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  1. FedRAMP 20X Sees Speedy Pilot Timelines Through Year-End
    Officials with the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) said on June 11 that they envision rapid progress through the rest of this year on several pilots that are aiming to harness automation to speed FedRAMP’s ability to approve cloud-based service offerings for government agency use.
  1. Agentic AI – Both Pros and Cons – Gets Capitol Hill Grilling
  2. Pentagon Plans to Release Final SWFT Framework in July
  3. Commerce Awarding Micron Tech $275M of CHIPS Funding
  4. GAO: IRS Has an AI Oversight Problem With Vendor
  5. Senators File Bill to Shield Security Clearances from Political Abuse
  6. DCSA Awards Omni $427M Background Check Modernization Deal

People

  1. FAA Nominee Pledges Safety Culture Overhaul, No Privatization Yet
    Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), told senators at his confirmation hearing today that he will work to overhaul the FAA’s safety culture if he is confirmed, and indicated that any move to privatize the FAA is not in the government’s near-term plans.  
  1. Bridget Bean Stepping Down as CISA Executive Director
  2. FBI Taps Leatherman to Lead Cyber Division
  3. ONCD Nominee Pledges to Prioritize Interagency, Public-Private Partnerships
  4. FBI’s Cyber Chief Cynthia Kaiser Moves to Industry
  1. Melinda Rogers Steps Down as Justice Department CIO
  2. Musk Signing Off; DOGE Remains Until 2026
  3. HUD Names Eric Sidle CIO
  4. House Oversight Leader, Fed Tech Champion Gerry Connolly Dies at 75

Progress

  1. Lawmakers Reconstitute Universal Service Fund Working Group
    Sens. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., ranking member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., chair of the subcommittee, announced on Thursday the reconstitution of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group.
  1. Arrington Teases DoD ‘Mission Network as a Service’ Program
  2. GAO Flags CDM Program on Guidance, Data Quality Issues
  3. House Panel Softens CISA Budget Cut to 4.6%
  4. DoD’s Arrington: Stop Complaining About CMMC
  1. AWS Summit: CIA AI Chief High on Potential of AI Agents
  2. Federal Judge Restricts DOGE’s Access to OPM Data
  3. Hegseth Grilled Over Missing Budget Details, DoD Spending Priorities
  4. Sacks Lays Out How US Can Win AI Race, Warns of Repercussions

Policy

  1. White House Order Seeks to Boost Drone Integration, Smooth Military Use
    President Donald Trump on June 6 signed an executive order that seeks to expand the approved use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – better known as drone aircraft – in United States airspace, employ AI technologies in reviews of drone applications, and smooth the way for the military to make more extensive use of drone craft.
  1. Senate Dems Seek Audit of DOGE Access to SSA Systems
  2. White House Tweaks Older Cyber Orders on AI, PQC, Secure Software
  3. Senate Defense Reconciliation Bill Favors Golden Dome, Space Force
  4. State AI Moratorium Eroding Reconciliation Bill Support
  1. SAMOSA Act Gets Bipartisan Senate Companion
  2. Pentagon Tightening Limits on Non-Commercial Procurements
  3. Hegseth Limiting Pentagon’s Use of IT Consulting Contracts
  4. Bipartisan Push Returns to Unify Federal Cyber Rules