House Dems demand DOGE ‘immediately terminate’ unauthorized AI use
Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images By Alexandra Kelley,Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW By Alexandra Kelley | April 17, 2025 05:14 PM ET Nearly 50 House lawmakers signed a letter to OMB asking for greater transparency into how the Trump administration has leveraged artificial intelligence systems. DOGE Congress A total of 48 Democrat members of Congress sent a […]
Trump ‘anti-fraud’ memo could allow SSA to stop paying some Americans’ earned benefits
Chinese telcos provide backbone for US allies’ mobile traffic, raising espionage concerns
Wong Yu Liang / Getty Images By David DiMolfetta,Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW By David DiMolfetta | April 17, 2025 08:30 AM ET A report from iVerify and other researchers found that mobile networks in countries like Japan, South Korea and New Zealand route telecom traffic through Chinese state-backed infrastructure. Espionage Telecom Communications Over 60 mobile operators […]
ICE to Recompete ERO Contact Center of Operations Support Contract
The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to launch a competition for a follow-on award to continue providing technical and professional support services for the Enforcement and Removal Operations, or ERO, Contact Center of Operations. According to a notice published Monday on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System, ICE expects the recompete contract […]
Dell’s Jeremy Browning on Integrating Zero Trust Into Federal IT Modernization Planning
Jeremy Browning / LinkedIn Home Cybersecurity Dell’s Jeremy Browning on Integrating Zero Trust Into Federal IT Modernization Planning Jeremy Browning, federal civilian sales director at Dell Technologies, said federal agencies looking to implement IT modernization efforts should take a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity that integrates zero trust early in the IT planning process to ensure […]
Shield AI Buys Crowdbotics’ DDR Software Analytics Tech
Christian Gutierrez Home M&A Activity Shield AI Buys Crowdbotics’ DDR Software Analytics Tech Defense technology company Shield AI has acquired Crowdbotics’ Data Driven Readiness, or DDR, software tools for an undisclosed sum to expand its capability to deliver end-to-end artificial intelligence-enabled defense autonomy platforms to customers. Integrating DDR With Shield AI’s Hivemind Autonomy Stack Shield […]
Eric Reyes Elevated to Koniag Government Services Chief Security Officer
Eric Reyes Home Executive Moves Eric Reyes Elevated to Koniag Government Services Chief Security Officer Eric Reyes, a seasoned cybersecurity leader, has been promoted to chief security officer at Koniag Government Services. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company said Wednesday Reyes will oversee all aspects of the company’s security operations, including industrial, physical, personnel and information security. He will […]
Maxar Space Systems Names Frank Pelkofer, Melissa Kornspan to COO Roles
Frank Pelkofer and Melissa Kornspan Home Executive Moves Maxar Space Systems Names Frank Pelkofer, Melissa Kornspan to COO Roles Maxar Space Systems has appointed technology executives Frank Pelkofer and Melissa Kornspan as chief operating officer for spacecraft production and COO for operations transformation, respectively. In separate LinkedIn posts published Wednesday, Pelkofer and Kornspan said they […]
EACOWT Appoints Joe Uglialoro as COO, Chris Hetmanski as CTO
Joe Uglialoro and Chris Hetmanski Home Executive Moves EACOWT Appoints Joe Uglialoro as COO, Chris Hetmanski as CTO Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies, or EACOWT, has appointed Joe Uglialoro as chief operating officer and Chris Hetmanski as chief technology officer, effective immediately. The Eutelsat Group subsidiary said Wednesday Uglialoro will remain as general counsel while taking on […]
Decision Lens Names Former CACI Exec Steve Tolbert as President
Steve Tolbert Home Executive Moves Decision Lens Names Former CACI Exec Steve Tolbert as President Decision Lens has recruited Steve Tolbert, an experienced government contracting industry executive, as president. In the newly created role, Tolbert will identify new opportunities to support the modernization of federal agencies, Decision Lens said in a press release posted Wednesday. […]