The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Farhan Khan, a technology leader and former Food and Drug Administration official, as chief information officer. As Khan steps into the FCC’s top IT role, federal
The White House offered analyses of the potential economic impacts of several debt ceiling scenarios, including a brief default and a protracted default. An analysis by Moody’s shows that a short debt
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Craig Martell, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, warned that generative AI language models could be used as the “perfect tool” by
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Ajay Banga, vice chairman of global growth equity firm General Atlantic since December 2021, has received approval to serve as the 14th president of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning
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The Department of Defense is soliciting public comments on a proposed rule aimed to revise the eligibility criteria for the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program as part of efforts to encourage more
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The White House said it will stop implementing COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal contractors and employees and foreign air travelers on May 11. The move will coincide with the end of the
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Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, recently laid out four steps small and medium businesses should take to protect their organizations from ransomware attacks
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Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, revealed that “persistent engagement” is Cybercom’s strategic approach to operate in a challenging strategic environment, DOD News reported Tuesday.
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Beth Killoran, deputy chief information officer at the General Services Administration, will serve as CIO of the Government Accountability Office, effective May 7, Fedscoop reported Monday. Prior to GSA, she served as
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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, wrote a letter to the Office of Personnel Management expressing concerns about the potential conflict of interest posed by OPM’s
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The Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Acquisition University have launched a 12-month program designed to train acquisition professionals on the use of other transaction authorities and the Commercial Solutions Opening process
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