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COMMENTARY | Treating technology as a silver bullet, separate from its operational context, is a common pitfall.

The U.S. will be “hamstrung” until it fully integrates cyber and computer network matters into its military doctrine, the head of the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure said.

A Boston startup is getting ready to test a new imagery method for orbital satellites.

A report issued by Google Public Sector shed light on the state of play for federal AI adoption, finding most efforts are currently in pilot programs and held up by security concerns.

The fund that supports the U.S. DOGE Service would receive less than half of what was requested, and the bills do not include explicit reauthorization for the Technology Modernization Fund.

The agency said the new office is already in the process of finalizing a $115 million investment in counter-drone tech that will be used to help secure the FIFA World Cup and activities celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary.

Zach Whitman, GSA’s chief AI officer and data scientist, said the OneGov initiative “has provided a procurement pathway for a lot of these agencies who may have had early, light contact with some of these technologies.”

2026 looks like a year when government technology settles into its next phase of maturity.

Tim Kosiba became the number two leader in the National Security Agency after a prior deputy pick was jettisoned following criticism from far-right activist Laura Loomer.

Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum most recently attended a “coalition of the willing” in Paris to discuss Ukrainian security.

The vice president told reporters the new position will also be involved in addressing “the people who are defrauding the United States by inciting violence against our law enforcement officers” after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

The updated bill text adds multiple federal hubs to fund workforce growth and quantum technology research and development, as industry leaders hope for swift passage.

The incident adds another chapter in a storied history of China’s cyber attempts to nab sensitive data from U.S. government systems.

The agency at the center of the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul U.S. anti-discrimination regulations in workplaces is reviewing the matter with law enforcement.

Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said the latest deal “will strengthen and enable robust and secure AI infrastructure across the federal government.”

Reauthorizing the National Quantum Initiative Act would support advanced quantum information sciences research across the federal government.

Independent federal arbitrator Marvin Hill defied the Trump administration’s demand that he dismiss an internal grievance against the Defense Department, remarking that to do so would require “re-writing” most legal textbooks.

GPO Chief Information Officer Sam Musa said the agency has been using Google NotebookLM to make AI-generated podcasts of internal documents for its workforce.

The group housing Trump’s controversial cost-cutting program is one of several tech teams that are recruiting.

Disinformation operations have been spotted, but there are no signs the efforts are being coordinated through a foreign government, one observer told Nextgov/FCW.

COMMENTARY | The launch of comprehensive acquisition transformation will lift the burdens keeping U.S. companies from being as agile and responsive as possible.

The goal of the administration’s new internship program is to recruit 200 students for tech-focused internships.

In a September letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee, more than 100 cyber professionals voiced support for Davies’ confirmation and said “she has built a reputation as a world-class cybersecurity executive.”

COMMENTARY | The past year brought major changes for defense acquisition.

It’s not immediately clear who would administer the program, which was launched under Biden to help designate cyber-secure consumer electronic devices.