Tech Force set out to hire 1,000 technologists last year — it’s onboarded 10 so far
Tech Force set out to hire 1,000 technologists last year — it’s onboarded 10 so far
Cybersecurity
NSA taps three officials for top cybersecurity positions
David Imbordino and Holly Baroody will take leadership roles in the agency’s Cybersecurity Directorate, while Bruce Jones will head its Cybersecurity Collaboration Center.
Modernization
How NIST’s torque tool could help keep air force jets flying
With roots in an unlikely Lego experiment from years ago, a new self-calibrating device developed with the Air Force and Snap-on could make torque calibration faster, more precise and easier to sustain.
Defense
Ready, fire, aim: Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since, GAO finds
Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be.
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Cybersecurity
Hackers are already laying groundwork to disrupt the 2026 midterms, research says
The report from cybersecurity firm Check Point lands as the Trump administration pushes new voting rules and intelligence officials face questions about how they are handling foreign election threats.
Ideas
What DOGE taught us about AI and federal workers
COMMENTARY | Mass layoffs have left thousands of federal workers unemployed and struggling to find their footing as AI accelerates disruption across the public sector.
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Cybersecurity
Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Army
Ideas for a cyber service have been floated before. Some experts argue now is the right time.
Policy
Tech bills of the week: FY27 NDAA tech and cyber measures; modernizing FAA aircraft repair forms; and more
Although Congress was in recess this week, lawmakers still introduced several bills looking to expand the use of new technologies.
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Acquisition
GSA is preparing an AI-specific acquisition reform rule
The updated rule is expected in the next couple weeks and will set a preference for fixed-price models, making the GSA a “more predictable business partner” to original equipment manufacturers.
Cybersecurity
Commercial location data is being used to target US servicemembers, lawmakers warn
U.S. Central Command said it “has received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel in theater.”
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Digital Government
GSA joins White House’s fraud prevention task force
The agency said it will support the unit’s efforts by identifying waste, fraud and abuse across government contracting programs.
People
Top White House cyber policy official to soon depart
Alexandra Seymour currently serves as principal deputy assistant national cyber director for policy in the Office of the National Cyber Director.
Artificial Intelligence
Argonne launches high-performance computing-backed AI research service
The new platform headquartered at Argonne National Laboratory grants Department of Energy researchers remote access to advanced AI models for scientific discovery.
Ideas
AI is compressing attack timelines. Here's how agencies can respond.
COMMENTARY | The zero-day clock is already running.
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Cybersecurity
Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel’s top cyberdefense official says
Yossi Karadi also said he is pressing major AI labs for access to advanced models like Anthropic’s Mythos to help defend Israeli government networks.
Cybersecurity
State leaders renew call for cyber grant program’s renewal
The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program is facing down a September deadline for reauthorization. Without it, officials warned that current efforts would lose momentum.
People
OPM proposes requiring all feds to sign an NDA
Experts warned the measure, when combined with the federal HR agency’s new power to target employees’ suitability for federal employment, creates a new pathway for Trump administration officials to purge those deemed insufficiently loyal to the president.
Ideas
Why compliance alone doesn’t make federal networks secure
COMMENTARY | Zero Trust is an ongoing operational discipline, not a project with a completion date.
Artificial Intelligence
How the Library of Congress is using both AI and volunteers to unlock public broadcasting history
The FixIt+ platform uses AI-generated transcripts as a starting point, then relies on volunteers to refine them so historic public media becomes easier to search, study and understand.
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Digital Government
The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones
The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.
