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Cybersecurity

Planned NDAA amendment would codify CISA’s role in cyber vulnerability program

The measure, expected as a proposed add-on to the government’s 2027 defense package, targets a bedrock cybersecurity vulnerability-tracking system after a contracting fiasco last year.

People

VA redesignates LGBTQ+ care coordinators and limits further ‘gender-ideology’ services

VA gave officials 14 days to comply with a June 12 memo that calls for facilities to take additional steps in response to previous executive orders on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Defense

DOD excels at prototyping. Getting to production is another story.

Acquisition reform may be the bridge, but the paths from prototype to funded program remains unclear.

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Adobe

The platform federal agencies trust: How Adobe Connect expands security for mission readiness and workforce transformation

From workforce readiness to emergency response, learn how Adobe Connect supports secure federal operations.

Policy

Tech bills of the week: Managing biological data; Evaluating quantum computing’s impact on national security; and more

The latest tech legislation looks to create a database that can aid biotechnology development, understand how quantum computing could affect national security and give the U.S. public a share in the biggest AI companies.

People

Want to join NGA? Bring AI skills, agency leader says

Even current National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency workers are getting new training.

Artificial Intelligence

HHS issues call for AI to support its ‘power users’

The Department of Health and Human Services is ready to test what advanced artificial intelligence capabilities can best serve its staff that rely on more specialized AI features. 

People

Intelligence director hearing cancelled as Trump pushes for controversial voter bill

The development guarantees that Bill Pulte — whose selection to temporarily lead the office derailed a recent FISA vote — would start as acting national intelligence director on Friday.

Cybersecurity

US officials see Iran cyber threat persisting despite preliminary deal

Officials’ views reflect a recurring concern that cyber operations would continue regardless of conflict status, even as the Trump administration pursues a diplomatic off-ramp with Tehran.

People

FBI taps Karl Robert Schumann as new CIO

Schumann has been at the FBI for more than 20 years, rising from special agent to the agency's IT head.

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A Practical Guide to Cyber Resilience in the Cloud

Move beyond compliance. Discover five pillars of cyber resilience for protecting critical government cloud workloads.

Artificial Intelligence

3 priorities for federal CISOs in the agentic era

COMMENTARY | As agentic AI use spreads across government, agencies need to develop security programs, craft playbooks for mitigating incidents and simulate adversarial attacks.

Defense

OpenAI’s ChatGPT to debut on GenAI.mil in ‘early July’

The company is working closely with the Pentagon’s Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office to deliver more model access via GenAI.mil.

Defense

US counterintelligence agency looks to AI to accelerate background checks

A Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency official says advanced AI can cut parts of the vetting process from months to hours.

Emerging Tech

Lynx supercomputing cluster enters production at Lawrence Livermore

The lab welcomed the operational launch of its Lynx supercomputing cluster that will handle modeling and simulation efforts for the country’s nuclear stockpile.

Cybersecurity

Warner presses CISA on whether staff cuts weakened regional cyber support

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat is asking the cyber agency for workforce charts, vacancy details and service data as state and local support comes under strain.

Acquisition

SBA partners with Perplexity to launch $25M Main Street AI Accelerator

Administration officials have stressed the importance of supporting small businesses amid the global AI race between the U.S. and China.

Acquisition

DHS finalizes first Cumulus cloud contract with AWS

The Homeland Security Department is working on contracts with the other three major hyperscalers and a separate, multiple-award competition for support services.

Artificial Intelligence

Industry and academia call on administration to free Anthropic’s AI model

Over 30 industry and academic professionals signed a letter to the Trump administration asking it to lift export controls, citing international competition and patches to network vulnerabilities.

Ideas

NSPM-12: The NSS cyber memo agencies cannot ignore

COMMENTARY | NSPM-12 dropped last week. Anyone who has spent serious time in federal cybersecurity should read it carefully.

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic suspends top AI models after U.S. export control order

The company said it would disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers after the government imposed export controls on those products, citing national security concerns.