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DOD names James “Aaron” Bishop to serve as CISO

Bishop previously served as CISO for the Air Force and as the CISO and VP at Science Applications International Corporation before that.

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NIST director nominee commits to support AI standards-setting, manufacturing

Arvind Raman told lawmakers that it is “vitally important” that the U.S. lead in global standards-setting so that the country’s values are entrenched in AI development.

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Trump to fire DHS Secretary Noem, selects Mullin as successor

The controversial Homeland Security leader will end her tenure amid a budget shutdown of her agency and following bipartisan criticism in both houses of Congress.

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Acquisition

SBA boots 628 more companies from 8(a) program

Total termination actions now represent 18% of the small business contracting program as the Trump administration's crackdown continues.

Artificial Intelligence

VA is increasingly looking to AI to enhance claims processing

The department is planning to broaden its machine learning-powered Automated Decision Support tool to cover more types of claims.

Digital Government

IRS CEO largely dodges questions about data sharing at IRS, SSA

Frank Bisignano cited “current litigation” for why he could not provide further details about IRS data sharing with ICE, and he disputed court records detailing how DOGE employees handled data at SSA.

Artificial Intelligence

House amendment responding to Pentagon-Anthropic conflict fails committee vote

Lawmakers split over an amendment to the Defense Production Act from Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., that would have prohibited the government from blacklisting firms opposed to their tech being used in certain situations.

Digital Government

Accessing Social Security disability benefits became harder in 2025, researchers find

Changes like the push to online servicing and introduction of AI on SSA phone lines made it difficult for certain recipients to access the agency.

Artificial Intelligence

7 tech companies commit to protect consumers from rising electricity prices

President Donald Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge was announced during his State of the Union address and is intended to alleviate the burden of AI-related infrastructure costs.

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Defense

Defense tech enters a new era: the case of Anthropic and the DOD

This dispute is likely to continue reverberating throughout the defense technology and policy worlds.

Cybersecurity

Iran-linked hacktivists could target governments, experts warn

State and local governments and some crucial technology infrastructure are among the key retaliatory targets as hostilities escalate in the Middle East.

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Trump’s CISA nominee to exit Coast Guard role, but still in running to lead cyber agency

Sean Plankey has been serving in a Coast Guard advisory role for some months and is still set to be the nominee to lead CISA.

Cybersecurity

Potential US-built hacking tools obtained by foreign spies and cybercriminals, research says

iVerify has described the activity as the “first known mass iOS attack” campaign of its kind. Google said fragments of the exploit first appeared last February, with ties to an unnamed “customer of a surveillance company.”

Emerging Tech

Energy announces $352M in funding for frontier science

The agency will make funding available to research teams looking to solve the scientific challenges underpinning next-generation energy technologies.

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CISA appoints new acting cyber chief after recent leadership shakeups

Chris Butera is now serving as acting executive assistant director for CISA’s cybersecurity division, after its former occupant, Nick Andersen, stepped into the top leadership role at the cyber agency.

Digital Government

LGBTQ data is disappearing under Trump, reports find

Government agencies have gotten rid of gender identity and sexual orientation data elements from over 360 data collections over the last year.

Acquisition

Agencies begin to shed Anthropic contracts following Trump’s directive

Officials from the departments of Treasury, State and Health and Human Services confirmed they would be acting to comply with the White House mandate.

Cybersecurity

How Cyber Command contributed to Operation Epic Fury against Iran

The digital combatant command was among the “first movers” in the operation against Iran, Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine said.