Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.
Trump’s Management Agenda Keys on Shrinking Government, Leveraging Tech
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Trump administration’s President’s Management Agenda (PMA) last week, laying out plans to shrink the federal government and leverage technology to deliver faster services, according to MeriTalk.
New House Commission to Scrutinize AI’s Impact on the Economy
Last week, House Democrats announced the formation of a new commission on artificial intelligence that will look at the technology’s impact on the innovation economy, as well as address policy issues like guardrails for AI and its economic, safety and health impacts, according to NextGov.
Tech Talent, Authority to Operate Among Federal CIO’s 2026 Priorities
Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia addressed the status of the tech workforce, methodology of consolidation, and current structure of the DOGE, in this recent FedScoop interview.
VA Adopting ‘Cyber Dominance’ Strategy, Acting CIO Says
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adopting a “cyber dominance” strategy to better protect veterans’ data, according to Eddie Pool, the acting assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer (CIO) at the VA, according to MeriTalk.
CISA Unveils New Security Industry Engagement Platform
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a new Industry Engagement Platform (IEP) that the agency said is aimed at improving communications between CISA and developers of security technologies, according to MeriTalk.
Pentagon Launches New GenAI.mil Platform
Last week, the Pentagon rolled out GenAI.mil, a new platform designed to bring frontier artificial intelligence tools to the military workforce and the first capability on the system is Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government, according to MeriTalk.
