Happy Friday! The 4th of July weekend was a great chance to slow down, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy some good food and fireworks (or drones, in our case). The only downside? The weather has been incredibly hot and humid but that’s typical for summer here in Kansas.
We hope you had a great week and are staying cool. Here’s what is happening in federal government contracting this week. Key stories include GSA AI proposed rules, and Congress having a lot to do this summer.
- Interior Department CIO is out after holding job for over a year
- Congress returns from recess with a lot on its plate
- DoD opens applications for long-awaited cyber apprenticeship program
- Federal CIO Barbaccia leaving in August
- GSA praised for initial changes to AI draft regs, but more work needed
- Study looks at the people impacted when an agency shuts down
- Senate lawmaker presses DoD, tech firms to disclose AI contract terms
- NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Curtis to Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Small Business Technology, Support Small Business Owners
- Former Department of Energy Employee Sentenced for Bribery of a Public Official
- Federal Register: Conformance of Cost Accounting Standards to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Cost Accounting Standards 404, 408, 409, and 411