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Software acquisition must meet the speed of development

10 September 2026 at 17:22
The gap between how fast software can be built and how fast it can be acquired is widening. At some point, it stops being inefficient and becomes dangerous.

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Don’t look now, but the shape of the workplace is changing again

The next generation of AI all depends on how humans and AI work together.

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A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain business arrangements produced unexpected results

"The exclusion bar can be for the rest of your lifetime or for several years, but it effectively halts your ability to participate," said Alice Harris.

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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan. 4 deadline to get a COVID vaccine. The federal government on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 announced new vaccine requirements for workers at companies with more than 100 employees as well as workers at health care facilities that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients.. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

CIA eyes β€˜more technical’ workforce amid cyber, AI challenges

CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis also touted how the agency hit its hiring goals this year, after a big wave of retirements in 2025.

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The seal of Central Intelligence Agency is seen in the lobby the headquarters building in Langley, Va., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Navy moves sailors’ personnel records from aging data center to cloud

Sailors’ personnel files, as well as more than 50 applications that use that data, have been migrated from the Millington data center.

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Observability: Understanding how to succeed with probabilistic AI

Chris Arroyo, a regional director at Datadog, said agencies need to start small, build confidence in AI models before moving them into the mission areas.

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The future of wildfire response depends on emerging technology

We must build and test these solutions today, so they are ready to deploy when tomorrow’s emergencies strike. Now is the time to prepare for the future.

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A firefighters works to stop a wildfire in Gouveia, in the Serra da Estrela mountain range, in Portugal on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Authorities in Portugal said Thursday they had brought under control a wildfire that for almost two weeks raced through pine forests in the Serra da Estrela national park, but later in the day a new fire started and threatened Gouveia. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques)

Can the tech to defend military bases from drones keep up with the evolving threat?

"What we are seeing now is more of a machine to machine capability that really transcends the human's ability to act quickly enough," Bill Ostrowski.

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In this Jan. 27, 2021, handout image released by the U.S. Air Force, a soldier with the U.S. Air Force's 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trains members of the Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing how to use equipment to counter drone attacks at at Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, targeted Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire, the kingdom's state television reported, an attack that threatens to escalate Yemen's grinding war. Authorities initially suspected the attack was carried out by a drone. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Leala Marquez, via AP)

As Washington races ahead, are existing national security technology systems at risk?

"You will get ransomware, it's just you have to be prepared how to deal with it, and this is how you deal with these devices being attacked," said Rob Smith.

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Expert Edition: Delivering on the AI advantage of cyber resilience

By: wfedstaff
4 September 2026 at 10:55
The articles in the pages ahead examine how government is balancing innovation, risk management, workforce readiness and operational effectiveness as AI increasingly becomes inseparable from cybersecurity itself.

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Minnesota bringing more government organizations under its cyber umbrella

John Israel, the chief information security officer for the state of Minnesota, said a cross-state task force helps drive statewide cyber priorities.

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The data we protect vs. the data we should

The adversaries here are well-resourced nation-states with explicit intent and demonstrated capability to exploit exactly what they steal.

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Forget the budget; the government’s tech gap is about capacity

Erika Dinnie, the vice president of federal strategy and planning at MetTel, explains why outsourcing to U.S.-based firms is a viable option for agencies.

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CR extends cyber info sharing law through December

Industry groups were concerned the law would lapse again amid hacks into water systems and recent advancements in AI.

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The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Cannon House Office Building as Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Defense Dept opens use of three major AI tools for employees

DoD said ChatGPT can read documents for unclassified administrative and policy work.

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CISA vulnerability directive designed to β€˜buy back time’ against hackers

A top CISA official acknowledged the BOD is a major cultural shift, but says it should give security teams more time to focus on work that matters.

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