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- EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans
by Dev AP on September 3, 2026 at 10:44 pmThe EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing air pollution permits for data centers.
- Minnesota bringing more government organizations under its cyber umbrella
by Jason Miller on September 3, 2026 at 10:05 pmJohn Israel, the chief information security officer for the state of Minnesota, said a cross-state task force helps drive statewide cyber priorities.
- The data we protect vs. the data we should
by commentators on September 3, 2026 at 9:15 pmThe adversaries here are well-resourced nation-states with explicit intent and demonstrated capability to exploit exactly what they steal.
- Forget the budget; the government’s tech gap is about capacity
by commentators on September 2, 2026 at 9:38 pmErika Dinnie, the vice president of federal strategy and planning at MetTel, explains why outsourcing to U.S.-based firms is a viable option for agencies.
- CR extends cyber info sharing law through December
by Justin Doubleday on September 1, 2026 at 10:16 pmIndustry groups were concerned the law would lapse again amid hacks into water systems and recent advancements in AI.
- Defense Dept opens use of three major AI tools for employees
by Michele Sandiford on September 1, 2026 at 3:40 pmDoD said ChatGPT can read documents for unclassified administrative and policy work.
- CISA vulnerability directive designed to ‘buy back time’ against hackers
by Justin Doubleday on August 31, 2026 at 10:45 pmA top CISA official acknowledged the BOD is a major cultural shift, but says it should give security teams more time to focus on work that matters.
- Gold Eagle won’t stop breaches on its own
by commentators on August 31, 2026 at 9:39 pmCoordinated, prioritized remediation only stays coordinated if attackers can’t reach the vulnerable system while a fix is pending.
- Army tests AI to speed up solicitation writing
by Rachel Cohen on August 31, 2026 at 9:11 pmThe tool could help the Army issue solicitations for massive services contracts in days rather than months.
- A new review of AI use finds the postal industry is still sorting out what works at scale
by Terry Gerton on August 31, 2026 at 9:04 pm“Most of the AI today in the postal and logistics sectors is used for discrete tasks. It’s basically assisting human workers,” said Rick Schadelbauer.
- The Naval Postgraduate School has a new high performance AI computing system from NVIDIA
by Terry Gerton on August 31, 2026 at 8:30 pm“This is not the first time that a technology giant, if you will, has seen the need to partner… with the Naval Postgraduate school,” said Capt. Mike Owen
- Judge says Pentagon’s measures against Anthropic were ‘illegal and baseless’
by Dev AP on August 28, 2026 at 5:41 pmA federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon.
- OPM calls for wider AI adoption in federal hiring process
by Drew Friedman on August 27, 2026 at 10:54 pmWithout increasing AI use, agencies may be compromising the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal hiring process, OPM said in a memo to agency leaders.
- CISA wants agencies to maximize ‘insight’ from cyber data logging
by Justin Doubleday on August 25, 2026 at 9:03 pmCISA’s new guide will help agencies meet a November deadline for submitting cyber logging plans that need to prioritize quality, instead of just quantity.
- Ready before the hardware is: How agencies can get ahead of the quantum curve
by commentators on August 25, 2026 at 7:47 pmAgencies should be doing the analogous work now, for their own missions, regardless of where the hardware ends up.
