The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Congress Reaches Fiscal 2024 Funding Deal; NIST Cybersecurity Framework; and Treasury Fights Fraud with AI

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.  

Congress Reaches Fiscal 2024 Funding Deal, New Stopgaps in Hopes of Averting Shutdown

Last week, Congressional leaders agreed to a funding deal that would avoid the immediate threat of a shutdown while buying more time to pass full-year spending bills in two separate packages.

NIST Debuts the Finalized Update to  its Cybersecurity Framework

NIST has updated the widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), its landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk.  The new 2.0 edition is designed for all audiences, industry sectors and organization types.

Using AI to Fight Fraud is Paying Off, Treasury Says

The Treasury Department has recovered over $375 million since it started a new AI-powered fraud detection process in late 2022. The new tool is meant to address check fraud by looking for abnormalities and helping to alert banks.

Biden Executive Order Aims to Stop Adversaries from Obtaining, Exploiting Americans’ Personal Data

Last week, President Joe Biden signed an executive order designed to curb adversarial nations from acquiring and exploiting the sensitive personal data of Americans, including U.S. government officials and service members.

AI & Data Exchange: State Department and NIH on AI as ‘Force Multiplier’

The State Department and the National Institutes of Health are relying on artificial intelligence tools to meet their missions and to get more insight from their data in an increasingly interconnected world.

OPM Gives Agencies an AI Hiring Playbook

The latest AI-driven workforce guidance from the Office of Personnel Management covers the existing pay, leave and workforce flexibilities that agencies can use to attract and keep AI talent.

SSA Taps White House Tech Official for CIO Post

The Social Security Administration has tapped a new chief information officer. Marcela Escobar-Alava, currently working at the White House, will start the job this week.