White House takes Texas water cybersecurity model to rural hospitals
White House takes Texas water cybersecurity model to rural hospitals
Cybersecurity
DHS secretary plans post-election security review
Markwayne Mullin told CISA employees he wants to assess election systems after the vote, as the agency faces scrutiny over cuts to its support for states.
Cybersecurity
FEC takes down electronic filing platform after attempted hack
The commission holds no role in administering U.S. elections, meaning any impacts to its systems will not affect voting in the upcoming midterms.
People
Federal workforce cuts linked to lower satisfaction scores across government services
An annual scorecard that tracks citizen satisfaction in public-facing services shows the federal government’s first overall decline in five years.
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Acquisition
GSA unveils token-based OneGov pricing for Claude
An agency official previously said consumption-based access is the next logical step in the OneGov program.
Ideas
AI won’t make cybersecurity automatic. It will make continuous security smarter.
COMMENTARY | Compliance is essential, but compliance alone is not security.
Cybersecurity
NIST issues roadmap for transition to post-quantum encryption standards
The report aims to help organizations take the standards already set out by NIST and create a plan for implementing them, in alignment with the Trump administration’s recent PQC executive order.
Cybersecurity
CISA gives federal agencies until Thursday to address exploited PHP flaws
The agency’s order adds urgency to a worldwide repair effort, though the extent of successful attacks remains unclear.
Modernization
VA completes 2026 EHR system deployments with final two site go-lives
The new Oracle Health EHR rollouts in Ohio and Alaska bring the agency’s total deployments to 13 medical facilities this year.
Digital Government
SSA ‘corrects’ millions of Social Security Number database files
The agency says the data cleaning is part of its commitment to prevent fraud, but at least one group is raising concerns about the work.
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Modernization
The push to modernize legacy tech
As the U.S. government seeks to drive the rapid adoption of new tools, many agencies are still forced to rely on outdated technologies for critical operations.
Cybersecurity
CISA plans service review, sharper focus on critical infrastructure threats
The strategy sets a yearlong schedule for reviewing capabilities and reporting progress as the agency rebuilds after staffing cuts.
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Artificial Intelligence
Policy proposal would require firms to disclose how they use AI to develop new models
The framework from Americans for Responsible Innovation would give Washington a closer look at AI’s role in developing new models as Jay Clayton’s task force shapes the government’s relationship with developers.
Modernization
Navy’s tech playbook serves as ‘toolkit’ for rest of government
The U.S. Navy dramatically upped its use of pilot tech programs, shuttered old technology systems and moved into the modern tech arena — and it is sharing its lessons learned from along the way.
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Policy
Tech bills of the week: Preventing AI model theft; Regulating AI-generated political content; and more
Lawmakers this week took aim at foreign efforts to create knockoff copies of U.S.-made AI models and AI’s capability to influence voting.
Digital Government
NOAA seeks to improve weather forecasting through cloud migration
The agency’s administrator said his biggest challenge is data deletion as he touted the benefits of moving to the cloud.
Acquisition
(US)AI becomes GSA's first direct OneGov contract with a small business
The Maryland firm known for its Intelligent Computing Platform will offer significant discounts to government customers on software licenses and pilots through September 30, 2028.
Cybersecurity
CISA vulnerability response chief departing agency after nearly six years
Lindsey Cerkovnik helped oversee agency efforts to track software flaws. She plans to start a new role in November.
Ideas
Vendor lock-in finds a new home in AI, and a contract clause won’t fix it
COMMENTARY | GSA’s new AI clause targets vendor lock-in, but enforcement remains a challenge.
Cybersecurity
PHP flaws draw millions of hacking attempts amid global push for fixes
Cloudflare reported millions of attempts to exploit the widely used web software, while researchers warned that compromised sites could also put visitors at risk.
