Artificial Intelligence

New bill proposes warning labels to AI-generated material

The AI Disclosure Act seeks to combat potential disinformation created using the emerging technology.

Digital Government

Worried that your TV is listening to you? IARPA wants to safeguard your voice

The intelligence community’s research agency wants to develop technology to anonymize voices recorded by electronic devices and help safeguard privacy.

Cybersecurity

GAO identifies new infosec deficiencies in IRS system controls

The watchdog's annual audit of the agency turned up new recommendations on system access controls and security configurations, alongside a limited release report and previous recommendations.

Acquisition

DOJ tees up infrastructure program management recompete

The Justice Department is conducting market research for a potential $75 million recompete contract to provide enterprise infrastructure services support within the CIO's office.

Cybersecurity

Energy Department officials eye 2027 date to stand-up cyber intelligence center

Officials from the department's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response told House members Tuesday that work within the threat-sharing pilot program has already shown progress and could use more resources from Congress.

Modernization

Four federal departments have not fully implemented cloud security practices, GAO says

The departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security, Labor and Treasury have made varying amounts of progress in applying crucial cloud security practices, but remain far from fully executing them, the watchdog found.

Defense

The future of zero trust is about more than thwarting hackers, officials say

Defense Department officials noted that while progress has been made on deploying zero trust architecture on their networks, its capabilities don't stop with identity management.

Acquisition

VA seeks cyber operations help

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for capabilities ranging from cyber incident response and cloud threat detection to insider threat analysis to support its security operations center in a new market research request.

Defense

DOD plans free software tools to support cyber compliance by small biz

The Department of Defense wants to bolster the number of small contractors it does business with, so it's planning to debut a series of free software tools to make it easier to work with industry.

Acquisition

What's going on with DHS' enterprise cloud plan?

The Department of Homeland Security teased its plan for a 10-year enterprise cloud contract in the fall and then went relatively quiet. Based on previous cloud procurements, that could be a good thing.

Acquisition

DHS wants software to manage biometrics system requirements

The department is asking for market research on new tools that can help it manage, define and engineer multiple systems requirements across its biometrics identity system.

Acquisition

Army wants help with safeguarding datasets for AI use

The military service is preparing for a report on how to secure the datasets used with the emerging technologies and called for a range of collaboration in a new request.

Cybersecurity

DISA wants to take Thunderdome pilot to full production in ’30 to 60 days,’ director says

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said following the successful test of the zero trust architecture prototype, the Defense Department’s information technology agency is working on an acquisition plan to scale the program.

Defense

DISA seeks toolkit to implement a key piece of its zero trust framework

The Defense Department's information technology agency is asking for info on software products for a potential contract to support its Comply-to-Connect Program.

Defense

AFRL wants white papers for $500M quantum information science solicitation

The Air Force’s scientific research component issued a broad agency announcement calling for the research, design and development of quantum technology.

Defense

DOD components on the clock to certify compliance with classified access rules in the wake of Discord leaks

Defense agencies have until May 2 to ensure IT systems are in compliance with a Defense Department memo outlining procedures for safeguarding classified materials.

Acquisition

TSA wants automated ID verification, ML detection algorithms at security gates

A new market research request has the agency exploring automated capabilities for its airport security screening technology.

Acquisition

GAO wants Air Force, Navy plans for directed energy weapons to transition the ‘valley of death’

A new report calls for the armed services to detail how they plan to shift directed energy weapons from prototypes to programs of record. 

Cybersecurity

CISA's plan to bake security into software development

New international guidance calls back to the National Cyber Strategy's recommendation that software developers take more responsibility for the security of their products.

Cybersecurity

IARPA's plan to hack the brains of hackers

The intelligence research agency released a broad agency announcement on Tuesday for a program that looks to leverage psychological biases among hackers for cyber defense.