Grace Dille

Managing Editor @meritalk | Journalist | Former: @nbcnews @HowardCenterUMD @merrillcollege ‘20

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

It’s here!!!

The White House @ONCD just dropped its national cyber strategy. TGIF.

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

🚨BREAKING: The White House released its long-awaited national cybersecurity strategy on Friday, outlining a six-pillar framework intended to strengthen U.S. #cybersecurity. @ONCD
https://t.co/DDTXC3QwG3

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

🚨BREAKING: The White House released its long-awaited national cybersecurity strategy on Friday, outlining a six-pillar framework intended to strengthen U.S. #cybersecurity. @ONCD
https://t.co/DDTXC3QwG3

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

🚨BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 222-209 on Wednesday evening to approve a funding package to reopen the federal government, ending the longest government #shutdown in U.S. history.
https://t.co/0I33lTrayp

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

Big update from @CISAgov on its product category list coming in December.

“If your product is not #PQC-enabled, you probably won’t be able to do business with the government as we move forward.”👀⬇️

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

NEW: A @CISAgov official is sharing the first details on what vendors can expect from its list of product categories that support post-#quantum cryptography. #PQC

Gary Jones said CISA is on track to deliver that list in December.👇
https://t.co/VaZXMWUPT3

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

BREAKING: Jamie Holcombe, the chief information officer at the @uspto, is retiring from Federal service.
https://t.co/z1qwSULy2Y

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

JUST IN: The White House has nominated Ryan Cote as CIO at the @DeptVetAffairs.

Cote previously served as CIO at the @USDOT under the first Trump administration.
https://t.co/ZwbGGanhvZ

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

Thanks for having me on the podcast!🎙️

Listen to the episode to hear me talk about AI, quantum, and even “The Devil Wears Prada.”👠

[W2 Communications @W2Comm]

Time for a new @GovandBeyond episode! Listen in as hosts @LucaPagni7 and @JoysonPR speak with John Curran & @grace_dille of @MeriTalk about their respective backgrounds, how they like to work and the tech topics that most often grab their attention. https://t.co/uSjsQsw0Me

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

JUST IN: @SecVetAffairs Doug Collins called on lawmakers today to provide the agency with a $3.5 billion increase💰📈 in FY2026 for its Electronic Health Record Modernization program – or risk more delays to the program’s rollout. #EHR @DeptVetAffairs
https://t.co/1frE0CpGsj

[U.S. GAO @USGAO]

The federal government spent $755 billion on contracts last fiscal year—a decrease of $22.5 billion from the prior year after adjusting for inflation.

How was this money spent? Who were the big spenders? Find out in our new blog & interactive dashboard: https://t.co/jNIff7Ul29

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

I dug through the White House’s 1,224-page budget appendix so you don’t have to.

What I found: the White House is proposing a new funding model💰 for the Technology Modernization Fund in FY 2026. It could unlock up to $100M annually for the #TMF.⬇️
https://t.co/0bhkIoL0zS

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

BREAKING: @GerryConnolly died today at age 75 following a bout with esophageal cancer.

Rep. Connolly’s leadership on Federal technology and workforce issues was unmatched during his nine terms in Congress.
https://t.co/f27ucJrGRh

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

In case you missed my Friday scoop👇🏼

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

SCOOP: The Department of the Navy has deployed its new “DON GPT” AI tool for trial use by the @USNavy and @USMC.
https://t.co/SLv1b7pjpc

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

NEW: The @CDCgov is in the middle of modernizing a #data system responsible for tracking diseases across the nation, but recent layoffs have put the future of the critical system in jeopardy.⬇️
https://t.co/kabRC9aU1D

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

It’s Budget Friday💰Read my story on the proposed pay freeze for Federal employees👇🏼

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

🚨 President Trump just released his proposed FY2026 budget — but there’s no pay raise for Federal civilian employees.

Get the details:
https://t.co/uulf7cgMc1

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

NEW: Dan Bishop, the president’s nominee for deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told lawmakers today he takes issue with the constitutionality of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.⬇️
https://t.co/NCvODngxG1

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

My story from today’s @AFGENational rally outside of @USOPM.👇🏼

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

JUST IN: A group of Democratic lawmakers joined members of the @AFGENational and community activists on Tuesday in rallying to evict @elonmusk and the @DOGE from the @USOPM.⬇️
https://t.co/SPiB0Vdfmv

[Grace Dille @grace_dille]

Happening now: Members of @AFGENational, @ChrisVanHollen, @RepKweisiMfume, and community activists are rallying to evict @elonmusk and @DOGE out of @USOPM.

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

JUST IN: The Trump administration’s recent mass firings of thousands of Federal employees have “destroyed” the Federal government’s brand and will damage recruiting efforts for years to come, according to @publicservice.
https://t.co/4OuKfDioLL

[MeriTalk @MeriTalk]

JUST IN: @CommerceGov’s @US_EDA said today that it plans to award about $210 million💰 in additional funding to six designated Tech Hubs.

This brings the total funding for Tech Hubs implementation to over $714 million across 18 hubs in 21 states.👇
https://t.co/9VcrAGyupx

[NSF Director @NSFDirector]

.At full scale, the @NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource has the potential to change the trajectory of the nation’s approach to AI.

By creating an equitable infrastructure, innovative breakthroughs will emerge, strengthening U.S. competitiveness for decades.