The Fed Mission Success Round Up: White House Cyber Investment Priorities; Pentagon AI Plans; and DHS Focused on CX

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.  

White House Unveils Fiscal 2025 Cybersecurity Investment Priorities 

The White House has released its cybersecurity investment priorities for fiscal 2025, urging federal agencies to adopt key pillars of the National Cybersecurity Strategy in their budget proposals and overall missions. 

The Pentagon’s ambitious AI Plans Look Less and Less Like ChatGPT 

“We are not going to use ChatGPT in its present instantiation. However, large language models have a lot of utility,” said Maynard Holliday, DoD’s deputy chief technology officer for critical technologies, in this recent NextGov article.  

IRS Advisory Committee Calls on Agency to Assess Public Awareness of Existing Free File Tools 

An Internal Revenue Service advisory committee has said the agency should evaluate the cost of expanding awareness of existing free tax filing programs before developing a new filing tool for taxpayers. 

Inside DHS’ Quest to Streamline Customer Experience and Ease Public Burden 

The Department of Homeland Security’s CIO details how his agency saved the public 20 million hours accessing agency services in a move that signals a major culture change, in this recent NextGov article. 

CISA to Launch New Cyber Supply Chain Resource Hub  

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is developing a new resource center for federal agencies to help address compliance issues associated with a wave of recent cyber supply chain risk management (or C-SCRM) and software security mandates. 

Leonel Garciga Tapped to Become New Army CIO 

Leonel Garciga, who has worked as the director of information management for the Army G2 since 2019, will become the new CIO of the U.S. Army.