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🚨 The Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense program is now projected to cost $185B, up $10B, with completion pushed to 2035. Read more: ⬇️ meritalk.pulse.ly/2hyvpxlrkw

ICYMI: The @NTIAgov is planning a “6G Call to Action” to align U.S. allies on next-gen wireless standards, security, and innovation, according to Administrator @ArielleRothNTIA. meritalk.pulse.ly/0mhu9mx9qa

🚨 NEW: The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted 8-7 to advance @SenMullin nomination for DHS secretary, teeing up a full Senate vote. One of his vows is to staff @CISAgov with "the best and brightest." Read more: ⬇️ meritalk.pulse.ly/gkgitxjvtk

Most citizen journeys start in a #federal contact center. But when systems are fragmented, costs rise and satisfaction drops. 📉 Learn how agencies are modernizing their contact center experience: meritalk.pulse.ly/dlq2mqbj3t #FederalIT #GovTech

Warm weather + St. Paddy’s Day cheer = a night to remember 🍀 Join us today Thursday, March 19 at @Mortons in D.C. for MeriTalk #TechTonic, Fed IT's top networking event. We’ll celebrate St. Paddy’s Day and the start of spring: meritalk.pulse.ly/oeu6e7syzj

Explore how #AI, #automation, #data, and hybrid #cloud are driving productivity and mission advantage across government at @IBM Think Gov on June 9 at Nationals Park. Register: meritalk.pulse.ly/f2ta0yuxp8

@CISAgov Acting Director Nick Andersen says the agency is hitting a “tipping point” with critical infrastructure operators - shifting from building partnerships to putting collaboration into action. meritalk.pulse.ly/yqxyecg7gy

🚨@USGSA and @NIST said today they're teaming up to test and evaluate AI systems, aiming to speed adoption across the federal government. Read more: ⬇️ meritalk.pulse.ly/s3yxbshc7j

NEW: The federal government is defending its decision to blacklist Anthropic, arguing in court that the move was lawful and based on national security concerns. Read the latest court update: ⬇️ meritalk.pulse.ly/sycr1ormhc

Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day on March 19th with federal IT leaders at MeriTalk #TechTonic. 🍀 Wear your kilts as we toast to the luck of the Irish and celebrate the start of spring: meritalk.pulse.ly/2hpd0bepwl

What’s first on your watch list: mission-ready #cloud, #AI you can govern, or cyber resilience that holds up under pressure? The #RedHatGov Symposium on-demand program is live. Register: redhat-govsymposium.pulse.ly/lpkqsy1dro

ICYMI: @USGAO is warning that the loss of more than 17,000 IRS employees has created a “major workforce challenge” that could impact tax processing, customer service, and fraud prevention. meritalk.pulse.ly/e9ttbpq7uh

⚙️ Federal agencies are already moving to implement the White House’s new #cyber strategy - aligning operations around its six pillars just weeks after its release. Read more: ⬇️ meritalk.pulse.ly/gwzpherq3g

🚨 In a new interview with MeriTalk, @USArmy CIO Leonel Garciga says the service is embracing a “reimagination” mindset - rethinking processes, not just tech, to deliver mission outcomes at scale. Read more: ⬇️ meritalk.pulse.ly/k0nhmyyqwt

#AI + #supercomputing + biology. The @ENERGY Joint Genome Institute is training genome foundation models to translate DNA sequences into insights for medicine, environmental science, and biotechnology. Read more: meritalk.pulse.ly/lz24qvrtin

“The department wanted to move toward a true HCM solution that would enable comprehensive workforce management,” said @Workday’s Sean McCoy. Read how @ENERGY became the first cabinet-level agency to bring its core HR systems into Workday Government Cloud: meritalk.pulse.ly/xuagxll14j

We worked with @AxoniusInc to examine federal asset visibility: 95% say they have a strong inventory 13% update it in near-real time Data is there – speed is the challenge. Explore: meritalk.pulse.ly/rycxulpckj

GenomeOcean borrows the basic concept that made large language models transformative – training at scale to learn structure from raw sequences – and applies it to DNA. Zhong Wang, a computational biologist and staff scientist at the @ENERGY Joint Genome Institute (JGI) shares progress and what's ahead: meritalk.pulse.ly/bv2o73uwmw #AI #Genomics

Free on 3/19? 📅 Get ready to sham-rock the tech world at MeriTalk #TechTonic – gov IT’s happiest hour – to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with federal IT leaders🍀: meritalk.pulse.ly/3rbxll420n

ICYMI: @Rep_Walkinshaw and four other Democratic lawmakers are calling for an inspector general review into whether CISA followed proper procedures after its former acting director reportedly failed polygraph exams. Read more: ⬇️ meritalk.pulse.ly/v99n172hdi