Policy
'Shifting gears away from being just a policy shop': Q&A with the Pentagon CIO
Kirsten Davies said her office is adding focus on cybersecurity and the warfighter.
Business
Lawmaker warns of administration’s ‘fetishization’ of Silicon Valley startups
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., discussed his plans to scrutinize Trump-era contracting practices, revive federal IT oversight, and push for AI policy.
Science & Tech
Pentagon launches ‘War Force’ initiative to onboard tech talent
The new recruitment effort operates under the Office of Personnel Management's larger Tech Force program.
Policy
Pentagon's quantum strategy ‘a first step’ in preparing for the future, CIO says
Released on Tuesday along with two executive orders, the document sets deadlines for post-quantum cryptography adoption.
Threats
Data brokers are helping enemies target US troops. The Pentagon must step up, lawmakers say
Commercial location data has been used to "target or surveil U.S. personnel in theater,” CENTCOM says.
Threats
China has ‘deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns’ to steal US AI models, White House says
Administration officials said they would be working with the private sector to counter foreign-led distillation campaigns.
Policy
Trump's new cyber strategy calls for tougher responses to threats
Released Friday afternoon, the new strategy is notably shorter than those issued by Biden and the first Trump administration.
Policy
DHS adds office to fly, counter drones
The new office intends to spend $115 million to ward off drones from the World Cup and U.S. 250th-birthday events.
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Policy
Why were CISA staff reassigned to border security, immigration? Lawmakers want answers
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., argues DHS violated the Antideficiency Act when it transferred staff to agencies focused on border security and deportation work.
Threats
DOGE risks Americans’ data by operating outside federal law, Democrats say
A report released by the Senate Homeland Committee's ranking member says lax security practices cause “serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities, privacy violations, and risk of corruption.”
Policy
‘Whole-of-nation’ effort needed to deter nation-state hackers, new White House cyber director says
The U.S. “must send a message this behavior is unacceptable” and will come at a cost, Sean Cairncross said.
Policy
UK ‘agreed to drop’ demand that Apple install an encryption backdoor, DNI says
Tulsi Gabbard said Britain's reversal would "ensure Americans' private data remains private." But plenty of questions remain around US policy as well.
Science & Tech
‘All hands on deck' moment in the US-China AI race: Pentagon's former digital chief
Cloud providers, infrastructure builders, and federal agencies—“all of these pieces need to work together in a coherent ecosystem,” Radha Plumb said.
Policy
DOD cuts $580M in programs, contracts, and grants
The largest cut goes to an HR software program that's consumed more than seven times its budget.
Policy
CISA should abandon disinformation fight, Trump’s DHS pick says
Kristi Noem wants to "refocus" the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on critical infrastructure.
Science & Tech
800-plus 'potential vulnerabilities and biases' may afflict AI-infused medical services
A DOD red team looked at the proposed use of large language models to summarize clinical notes and drive an advisory chatbot.
Science & Tech
Military bases can use private 5G networks, Pentagon says
The Department of Defense said it anticipates most military installations will use commercial 5G solutions but that “under certain circumstances, commercial networks may not fulfill an installation's requirements.”
Threats
Iran hacked Trump campaign, US agencies conclude
U.S. intelligence community leaders said they have “observed increasingly aggressive Iranian activity during this election cycle.”
Policy
DARPA hires Twitter whistleblower as CIO
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko will return to the agency after a decade spent working for several leading tech firms.
Defense Systems