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https://www.meritalk.com/articles/guetlein-space-based-interceptors-may-be-too-costly/ Guetlein: Space-Based Interceptors May Be Too Costly – MeriTalk Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program, told lawmakers Wednesday that space-based interceptors – a key element of... space based interceptors may costly meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/lack-of-automation-itil-remain-public-sector-top-challenges/ Lack of Automation, ITIL Remain Public Sector Top Challenges – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local public sector top challenges lack automation https://meritalk.com/articles/doj-says-ai-use-cases-grew-nearly-31-in-2025/ DOJ Says AI Use Cases Grew Nearly 31% in 2025 – MeriTalk The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported nearly a 31% increase in artificial intelligence (AI) use cases from 2024 to 2025, driven largely by deployments... ai use cases doj says grew nearly 31 https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/homeland-security/ homeland security – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local homeland security https://www.meritalkslg.com/improving-service-with-a-no-code-tool-for-itsm-and-ppm/ Improving Service with a No-Code Tool for ITSM and PPM – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local improving service code tool itsm ppm https://www.meritalkslg.com/blogs/ Blogs – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local blogs https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/epa/ EPA – MeriTalk CGI Federal said on Feb. 24 that it won a contract with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand on existing work with the agency aimed at... epa meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/energy/ Energy – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local energy https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/disa/ DISA – MeriTalk The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has received approval for “surgical rehiring” to fill critical vacancies left after Pentagon-wide workforce... disa meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/housing-and-urban-development/ Housing and Urban Development – MeriTalk The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has appointed Eric Sidle as the agency’s new chief information officer. urban development housing meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/cori-zarek-to-join-usds-as-deputy-administrator/ Cori Zarek to Join USDS as Deputy Administrator – MeriTalk Cori Zarek will join the United States Digital Service (USDS) as deputy administrator later this month, she announced in a blog post today. deputy administrator cori zarek join usds https://www.meritalk.com/tv/ MeriTV – MeriTalk News and insight on today’s mission-critical IT challenges, from the MeriTV studio. Filter: All | Defining Moments | Fix Fed IT | IT in Depth | MerITocracy... meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/contact/ Contact – MeriTalk meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/darpa/ DARPA – MeriTalk The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling on the tech and research community to help solve one of quantum computing’s biggest barriers:... darpa meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/justice/ Justice – MeriTalk The Department of Justice (DOJ) elevated Shantrell “Nikki” Collier, who previously served as the agency’s deputy chief information officer (CIO), to the... justice meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/nsa/ NSA – MeriTalk The National Security Agency (NSA) is leveraging modularity and customizability in its plans to move the Pentagon toward target-level zero trust capabilities... nsa meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/dod-cio/ DOD CIO – MeriTalk The Defense Department’s (DOD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced several personnel changes via LinkedIn over the weekend. It said the... dod cio meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/judiciary/supreme-court/ Supreme Court – MeriTalk The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to proceed for the time being with Federal agency reorganization and reduction-in-force (RIF) plans... supreme court meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/modernization/ Modernization – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local modernization https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/workforce-issues/ Workforce issues – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local workforce issues https://www.meritalk.com/news/congress/legislation/ Legislation – MeriTalk A new House bill aims to overhaul how the federal government combats fraud by creating a new inspector general focused on fraud at the Treasury Department and... legislation meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/nasa/ NASA – MeriTalk President Donald Trump is proposing to cut billions of dollars from NASA’s budget, including significant reductions to science missions, while shifting more... nasa meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/ MeriTalk State & Local – State & Local IT News meritalk state local news https://www.meritalk.com/articles/omb-ai-guidance-needs-stronger-privacy-focus-gao-says/ OMB AI Guidance Needs Stronger Privacy Focus, GAO Says – MeriTalk Guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last year on how to accelerate the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI)... ai guidance needs stronger privacy focus gao says omb https://www.meritalk.com/articles/officials-discuss-darpa-quantum-work-steering-group-at-senate-hearing/ Officials Discuss DARPA Quantum Work, Steering Group at Senate Hearing – MeriTalk Defense officials hinted at positive developments by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) with quantum information science work at a Senate... officials discuss steering group senate hearing darpa quantum https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/transportation/faa/ FAA – MeriTalk A new federal audit has found that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is falling short in securing some of the nation’s 45 most critical aviation... faa meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/gsa-usda-partnership-avoided-more-than-50m-in-costs/ GSA, USDA Partnership Avoided More Than $50M in Costs – MeriTalk The General Services Administration (GSA) announced that its three-year partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) helped the agency... gsa usda partnership avoided 50m https://www.meritalk.com/articles/supreme-court-upholds-fccs-universal-service-fund/ Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s Universal Service Fund – MeriTalk The Supreme Court on June 27 issued a 6-3 ruling that upholds the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund... supreme court upholds universal service fund meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/congress/legislation/ Legislation – MeriTalk Congress voted to cleanly extend the Section 702 provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by 45 days on Thursday evening, just hours... legislation meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/articles/dsu-partners-with-nsa-to-bolster-stem-programs/ DSU Partners With NSA to Bolster STEM Programs – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local stem programs dsu partners nsa https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/transportation/ Transportation – MeriTalk A new federal audit has found that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is falling short in securing some of the nation’s 45 most critical aviation... transportation meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/government-accountability-office/ Government Accountability Office – MeriTalk The acting head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told senators on April 15 that GAO will continue to pursue its never-ending government operations... government accountability office meritalk https://meritalk.com/articles/democrats-afge-rally-to-evict-doge-from-opm/ Democrats, AFGE Rally to Evict DOGE From OPM – MeriTalk A group of Democratic lawmakers joined members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and community activists on Tuesday in rallying to... democrats afge rally evict doge https://meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/darpa/ DARPA – MeriTalk The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling on the tech and research community to help solve one of quantum computing’s biggest barriers:... darpa meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/event/apptio-public-sector-summit-2026/?campaign=mt-hp Apptio Public Sector Summit 2026 – MeriTalk At Apptio’s 2026 Public Sector Summit, leaders across federal, state and local government, as well as education sectors, will explore how to turn financial and... public sector summit apptio 2026 meritalk https://meritalk.com/articles/doj-issues-final-rule-to-protect-americans-personal-data/ DoJ Issues Final Rule to Protect Americans’ Personal Data – MeriTalk The Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a comprehensive final rule on Dec. 27 to help protect Americans’ sensitive data from being sold or transferred to... issues final rule personal data doj protect meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/navy-cto-culture-not-tech-blocking-ai-roi-in-government/ Navy CTO: Culture, Not Tech, Blocking AI ROI in Government – MeriTalk Despite high investment in artificial intelligence, most public and private sector organizations are still failing to see meaningful returns – a problem rooted... ai roi navy cto culture tech https://www.meritalk.com/news/cio-briefing-room/federal-cio-council/ Federal CIO Council – MeriTalk Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat said today she will retire from government service on March 31, capping off a Federal career that began with U.S. Navy service in... federal cio council meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/usaid/ USAID – MeriTalk The U.S. Agency for International Development has tapped Steven Hernandez to serve as its new chief information security officer (CISO) and deputy chief... usaid meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/congress/ Congress – MeriTalk A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation to formally establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) as the pilot... congress meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/u-s-cyber-command/ U.S. Cyber Command – MeriTalk The U.S. Cyber Command has appointed Patrick Ware as its new executive director – which is the organization’s highest-ranking civilian position and the number... cyber command u meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/house-bill-looks-to-establish-watchdog-for-fraud-in-treasury-dept/ House Bill Looks to Establish Watchdog for Fraud in Treasury Dept. – MeriTalk A new House bill aims to overhaul how the federal government combats fraud by creating a new inspector general focused on fraud at the Treasury Department and... house bill treasury dept looks establish watchdog https://meritalk.com/articles/doj-taps-mayer-as-ai-chief-science-and-tech-advisor/ DoJ Taps Mayer as AI Chief, Science and Tech Advisor – MeriTalk The Justice Department (DoJ) has tapped Jonathan Mayer as the agency’s first-ever chief science and technology advisor and chief AI officer. ai chief tech advisor doj taps mayer https://meritalk.com/news/cio-briefing-room/cdm/ CDM – MeriTalk The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program has made progress in meeting some of its key... cdm meritalk https://meritalk.com/articles/house-members-seek-answers-on-protecting-ict-supply-chains/ House Members Seek Answers on Protecting ICT Supply Chains – MeriTalk Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on... house members seek answers supply chains protecting ict https://www.meritalk.com/articles/cisa-fbi-issue-advisory-on-zeppelin-ransomware-threat/ CISA and FBI Issue Advisory on Zeppelin Ransomware Threat – MeriTalk The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 11 issued a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on... ransomware threat cisa fbi issue advisory https://meritalk.com/news/cio-briefing-room/fitara/ FITARA – MeriTalk Two Virginia lawmakers are pushing to revive the government’s most influential IT oversight tools, warning that meaningful federal tech modernization won’t... fitara meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/cio-briefing-room/zerotrust/ Zero Trust – MeriTalk State and local government leaders said on Tuesday that shrinking federal grant support and tighter local budgets are forcing them to rethink how they fund and... zero trust meritalk https://meritalk.com/articles/google-offers-steps-to-better-defend-software-supply-chains/ Google Offers Steps to Better Defend Software Supply Chains – MeriTalk Google released a new research report on Dec. 8 outlining how organizations can better defend themselves against cyberattacks that target their software supply... software supply chains google offers steps better defend https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/usaid/ USAID – MeriTalk The U.S. Agency for International Development has tapped Steven Hernandez to serve as its new chief information security officer (CISO) and deputy chief... usaid meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/white-house/ White House – MeriTalk Federal agencies have until May 4 to report details on non-commercial contracts to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under new guidance aimed at... white house meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/congress/budget/ Budget – MeriTalk The White House released its fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget proposal to Congress on Friday, which does not include a pay raise for civilian employees. budget meritalk 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They... army meritalk https://meritalk.com/blogs/ Federal Government IT Blog | MeriTalk federal government blog meritalk https://meritalk.com/articles/doj-unveils-new-strategy-for-countering-cybercrime/ DoJ Unveils New Strategy for Countering Cybercrime – MeriTalk The Department of Justice (DoJ) Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) today announced its new Strategic Approach to... unveils new doj strategy countering cybercrime https://meritalk.com/articles/queras-yuval-boger-on-quantum-timelines-neutral-atom-systems-and-the-hybrid-future/ QuEra’s Yuval Boger on Quantum Timelines, Neutral-Atom Systems, and the Hybrid Future – MeriTalk For federal technology leaders trying to decide when quantum computing moves from a long-range research issue to an operational priority, Yuval Boger says the... neutral atom yuval boger quantum timelines https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/commerce/ Commerce – MeriTalk A new online portal operated by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will streamline reviews of spectrum requests made by... commerce meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/army/ Army – MeriTalk Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns this week over a lack of detail in the Trump administration’s budget request for the Defense Department (DOD). They... army meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/emerging-tech/artificial-intelligence/ Artificial Intelligence – MeriTalk The Department of Defense (DOD) announced today that it entered into agreements with eight artificial intelligence (AI) companies to deploy advanced AI... artificial intelligence meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/study/ Research – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local research https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission/ Nuclear Regulatory Commission – MeriTalk Chief data officers (CDOs) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said they are modernizing their agencies’ use of... nuclear regulatory commission meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/civilian-agencies/ Civilian Agencies – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local civilian agencies https://www.meritalk.com/articles/gsa-unveils-onegov-strategy-to-modernize-federal-it-buying/ GSA Unveils ‘OneGov Strategy’ to Modernize Federal IT Buying – MeriTalk The General Services Administration (GSA) has launched a new strategy aimed at modernizing and streamlining Federal IT acquisitions, the agency announced today. modernize federal gsa unveils buying meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/gsas-onegov-deals-headed-toward-long-term-scalable-programs/ GSA’s OneGov Deals Headed Toward Long-Term, Scalable Programs – MeriTalk With roughly a year left on many of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) initial OneGov agreements, GSA Deputy Administrator Michael Lynch said Tuesday... toward long term onegov deals headed scalable https://meritalk.com/articles/u-s-charges-four-iranians-with-treasury-state-dept-hack-attempts/ U.S. Charges Four Iranians With Treasury, State Dept. Hack Attempts – MeriTalk The Justice Department said on April 23 that it filed charges in the U.S. against four Iranian citizens, alleging their “involvement in a cyber-enabled... charges four state dept iranians treasury hack https://www.meritalk.com/news/cio-briefing-room/fedramp/ FedRAMP – MeriTalk The General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has officially announced its new FedRAMP Cybersecurity... fedramp meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/white-house/usds/ U.S. Digital Service – MeriTalk President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) late Thursday to expand access to unclassified data at Federal agencies and promote inter-agency data... digital service u meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/homeland-security/ Homeland Security – MeriTalk The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) instructed federal government agencies today to take further actions to identify FIRESTARTER... homeland security meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/fbi/ FBI – MeriTalk The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on April 10 that it has dismantled a global phishing operation while working with Indonesian authorities in what... fbi meritalk https://meritalk.com/articles/johnsons-newest-fisa-renewal-proposal-emerges-as-clock-ticks-down/ Johnson’s Newest FISA Renewal Proposal Emerges as Clock Ticks Down – MeriTalk With the April 30 deadline looming to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), lawmakers are rolling out competing proposals as... clock ticks newest fisa renewal proposal https://meritalk.com/ Federal Technology News, Research & Events | MeriTalk federal technology news research events meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/u-s-cyber-command/ U.S. Cyber Command – MeriTalk The U.S. Cyber Command has appointed Patrick Ware as its new executive director – which is the organization’s highest-ranking civilian position and the number... cyber command u meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/federal-workforce/dei/ DEI – MeriTalk Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, sent out a series of letters on Feb. 3 to several Federal... dei meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/contact/ Contact – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/interior/ Interior – MeriTalk The Interior Department plans to lay off over 2,000 workers during the government shutdown, including several IT and technology roles, according to new court... interior meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/emerging-tech/digital-service/ Digital Service – MeriTalk The General Services Administration’s (GSA) internal watchdog has a list of things it wants to get a closer look at for fiscal year (FY) 2026 – including those... digital service meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/industry-news/ Industry News – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local industry news https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/space-force/ Space Force – MeriTalk Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program, told lawmakers Wednesday that space-based interceptors – a key element of... space force meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/house-energy-and-commerce-committee-marking-up-reconciliation-language/ House Energy and Commerce Committee Marking Up Reconciliation Language – MeriTalk The House Energy and Commerce Committee met Feb. 11 to begin marking up the legislative language it will report to the House Budget Committee as part of the... house energy commerce committee marking reconciliation language https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/commerce/noaa/ NOAA – MeriTalk The National Weather Service (NWS) has awarded two contracts for its new cloud-based data and applications services, ushering in what the government calls “a... noaa meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/federal-workforce/women-in-technology/ Women in Tech – MeriTalk In an industry still grappling with a stubborn gender gap, female tech leaders are speaking up: mentorship and visibility are the secret weapons to help women... women tech meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/cio-briefing-room/supply-chain/ Supply Chain – MeriTalk The U.S. semiconductor industry’s supply chains face significant vulnerabilities, according to a report issued by the White House and informed by use of the... supply chain meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/federal-cio-kent-stepping-down-urges-quicker-pace-on-modernization/ Federal CIO Kent Stepping Down, Urges Quicker Pace on Modernization – MeriTalk After a two-and-a-half-year tenure widely recognized for success in promoting Federal IT modernization – and superb performance in shepherding the government’s... federal cio kent stepping urges quicker https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/quantum-computing/ Quantum Computing – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local quantum computing https://meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/homeland-security/cisa/ CISA – MeriTalk The White House officially withdrew the ill-fated nomination for Sean Plankey to become director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)... cisa meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/ Federal Technology News, Research & Events | MeriTalk federal technology news research events meritalk https://meritalk.com/news/judiciary/ Judiciary – MeriTalk A federal appeals court last week vacated a preliminary injunction that had restricted the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive... judiciary meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/articles/goshen-college-appoints-chief-innovation-officer/ Goshen College Appoints Chief Innovation Officer – MeriTalk State & Local chief innovation officer meritalk state local goshen college appoints https://www.meritalk.com/news/federal-workforce/education/ Education – MeriTalk The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is working on a data literacy credential program that will accompany its circular announced earlier... education meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/articles/scale-ais-dan-tadross-on-elastic-workflows-human-judgment-and-ai-roi/ Scale AI’s Dan Tadross on Elastic Workflows, Human Judgment, and AI ROI – MeriTalk As federal agencies push artificial intelligence (AI) beyond pilots, scaling the technology requires a hard look at existing workflows – particularly whether... elastic workflows human judgment ai roi scale dan https://www.meritalk.com/articles/former-googler-steps-into-administrator-role-at-usds/ Former Googler Steps Into Administrator Role at USDS – MeriTalk Matt Cutts announced that he will replace Mikey Dickerson as the acting administrator of the United States Digital Service. former googler steps administrator role https://www.meritalk.com/news/civilian-agencies/commerce/uspto/ USPTO – MeriTalk The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is betting that a strong cloud foundation will accelerate adoption of generative AI across the agency, with its... uspto meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/cio-briefing-room/ CIO Briefing Room – MeriTalk State and local government leaders said on Tuesday that shrinking federal grant support and tighter local budgets are forcing them to rethink how they fund and... cio briefing room meritalk https://www.meritalk.com/news/defense-intelligence/marine-corps/ Marine Corps – MeriTalk The U.S. Marine Corps plans to expand its Digital Transformation Teams (DTXs) as part of a four-phase effort to scale artificial intelligence (AI) across the... marine corps meritalk https://www.meritalkslg.com/news/general-services-administration/ General Services Administration – MeriTalk State & Local meritalk state local general services administration https://meritalk.com/articles/trump-administration-taps-chris-fall-to-lead-caisi/ Trump Administration Taps Chris Fall to Lead CAISI – MeriTalk Chris Fall, who served as an Energy Department official in the first Trump administration, has been tapped to lead the Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI)... trump administration taps chris fall lead