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Trump signs AI executive order after postponement last month

The order encourages developers of advanced AI to grant the U.S. and certain critical infrastructure operators 30 days of pre-release model access. Earlier drafts had set 90 days of early access.

Cybersecurity

NSA taps three officials for top cybersecurity positions

David Imbordino and Holly Baroody will take leadership roles in the agency’s Cybersecurity Directorate, while Bruce Jones will head its Cybersecurity Collaboration Center.

Modernization

How NIST’s torque tool could help keep air force jets flying

With roots in an unlikely Lego experiment from years ago, a new self-calibrating device developed with the Air Force and Snap-on could make torque calibration faster, more precise and easier to sustain.

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Defense

Ready, fire, aim: Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since, GAO finds

Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be.

Cybersecurity

Hackers are already laying groundwork to disrupt the 2026 midterms, research says

The report from cybersecurity firm Check Point lands as the Trump administration pushes new voting rules and intelligence officials face questions about how they are handling foreign election threats.

Ideas

What DOGE taught us about AI and federal workers

COMMENTARY | Mass layoffs have left thousands of federal workers unemployed and struggling to find their footing as AI accelerates disruption across the public sector.

Exclusive Cybersecurity

Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Army

Ideas for a cyber service have been floated before. Some experts argue now is the right time.

Policy

Tech bills of the week: FY27 NDAA tech and cyber measures; modernizing FAA aircraft repair forms; and more

Although Congress was in recess this week, lawmakers still introduced several bills looking to expand the use of new technologies.

Exclusive Acquisition

GSA is preparing an AI-specific acquisition reform rule

The updated rule is expected in the next couple weeks and will set a preference for fixed-price models, making the GSA a “more predictable business partner” to original equipment manufacturers.

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Cybersecurity

Commercial location data is being used to target US servicemembers, lawmakers warn

U.S. Central Command said it “has received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel in theater.”

People

Tech Force set out to hire 1,000 technologists last year — it’s onboarded 10 so far

The effort is meant to infuse the government with young engineers, cyber and data workers. It follows the loss of almost 20,000 technology workers through the Trump administration’s efforts to downsize the workforce last year.

Digital Government

GSA joins White House’s fraud prevention task force

The agency said it will support the unit’s efforts by identifying waste, fraud and abuse across government contracting programs.

People

Top White House cyber policy official to soon depart

Alexandra Seymour currently serves as principal deputy assistant national cyber director for policy in the Office of the National Cyber Director.

Artificial Intelligence

Argonne launches high-performance computing-backed AI research service 

The new platform headquartered at Argonne National Laboratory grants Department of Energy researchers remote access to advanced AI models for scientific discovery.

Exclusive Cybersecurity

Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel’s top cyberdefense official says

Yossi Karadi also said he is pressing major AI labs for access to advanced models like Anthropic’s Mythos to help defend Israeli government networks.

Cybersecurity

State leaders renew call for cyber grant program’s renewal

The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program is facing down a September deadline for reauthorization. Without it, officials warned that current efforts would lose momentum.

People

OPM proposes requiring all feds to sign an NDA

Experts warned the measure, when combined with the federal HR agency’s new power to target employees’ suitability for federal employment, creates a new pathway for Trump administration officials to purge those deemed insufficiently loyal to the president.

Ideas

Why compliance alone doesn’t make federal networks secure

COMMENTARY | Zero Trust is an ongoing operational discipline, not a project with a completion date.