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

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

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

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.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

COMMENTARY | The zero-day clock is already running.

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.

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.

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.

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

The FixIt+ platform uses AI-generated transcripts as a starting point, then relies on volunteers to refine them so historic public media becomes easier to search, study and understand.

The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.

Tech- and cyber-focused bills rolled out this week include measures to develop a biotech-savvy workforce, support state and local tech modernization efforts and better understand the cyber needs of small businesses.

Her exit marks the end of a 16-month tenure overseeing the nation’s spy agencies, where the former Democratic congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate sought to reshape ODNI around Trump’s priorities.

Donaghy previously served in acting leadership roles across two of the agency’s divisions and moved to the Transportation Security Administration in October.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers the department has rectified issues with its electronic health record modernization project moving forward and is “going to go back” and address problems at its initial deployment sites.

The letters of intent provide over $2 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to spur research and development in fault-tolerant quantum computing.

The order is expected to establish a voluntary framework for the government to view AI models ahead of release.

Under the deal, federal agencies will potentially be eligible “for higher-tier discounts of up to 50% reduced consumption cost on compute, as overall usage increases.”

The proposal would use federal export financing tools to support sales of American AI systems abroad, as the Trump administration weighs broader debates over advanced chip sales.

The General Services Administration has asked some companies to re-up their temporary price cuts while it continues to talk with them about becoming direct contractors on its Multiple Award Schedule.