The Fed Mission Success Round Up: CISA Guidance on Supply Chain Attacks; New National Intelligence Strategy; and HHS AI Use Cases Increase

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.  

New CISA Guidance Looks to Guard Against Supply Chain Hacks 

Last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released its first remote monitoring and management software guidance document, part of the agency’s larger Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative initiative. 

OMB Acknowledges Issues with Process for Inventorying AI Use Cases 

The Office of Management and Budget has shared additional information about how agencies should comply with Executive Order 13960, a set of Trump administration rules established in 2020 that aim to guide the responsible deployment of AI across government. 

National Intelligence Strategy Calls for New Partnerships to Harness Emerging Technologies 

Released on August 9th, the National Intelligence Strategy calls for fostering new partnerships and tapping external perspectives to better identify critical emerging technologies and maintain strategic competitiveness against foreign adversaries. 

 IRS to Rebuild its Workforce and Update its Legacy IT Over Next Decade 

The IRS plans on putting tens of billions of dollars of multi-year modernization funds to good use, and using the funds to rebuild its workforce and update its legacy IT over the next decade, according to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel. 

HHS’s Artificial Intelligence Use Cases More Than Triple from Previous Year 

The Department of Health and Human Services’ publicly reported artificial intelligence footprint nearly tripled from the previous year, adding new current and planned uses to its AI inventory like classification of HIV grants and removal of personally identifiable information from data. 

National Archives Will Make its AI Use Case Inventory Public 

The National Archives, the federal agency responsible for maintaining government records, plans to release an inventory of its artificial intelligence use cases on AI.gov in the near future.   

Air Force Taps Enterprise IT Director as New CIO 

Air Force Enterprise IT director Venice Goodwine has been named the new CIO for the Air Force.