Agency News:

• VA is increasingly looking to AI to enhance claims processing
• Bob Costello Exiting CISA Amid More CISA Leadership Shakeups
• USDA Moves to Consolidate Farmer Record Systems by 2028
• DOD names James “Aaron” Bishop to serve as CISO
• NIST director nominee commits to support AI standards-setting, manufacturing
• Secret Service begins recruiting for AI working group modeled after DHS AI Corps

White House / Administration:

• Trump Taps Cassady for Cyber Ambassador, O’Neill to Lead NSF
• Trump to fire DHS Secretary Noem, picks Mullin as successor
• Noem fired from DHS amid agency shutdown, Trump taps Mullin as successor
• Ratepayer Protection Pledge Proclamation
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances Energy Affordability with the Ratepayer Protection Pledge

Gov’t Performance / Management:

• What the Government Shutdown Revealed about the Vulnerabilities of the National Flood Insurance Program
• OPM proposes new layoff rules emphasizing performance and reducing employee protections
• Creating Efficiency Using OPM’s Personnel Vetting and Security Services
• After shedding 25,000 employees, IRS chief says his agency now has perfect staffing level

Gov’t Performance / Management (cont.):

• Report: Nearly 95k science employees left government as Trump downsized agency workforces
• The ‘new’ Policy/Career Schedule does NOT (necessarily) politicize the federal workforce
• NASA, OPM Kick Off Drive for Top Technologists
• Continuing to shed federal workers remains ‘priority number one,’ White House official says
• GSA head questioned about agency’s involvement in acquiring space for detaining migrants

GAO Reports:

• Cybersecurity Regulations: Additional Industry Perspectives on the Impact, Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities of Harmonization
• Federal Programs: OMB Needs to Continue Developing a Complete and Useful Inventory

Congress / Legislation /Administrative Policy:

• House amendment responding to Pentagon-Anthropic conflict fails committee vote
• Bipartisan Senators Revive Bill to Codify Federal AI Standards Center

Regulatory Actions / Rules:

• Treasury Proposes Clean Fuel Production Credit Guidance
• IRS Notice 2026-15 & Detailed FEOC Guidance

Small Business:

• Senate Passes Bill to Reauthorize SBIR, STTR Programs
• SBA boots 628 more companies from 8(a) program

Federal IT:

• GSA leaders on OneGov: ‘We’re not anti-reseller. We’re anti-fragmentation’

Artificial Intelligence:

• Secret Service begins recruiting for AI working group modeled after DHS AI Corps
• AI in HR Is Entering Its Accountability Era
• Department of Justice Obtains Settlement Based on AI-Generated Job Advertisements
• Supreme Court Denies Petition on Copyright Authorship by AI
• March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape the AI Regulatory Landscape
• Five GovCon Success Strategies for AI Adoption
• VA is increasingly looking to AI to enhance claims processing
• From Shadow AI to Sanctioned AI: Enabling Federal AI Innovation With Visibility and Guardrails
• Scale AI’s Dan Tadross on Elastic Workflows, Human Judgment, and AI ROI
• Secret Service begins recruiting for AI working group modeled after DHS AI Corps
• OPM drops Claude, adds Grok and Codex to AI use disclosure
• Distillation attacks expose hidden risk in enterprise AI supply chain
• Moving beyond the pilot: A mandate for mission-ready AI

Big Data /Analytics / Data Centers:

• President's Commentary: Earning Our Quantum Leadership
• Hassan–led Report Estimates Over $20B in Recent Losses From Data Broker Breaches
• UPDATED States Push Data Center Pauses to Buy Time to Gauge Impacts

Cloud Computing:

•  DOE Modernizes HR With Workday: TMF-Backed Program Sets Federal Playbook

Cybersecurity:

• Threat Actors Exploit Google’s Gemini to Accelerate Cyberattacks
• IRS chief says agency is engaged in a ‘thorough’ cybersecurity review
• LLMs are getting better at unmasking people online
• Cisco reveals 2 max-severity defects in firewall management software
• Federal Leaders Confront the Next Wave of AI Security Risks
• Cyber Leaders Push for Zero Trust as AI Supercharges Threats
• Idaho National Lab Cyber Breach Accelerates Shift to Zero Trust
• CMS Turns to Zero Trust, Partners With Zscaler to Modernize Network Security
• FBI targeted with ‘suspicious’ activity on its networks

Mobility / 5G / Networks / Communication:

• SNC Significantly Advances Vindlér® RF Satellite Constellation

Health IT:

• Back to Basics: Adequate Protections for Protected Health Information in Email Systems
• Medicare.gov Enhanced Log In
• HHS updates a free risk tool to help hospitals size up their cybersecurity exposure

Emerging Technology / Quantum Computing:

• DOE Offers $352M to Advance Next-Gen Energy Technologies

Industry News:

• Leidos joins NIST PQC consortium (requires subscription)
• HII, Nominal Partner to Accelerate REMUS, ROMULUS Production

Mergers and Acquisitions:

• B/CORE Bolsters Intelligence Community Reach With Fuel Consulting Acquisition

Protests / Court Cases / Decisions:

• Bid Protest Roundup: Timeliness Is of the Essence | Government Contracts Insights
• Department of Justice Obtains Settlement Based on AI-Generated Job Advertisements
• Supreme Court Denies Petition on Copyright Authorship by AI

Contracts / Awards:

• Defense Contract Awards
• CSA Lands Navy Contract for BUPERS/NPC IT Program Services
• QuSecure Selected for SBIR TACFI Contract Award to Deliver Innovative IL6 PQC Capabilities to Strengthen U.S. National Defense
• SNC Significantly Advances Vindlér® RF Satellite Constellation
• US Space Force University Consortium awards new tech institutes, spotlights major transition successes
• DecisionPoint Wins Navy IT Support Task Order
• GRVTY Secures $75M OTA for Navy C5ISR Prototype Work

Contracting / Acquisition

• *Consortia OTAs: List of Project Awards
  DOL Proposes Return to Core Factors in Independent Contractor Test: What Energy Sector Employers Need to Know
• DoD Seeks Contractors’ Input on Major Defense FAR Supplement Overhaul
• DOL Proposes to Rescind Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule, Reinstate Modified 2021 Standard
• U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Independent Contractor Classification Rule
• FAR Council Proposes Rule to Prohibit Acquisition of Semiconductors from China and Countries of Concern
• The D Brief: Death toll, oil prices rise; Ukraine to send anti-drone help; WH calls industry meeting; Claude at war; And a bit more.

RFI – RFP Releases / Funding Opportunity Announcements:

• DIA Issues $14B COMET Proposals Solicitation to Support Missile & Space Intelligence Center
• Treasury department posts RFI for public data intelligence
• DARPA releases Bordeaux program solicitation (requires subscription)
• DoC OINS issues sources sought  (requires subscription)
• $171.5M DOE Funding Opportunity
• Infopact-CALIBRE JV Added to GSA Multiple Award Schedule

Defense:

• Army Eyes Summer for Initial Capital Deals
• Army Seeks Industry Partners for Modernization Push
• Defense Business Brief: Shrinking stockpiles + Epic Fury; and an exclusive look at how AI can up UUV’s game

Space:

• STRATCOM Wants Innovation Alliance To Advance NC3 Technologies

Technology:

• House amendment responding to Pentagon-Anthropic conflict fails committee vote
• Tech Workers Urge DOD to Reverse Anthropic’s Supply Chain Risk Designation