Merlin adds Torq to federal security operations offering
Merlin is adding Torq to its federal security operations architecture, with plans to connect AI-assisted investigation to existing agency security tools. The companies announced the arrangement Sept. 8. Torq’s platform is intended to help collect and prioritize alerts, investigate incidents and carry out responses within boundaries established by the agency. Merlin describes its architecture as […]
OWASP adds controls guidance for AI agents
An AI system that can take action needs a different security review from one that only produces text. The OWASP GenAI Security Project announced updated resources Sept. 2, including its 2026 Top 10 for large language model applications and the addition of an Agent Control Standard. OWASP said the updated risk guidance expands threat coverage […]
OPM Launches U.S. Tech Force to Strengthen Federal Technology Workforce
The cross-government program plans to place roughly 1,000 technologists inside federal agencies to support artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data and modernization projects. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has established the U.S. Tech Force, a government-wide recruitment program designed to bring engineers, data scientists and other technology specialists into federal service. Developed with the Office of […]
Pentagon Opens Bidding for $21.6 Billion Successor to JWCC Cloud Contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released the first of two planned solicitations for the Pentagon’s next major enterprise cloud contract, beginning a procurement that could reshape how the Defense Department buys infrastructure, platforms, software and related cloud services over the next decade. The solicitation covers the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability Unified Cloud Marketplace Core, […]