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Cybersecurity

House Homeland committee seeks briefing on DHS network hack

Cyber intruders accessed the unclassified network being used to help support World Cup games around the U.S., a senator said last week.

Exclusive Digital Government

GSA and National Design Studio collaborate to boost Login.gov experience

The partnership is focused on making the government’s in-house identity service easier to use without compromising on security.

Breaking News People

Greg Barbaccia to leave federal CIO role at end of August

“Greg has done an excellent job as Federal CIO and Chief AI Officer,” an OMB spokesperson told Nextgov/FCW. “He will certainly be missed when his time here comes to an end.”

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People

Anthropic taps Teresa Carlson as public sector lead

A veteran of several major tech companies, Carlson will serve as Anthropic’s first Global Head of Public Sector.

People

Interior CIO Paul McInerny exits position

Paul “Macca” McInerny, a former SpaceX engineer that aligned himself with DOGE’s efficiency push, left the department last week after just over a year in the role, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Cybersecurity

CISA expects to finalize key cyber reporting rule by September

Last month, CISA held additional stakeholder town halls on the forthcoming CIRCIA final rule after a now-resolved DHS funding lapse this spring delayed the meetings.

Acquisition

OPM’s HR systems award clears protest window

None of Oracle’s competitors have filed objections to the $396 million Federal HR 2.0 contract.

Emerging Tech

IBM, Oak Ridge and Cleveland Clinic unveil quantum-powered novel fusion energy research

A joint effort from IBM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Cleveland Clinic offers new perspectives into the near-term scientific applications for quantum computing systems.

Policy

As DOGE formally sunsets, its public record is still evolving

The temporary organization behind the Department of Government Efficiency sunsets on July 4, but the real closeout question is what, exactly, is ending and what public record is left behind?

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Ideas

Federal zero trust faces challenges with AI agents

COMMENTARY | There is no realistic path where federal agencies opt out of agentic AI.

Policy

Trump says Pulte can declassify ‘whatever’ he wants, sparking fears of exposing intelligence secrets

“If he doesn’t care about blowing up cyber exploits, putting foreign relationships at risk, or getting people killed, he could declassify a lot,” one former official said.

Ideas

How federal cybersecurity teams can adapt to a post-DOGE environment

COMMENTARY | The long-lasting impact of DOGE has been to accelerate a broader shift toward more disciplined, efficient and operationally resilient security strategies. 

Artificial Intelligence

GenAI.mil records almost 1.7M users, plans new model additions

“It's just a really exciting time for generative AI in the department,” the Pentagon’s chief artificial intelligence officer said.

Acquisition

AWS includes government in BVR Competency program

The Business Value Realization Competency focuses on optimizing AWS partner spending, giving agencies proof of impact for AWS products and services.

Artificial Intelligence

US to lift export controls on key Anthropic models

Anthropic’s cybersecurity-focused Mythos 5 and Fable 5 are expected to be reactivated for respective users following permission from the Commerce Department.

Acquisition

AWS launches Secret Cloud for industry’s classified workloads

The company made several announcements geared towards its government customers, including up to $1 billion in cloud credits for U.S. intelligence agencies.

Artificial Intelligence

CIA will take ‘smart risks’ and ‘course correct’ as it adopts AI, director says

“We simply can’t afford to wait for a risk-free approach to emerging tech. It doesn’t exist. We have to move fast. We have to be aggressive,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe said.

Emerging Tech

Energy expects Genesis Mission will double R&D productivity in coming decade

Department of Energy forecasts major scientific productivity and impact gains with the Genesis Mission, while also aiming to redefine artificial intelligence’s purpose.

Exclusive Cybersecurity

Hackers breached DHS information-sharing network, people familiar say

The Homeland Security Information Network is used by government, international and private sector partners to share sensitive but unclassified information.