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VA needs bigger budget to draw better cyber talent, CIO says

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ top IT official told House lawmakers on Wednesday that a larger budget and the ability to pay certain government workers more would improve the agency’s cybersecurity posture. The post VA needs bigger budget to draw better cyber talent, CIO says appeared first on FedScoop. Tim Kennedy, D-N.Y.,

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White House Memo Details Cybersecurity Investment Priorities for FY 2026 Budget

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The White House Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the National Cyber Director have released a memorandum outlining the current administration’s cybersecurity investment priorities that federal agencies should focus on as they formulate their budget submissions for fiscal year 2026.

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GAO budget request puts premium on modernization efforts

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The Government Accountability Office has modernization on its mind for fiscal 2025, with a report on its budget request released this week aimed in part at fueling the congressional watchdog’s embrace of cloud technology. The post GAO budget request puts premium on modernization efforts appeared first on FedScoop.

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Better bike lanes in the Philippines: Civic groups won a budget for bike lanes, then followed the money

Open Contracting Partnership

During that period of emergency mobilization, Abante was focused on tracking the country’s COVID-19 response budget , alongside friends and former colleagues from his experience working in the government, academia, and civil society. We owe it to our broad coalition who fought for this budget, and the many advocates who came before us.

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Budgeting Ideas to Reach a Zero Trust Future

FedInsider

In the face of new and growing threats many federal, state and local IT budgets stay the same, however. The challenge becomes how to plan and implement a zero trust environment within budgets that are slow to increase. Creating a zero trust environment holds a lot of promise to provide significantly improved cybersecurity.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission has AI integration in mind with new budget request

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million request for AI-related funding in its fiscal year 2025 budget, a $3.7 In its congressional budget justification for FY 2025 , the NRC said it is looking to develop an AI regulatory framework for the nuclear industry, in addition to facilitating the responsible adoption of AI, which includes generative AI.

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Employers of the disabled worry about the uncertain federal budget

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We do everything from food service, custodial work grounds, facilities management and maintenance to information technology work and business administrative support for the federal government and commercial entities. They’re trying to ramp back up, but the money is not there and there’s no stable budget to allow for that.

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