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New OPM guidance details skill areas needed to fill AI-centric jobs in the federal government.

OPM identifies over 50 skill sets to look for in federal AI workers The guidance fulfills a requirement from the AI in Government Act of 2020 that asks how best to deploy and utilize AI and ML technologies in government.

Security experts warned that a federal ruling barring the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and others from contacting social media sites may have implications that go far beyond First Amendment-protected speech.

New court ruling may hinder federal information sharing efforts, experts warn Security experts warned that a federal ruling barring the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and others from contacting social media sites about key issues may have implications that go far beyond First Amendment-protected speech.

The Technology Modernization Fund, operated within GSA, made new awards to five agencies looking to modernize their cybersecurity and digital services operations.

TMF announces 5 new digital services and cybersecurity investments The fund currently has over $750 million invested across 45 projects in 27 agencies.

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The Environmental Protection Agency cited a lack of resources among reasons for its inability to patch its systems under federally required timeframes.

Resource constraints led to EPA’s failure to address critical vulnerabilities in air and radiation data The Environmental Protection Agency cited a lack of resources and the sheer volume of critical vulnerabilities as the reasons for its inability to patch its systems under federally required timeframes.

A Department of Health and Human Services official said attackers gained access to data by exploiting a major vulnerability found in the popular MOVEit file transfer service.

Third-party contractor software exploited in attack on HHS data An official with the Department of Health and Human Services said attackers gained access to data by exploiting a major vulnerability found in the popular MOVEit file transfer service.

Civic tech organizations and former federal officials are behind the IRS plans to pilot e-filing service, but there are divides on Capitol Hill. https://buff.ly/43dhRY4

Democrats, civic tech orgs back IRS plans to pilot e-filing service But support of the forthcoming pilot isn’t universal.

Former congressman and Under Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy said lawmakers need to be focused “like a bulldog on a bone” to compete with China’s tech ambitions.

Congress must use budget power to move tech firms out of Beijing’s orbit, former lawmaker says Former congressman and Under Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy said lawmakers need to be focused “like a bulldog on a bone” when ensuring the U.S. is positioned to compete with China’s tech ambitions.

The Biden administration wants agencies to align their fiscal 2025 budget requests with recent guidance that prioritizes strengthening federal networks and systems against cyber intrusions.

White House unveils fiscal 2025 cybersecurity investment priorities The administration is urging agencies to align their fiscal 2025 budget requests with recent guidance that prioritizes strengthening federal networks and systems against cyber intrusions.

Key Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate warned that tweaked language in a new Commerce Department rule could lay the groundwork for TikTok to store U.S. users’ data in the country.

House, Senate China hawks concerned White House will let TikTok stay in the US Key Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate warned that tweaked language in a new Commerce Department rule could lay the groundwork for TikTok’s proposal to store U.S. users’ data in the country.

A new CISA resource center will allow federal agencies and industry stakeholders to get their hands on practical tools to help meet new cyber supply chain risk management.

CISA to launch new cyber supply chain resource hub The new resource center will allow federal agencies and industry stakeholders to get their hands on practical tools to help meet new cyber supply chain risk management.

Workforce attrition, modernization troubles and a lack of caller ID contributed to a slowdown in disability determinations at the Social Security Administration, its OIG says.

Caller ID woes contributed to SSA disability backlog Disability determinations at the Social Security Administration slowed during the worst days of the pandemic, and a hitch in a mobile device service played a part.