"We're in a unique time where there are a number of existential challenges that the Board is facing," said Josh Fox, Proskauer senior counsel.

"Cybersecurity threats aren't going away, and with AI they're even more and more insidious," Sarbari Gupta said.

House appropriators are backing NIST, while OK'ing cuts at NTIA. Lawmakers also approved a slate of NTIA-related bills this week.

"There's more emerging technology...every day. Arguably it happens with every generation, but it sort of feels like right now is the time," Jim Carroll said.

The complexity of the State Department’s layoffs stems from the hundreds of “competitive areas” it set up ahead of time.

Despite a court order, the Trump administration is keeping agency RIF details concealed. Instead, attorneys plan to file a motion to dismiss the union's case.

The Military health system is already deploying virtual healthcare capabilities that allow specialists to provide remote consultation to battlefield medics.

Nearly 1,200 VA Office of Information and Technology employees took the deferred resignation offer or were approved for voluntary early retirement.

One key area where this would be important is in cost avoidance. We are all interested in saving taxpayer dollars,” Alyssa Hundrup said.

HHS is the third agency to advance its workforce cuts following the Supreme Court’s ruling. The State Department laid off over 1,350 employees on Friday. The Education Department will proceed with its ...