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nextgov.com > ideas > 2026 > 08 > compliance-theater-over-what-fedramp-20x-means-every-vendor-selling-government > 415580

Compliance theater is over: What FedRAMP 20x means for every vendor selling to government

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (195+ words) Waterman's comments are a direct challenge to how many government software vendors are still organized with security functioning as a separate review layer that evaluates work after it ships rather than alongside it. Continuous authorization requires continuous delivery. If your…...

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nextgov.com > policy > 2026 > 08 > tech-bills-week-overseeing-algorithm-set-rental-prices-and-halting-federal-overreach-data-center-construction > 415569

Tech bills of the week: Overseeing algorithm-set rental prices; and halting federal overreach in data center construction

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (283+ words) Monitoring algorithms used in setting rent A new bill seeks to compel any entity creating rental rates to reveal when algorithms are involved in setting prices for home rentals by leveraging the authorities of the Federal Trade Commission. The Housing…...

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nextgov.com > defense > 2026 > 08 > counties-and-cities-sue-over-counterterrorism-grant-rule-changes > 415574

Counties and cities sue over counterterrorism grant rule changes

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (406+ words) Melissa Ross via Getty Images A group of four cities and counties announced a lawsuit this week challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to tie counterterrorism grants to election rule changes. Harris and El Paso Counties in Texas; the Metropolitan Government…...

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nextgov.com > people > 2026 > 08 > house-democrats-ask-gao-review-cisa-workforce-cuts > 415552

House Democrats ask GAO to review CISA workforce cuts

10+ hour, 15+ min ago   (496+ words) Congressman James Walkinshaw (D-VA) speaks at a press conference with other Democratic members of House Homeland Security Committee outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 14, 2026. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images Five House Democrats are asking Congress’ investigative arm…...

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nextgov.com > ideas > 2026 > 08 > closing-federal-security-gaps-era-ai-enabled-attacks > 415549

Closing federal security gaps in an era of AI-enabled attacks

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (548+ words) The organizational divide creates risk. When attackers target sensitive data and move at machine speed, agencies cannot afford fragmented decisions about how information is managed, protected and recovered. They also cannot afford a false sense of security on cyber resilience…...

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nextgov.com > modernization > 2026 > 08 > va-boosts-ehr-modernization-contract-oracle-17b > 415548

VA boosts EHR modernization contract with Oracle by $17B

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (349+ words) Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images VA first contracted with Cerner in 2018 to upgrade its health record system. Oracle subsequently acquired Cerner in 2022 and rebranded the combined unit as Oracle Health. The announcement comes after VA published a notice…...

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nextgov.com > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > 08 > fda-considers-doctor-competency-based-tests-medical-generative-ai > 415541

FDA considers doctor-like ‘competency-based’ tests for medical generative AI

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (252+ words) The Food and Drug Administration wants the public to weigh in on whether chatbots should pass “competency-based” tests — similar to exams doctors must take — before they are marketed as medical devices. But the rigor of the tests would depend on…...

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nextgov.com > defense > 2026 > 08 > what-trumps-tech-strategy-means-military-deterring-china-and-future-ai > 415531

What Trump’s tech strategy means for the military, deterring China, and the future of AI

2+ day, 23+ min ago   (455+ words) Donald Trump shakes Peter Thiel's hand during a meeting with technology executives, December 14, 2016. Drew Angerer / Getty Images Here’s a breakdown of the winners and losers. Winners: swarms, deployed AI, faster military technology The strategy puts a big emphasis on new,…...

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nextgov.com > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > 08 > ai-already-job-and-census-keeping-count > 415528

AI is already on the job, and Census is keeping count

2+ day, 56+ min ago   (618+ words) By John Breeden II And lately, that changing world includes a lot of artificial intelligence. In March, the Census Bureau’s Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey asked U.S. workers whether they were using AI on the job and, perhaps more…...

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nextgov.com > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > 08 > report-calls-deterrence-mechanisms-government-participation-ai-biology-security > 415517

Report calls for deterrence mechanisms, government participation in AI-biology security

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (452+ words) Safely managing the use of artificial intelligence technologies in biological research demands advanced threat actor detection. One federal official says there is a need for earlier, additional public investments in these cybersecurity mechanisms. A new report from the research nonprofit…...