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Companies show early interest in ATARC’s Zero Trust Lab
ATARC will house four to five zero-trust solutions in the new lab at any one time.
50% transition to EIS target remains elusive for agencies
Twelve of the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies have achieved the 50% mark though.
Microsoft combines federal team with Azure cloud unit
Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff announced the plans Wednesday in an internal email, pointing to the need to better serve the federal market.
Commerce establishes National AI Advisory Committee
The new advisory panel will issue recommendations on a range of issues including U.S. AI competitiveness.
State Department made little progress on online passport renewal the last decade
An IG report finds over-reliance on the Office of Consular Systems and Technology caused the delays.
House adds $4.2B in cyber, innovation funding to NDAA
An amendment to increase the DOD's spending by nearly $25B includes $4.2B for cyber an innovative technologies.
IT contractor gets 14-month prison sentence for bribing federal officials
According to government evidence, Charles M. Thomas made payments in exchange for non-public information about contracts.
NSA awards $2B GreenLake contract to Hewlett Packard Enterprise
The IT company’s secure cloud solution will support NSA’s growing use of AI and data.
Partnership for Public Service suggests review of federal tech laws, pay system overhaul
The recommendations are part of a roadmap to improve technology modernization in government.
OMB directs agencies to increase log sharing to combat cyber incidents
The office's memo contains a logging maturity model agencies have 60 days to use to assess their capabilities.
