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Latest policy updates, platform news, and federal workforce development analysis.

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Cybersecurity November 28, 2025

Federal Cybersecurity Budget Request Rises to $28 Billion for FY2027

The President's FY2027 budget request includes $28 billion for federal cybersecurity — a 22 percent increase — with significant allocations for workforce training and the Zero Trust transition.

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AI Policy December 2, 2025

Interagency AI Working Group Publishes Federal AI Use Case Taxonomy

The Interagency AI Working Group publishes a comprehensive Federal AI Use Case Taxonomy covering 287 documented AI applications across federal agencies with risk classification for each category.

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Compliance December 6, 2025

Digital Evidence Standards Updated for AI-Generated Content in Federal Cases

DOJ updates federal digital evidence standards to address AI-generated content authentication, deepfake detection requirements, and chain of custody procedures for evidence derived from AI system outputs.

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Platform News December 10, 2025

GovAcademy Launches Federal AI Risk Assessment Tool for Agencies

GovAcademy releases a free Federal AI Risk Assessment Tool aligned to NIST AI RMF, allowing agencies to conduct preliminary AI system risk assessments and identify relevant training needs.

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Compliance December 14, 2025

Federal Privacy Officers Cite Training Gap as Top Risk Factor

IAPP's Federal Privacy Professional Annual Survey finds that 74 percent of federal privacy officers cite inadequate training for non-privacy staff as their top operational risk.

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Cybersecurity December 18, 2025

Secure Software Development Attestation: New FAR Rule Creates Training Imperative

A new FAR rule requires software suppliers to federal agencies to submit secure development attestations, creating training requirements for both agency contracting officers and contractor software development teams.

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Digital Transformation December 22, 2025

Federal Knowledge Management Crisis: Retiring Baby Boomers Take Institutional Knowledge With Them

OPM's workforce analysis projects that 31 percent of senior federal employees will retire within three years, creating a critical institutional knowledge loss risk that digital knowledge management systems…

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Platform News December 28, 2025

GovAcademy Executive Diploma Program Earns OPM Recognition

OPM formally recognizes GovAcademy's Executive Diploma programs as qualifying continuing education for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs.

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Leadership January 5, 2026

Continuity of Operations: 58 Percent of Agencies Fail COOP Exercises

FEMA's annual COOP exercise assessment finds that 58 percent of participating federal agencies failed at least one critical continuity function during mandatory tabletop exercises.

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Digital Transformation January 9, 2026

Federal IT Modernization: Legacy Systems Now Costlier Than Modern Replacements

GAO analysis finds that 89 percent of the federal government's legacy IT systems now cost more to maintain annually than equivalent modern systems would cost to operate, creating…

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