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Cybersecurity

Chinese telecom firms kept footholds in US networks despite federal crackdowns, House probe finds

China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom retained equipment, data center space and network ties after FCC restrictions, including a China Mobile-linked network that appeared in routes to Salt Typhoon servers.

People

OPM tells agencies to put tech recruiting at the center of staffing plans

The guidance from the government’s HR agency also set a governmentwide goal that at least 33% of external hires be early-career workers.

People

National Institutes of Health names Maureen Falvella as permanent CIO

She served as acting CIO for roughly 10 months before moving into the role officially.

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Digital Government

GSA’s digital roadmap looks to enhance agencies’ services, CIO says

Efforts to speed up adoption of new capabilities have “disrupted the longstanding practice of how technology is driven into this government,” GSA CIO Dave Shive told Nextgov/FCW.

Digital Government

GSA teases future steps to improve Login.gov user experience

The agency is touting recent updates to the platform ahead of its 10 year anniversary next April.

Cybersecurity

Cyber industry coalition urges federal action after suspected Iran-linked water hacks

The group called on CISA to impose baseline security standards across federal operational technology systems and pressed Congress to revive several stalled cyber initiatives.

Policy

Tech bills of the week: Support for quantum sciences; Child-chatbot protections; and more

Bills introduced this week feature bipartisan efforts to bolster emerging technologies, specifically quantum information sciences and AI’s impact on nuclear security, plus more chatbot regulations.

People

Greg Barbaccia to return to Palantir after leaving government

The federal CIO’s departure comes after a turbulent period for the federal technology workforce where thousands of technologists left the government.

Cybersecurity

CISA urges water utilities to take exposed systems down after Minnesota hacks

A memo distributed to water industry members and obtained by Nextgov/FCW makes mention of Iran but does not directly present evidence attributing the latest Minnesota incident to the country.

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Cybersecurity

Anthropic confirms its AI breached 3 organizations during testing

Three Claude models were inadvertently given access to the internet during security evaluations, and each model took a different approach to hacking external systems.

Ideas

The agentic SOC for today’s air-gapped environments: rethinking cyber defense in the age of AI

COMMENTARY | If you're not using AI to defend against AI, then the adversary has already closed the gap.

People

GSA official says veterans' preference in federal hiring is hampering tech recruiting

A government workforce expert told Government Executive that many hiring rules, including veterans’ preference, have become “procedural hurdles rather than achieving the intended outcome” because they haven’t been updated in decades.

People

U.S. Digital Corps graduates largest class of fellows yet

“This government has starved for talent,” OPM Director Scott Kupor said during graduation remarks.

Artificial Intelligence

White House’s new high-risk life sciences policy calls for monitoring AI dangers

“The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will convene an interagency group to monitor advancements at the intersection of biological sciences and artificial intelligence, including in silico life sciences research,” the guidance says.

Digital Government

CMS quietly moved a Medicaid technology project to a federal data hub as new eligibility requirements approach

Federal technology offerings promise to help states implement some parts of Medicaid work requirements kicking in on Jan. 1, 2027, but not all of them.

Ideas

The perimeter is gone. Security has to follow the data.

COMMENTARY | Many zero trust plans are still anchored to the old idea of the border. That protects a version of government IT that no longer exists.

Cybersecurity

Amazon uncovers broad North Korean hacking campaign against open-source software

New findings connect the same Pyongyang-backed group to four compromises dating to 2025, revealing a larger operation than previously known.

Emerging Tech

Leidos saving money, employee time through expanded ServiceNow partnership

Leidos is deploying ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower across its enterprise, adding new capabilities to a partnership that spans a decade.

Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA CEO to meet with Sen. Cruz on AI

The meeting follows his and other companies’ public push for continued open-source AI model access.