Democrats urge consumer product agency halt public health modernization project
Democrats urge consumer product agency halt public health modernization project
Artificial Intelligence
Agencies now have to pay to use USAi
A GSA official familiar with the matter said the fee “is based on an agency's expected workload, approximated by agency size.”
People
Former CISA employee pleads guilty to defrauding government with secret contractor jobs
Prosecutors say Richeline Fung secretly held contractor jobs tied to six agencies and claimed up to 33-hour workdays while working full time for the federal cyber agency.
Policy
House BIOTech caucus is weighing IP security and AI-enabled biotech policy
Lawmakers on the caucus say they won’t push any new legislation forward before the end of the year, but they spotlit intellectual property protection and AI-enabled gene synthesis as concerns.
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Digital Government
14 organizations are looking to join federal electronic health record program
The office tasked with helping agencies deploy the federal EHR is looking to move toward cloud infrastructure, enhance interoperability and scale an artificial intelligence technology.
Modernization
House panel subpoenas Oracle heads over VA health record overhaul’s ballooning costs
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee voted 19-0 to subpoena Oracle Chairman and Co-founder Larry Ellison and Oracle CEO Mike Sicilia after VA announced plans to boost its contract with the tech giant by $17 billion.
Artificial Intelligence
NSF launches a new AI research operations center
The new center will help support the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource’s transition from a pilot into a permanent part of the agency.
Cybersecurity
Senator asks NSA to update Americans about VPN spying risks
A congressional analysis found foreign spies could trace users by comparing encrypted traffic entering and leaving a VPN server, according to the lawmaker’s office.
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Cybersecurity
Pentagon cyber strategy expected as soon as next week, sources say
Officials have previewed a blueprint emphasizing offensive operations, AI adoption and closer industry ties as the military reorganizes its cyber forces.
Acquisition
Microsoft Fabric integration platform launches for select federal customers
The platform is now available on a preview basis for Government Community Cloud High environments and is designed to support the needs of agentic AI tools.
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Artificial Intelligence
Dozens of current, former officials see at least a 10% chance humans lose control of AI
Nearly half of respondents in the survey released Wednesday serve or have served in the Defense Department, an agency locked in fierce discourse over military use of AI systems.
Policy
Stopgap funding bill temporarily extends key cyber info-sharing law
The short-term package pushes the sunset date for the bedrock cyber legislation to Dec. 11, in addition to setting extensions for the Technology Modernization Fund and National Cybersecurity Protection System.
Policy
Shutdown threat possibly lifted as House passes stopgap spending bill
The measure gives Congress more time to reach a deal on a comprehensive spending package for fiscal 2027.
Acquisition
Industry offers government a playbook for handling OneGov expirations
Some deals offering federal agencies significantly discounted access to software are set to expire at the end of the month.
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Digital Government
White House mandates agencies use Login.gov for public-facing websites
The Trump administration will still allow agencies to use commercial credential service providers in addition to the in-house capability, but it is strongly encouraging them to promote Login.gov.
Defense
The US military gets its own ChatGPT today
After months of security testing, Pentagon adds an OpenAI product to the list of AI tools approved for unclassified work.
Acquisition
CMS taps Mathematica, Deloitte to improve effectiveness of its healthcare models
An agency spokesperson said the four-year Learning Insights for Action project “will enable CMS to efficiently target resources across models with varying periods of performance and support cross-model learning.”
Digital Government
CDC releases overdose prevention data hub
The agency “wants to ensure maximum transparency to empower patients, providers and other stakeholders as we continue our battle against the opioid epidemic,” said CDC Director Erica Schwartz.
Cybersecurity
White House launches water cybersecurity pilot in Texas
Project Watershed 250 will stress-test utilities over six months and could serve as a model for protecting water providers nationwide.
Artificial Intelligence
National Archives says agencies’ AI use does not automatically create federal records
New guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration outlines when agencies should preserve AI-related materials as federal records and notes there is no “one size fits all” approach to doing so.
