacks and spying between US, China
“They’re talking about the spying. Well, we do it too,” the president said. “We spy like hell on them too.”
Ideas
Why access to AI does not equal federal mission capability
COMMENTARY | Federal agencies need to conduct a hard review of whether their current AI pilots can survive contact with real contracting, oversight and operational demands.
Defense
ODNI assigns two officials to lead intelligence coordination on election threats
For months, it was unclear if ODNI ever named an election threats executive responsible for leading election security efforts in the 2026 midterm cycle.
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House panel approves slate of DHS intelligence reform bills
The measures aim to modernize terror alerts, expand local threat support and standardize training under the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which the Trump administration is seeking to restructure.
Artificial Intelligence
NIST aims for summer release of AI cyber guidelines
Draft iterations of cybersecurity guidance for AI-driven threats across different types of emerging systems are in development as the federal government wades into AI model risk assessments.
Modernization
VA security personnel aren’t detecting knives or booze, according to a watchdog report assessing medical facility security
The Government Accountability Office highlighted that there are staffing shortages among VA police, but department officials say they have taken steps to address the issue.
Digital Government
White House withholds $1.3B in Medicaid payments to California amid broader fraud crackdown
Vice President JD Vance said the administration will audit states’ Medicaid Fraud Control Units and threatened to “turn off” federal funding for the watchdogs if their fraud prevention efforts are found to be deficient.
Artificial Intelligence
House Homeland panel gets briefing on Anthropic’s Mythos
The conversation was “productive and focused on a range of AI security and competitiveness issues,” according to one person familiar with the meeting.
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Five steps to make commercial-first government work
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