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.
Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Curb Pentagon AI Use
Democratic lawmakers have introduced a series of bills that would place new guardrails on Department of Defense (DOD) use of artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare, nuclear operations, and domestic surveillance, according to MeriTalk.
Trump Memo Pushes National Security Agencies to Move Faster on AI
President Donald Trump recently signed a national security memo aimed at speeding up government use of advanced artificial intelligence across the military and intelligence community, while also trying to harden those systems against foreign theft and manipulation, according to NextGov.
GSA Playing Catch-Up with Industry on AI and Tech, Agency Head Says
Amore centralized government portal and more artificial intelligence deployment are just a couple ways the General Services Administration is slowly but surely trying to bring government services up to industry speed, according to FedScoop.
New CISA Directive Would Reshape How Agencies Prioritize Cyber Risk, Official Says
CISA plans to release a binding directive that tasks the federal government with rethinking how it manages risks to its networks and prioritizing cyber vulnerabilities that demand the most urgency, according to NextGov.
Roadmap for IT Modernization Ahead of 2030 Census ‘Unreliable,’ Per Watchdog
The U.S. Census Bureau needs to polish up its schedule for enterprisewide information technology updates for the upcoming 2030 Census to ensure the agency has reliable timelines and avoids delays, a congressional watchdog found, according to FedScoop.
CMMC Has Moved from Planning to Enforcement and Contractors Are Feeling It
After years of preparation, cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors are now being enforced in real time, and that shift is exposing gaps between what companies thought was ready and what actually meets the standard, according to Federal News Network.
VA Deploys Federal EHR to 4 Sites in Ohio, Kentucky
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on June 8 that it deployed the new Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to four more sites in Ohio and Kentucky over the weekend, according to MeriTalk.
