The Fed Mission Success Round Up: New National Cyber Director to be Nominated; HHS 2024 AI Use Case Inventory; and Federal IT Modernization
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 to Nominate Former RNC Official to be National Cyber Directo
President Donald Trump intends to nominate Sean Cairncross — a former RNC official and CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation humanitarian agency during the president’s first term — to be national cyber director, according to NextGov.
Senate Confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s Intelligence Chief
Last week, the Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence in a 52-48 vote, making Donald Trump's controversial nominee — whose approval appeared unlikely just weeks ago — the nation’s top spy chief, as highlighted by NextGov.
HHS’ 2024 AI Use Case Inventory Shows Move Toward Internal Chatbots
The Department of Health and Human Services reported the most artificial intelligence use cases of any federal agency in 2024, with the agency’s inventory of reviewed AI solutions showing a growing embrace of chatbots for internal and external operations.
OSINT Gets Its Own Subcommittee on House Intelligence Panel
House lawmakers are increasing their focus on the intelligence community’s approach to open-source intelligence through a new OSINT subcommittee, according to this recent Federal News Network article.
CISA Staff Focused on Disinformation and Influence Operations Put on Leave
A handful of employees inside the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency focused on countering disinformation, misinformation and related influence operations were recently put on administrative leave, according to NextGov.
Federal Executive Forum IT Modernization and Transformation Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2025
Technology is evolving quicker than ever before as is the IT modernization strategy in government. How are agencies profiling a successful strategy and what is the vision for the future? An upcoming Federal News Network webinar will tackle this topic.