Pentagon launches cyber apprenticeship program

Also: Federal drawdown of election support ‘destroyed’ ongoing relationships, experts say

Problems viewing? View as a web page   Subscribe Here FEDERAL TECH TODAY Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Pentagon launches cyber apprenticeship program By Edward Graham The initiative is part of the administration’s focus on addressing technology and cybersecurity vacancies by placing an emphasis on skill-based hiring. Federal drawdown of election support ‘destroyed’ ongoing relationships, experts say By David DiMolfetta A House hearing highlighted warnings from state officials and other experts who say the Trump administration’s dismantling of CISA’s election work damages trust and coordination before the 2026 midterms. Treasury missed security controls in giving DOGE system access, GAO finds By Natalie Alms The finding is among the first oversight reports Congress’ watchdog has released about the controversial cost-cutting team. Sponsored by Salesforce   Modernize agency communication and collaboration   Get this ebook to see how the right tools make it easy to seamlessly collaborate and communicate with peers and constituents.   Get the ebook Did a friend forward you this? Subscribe here. OpenAI announces availability across cloud providers By Alexandra Kelley The artificial intelligence developer updated its terms and conditions with Microsoft, announcing that its suite of agentic capabilities would now be available via other cloud providers. GSA taps Greg Hogan as head of government’s identity proofing service, Login.gov By Natalie Alms Hogan previously worked at the Office of Personnel Management, an early DOGE stronghold, and more recently in the White House’s National Design Studio. Italy extradites alleged Chinese state-backed hacker to US over theft of COVID-19 research By David DiMolfetta U.S. officials requested the arrest, which was conducted in Milan in July 2025. Sponsored by Salesforce   Modernize agency communication and collaboration   Get this ebook to see how the right tools make it easy to seamlessly collaborate and communicate with peers and constituents.   Get the ebook Want more news? Have a news tip? Reach us at newstips@nextgov.com. To make sure we hit your inbox every weekday, add news@e.nextgov.com to your contacts. Want more Nextgov/FCW? Sign up for our print magazine here. Thanks for reading!   NEXTGOV/FCW // CONTACT US // PRIVACY POLICY // UNSUBSCRIBE     This message was sent from Nextgov/FCW to gjagjeet610.worldwin@blogger.com. You have been sent Federal Tech Today because you have opted in to receive it. Note: It may take our system up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request and during that time you may receive one or two more newsletters. Thank you for reading Federal Tech Today. GovExec, 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037 test