The Department of the Treasury announced a meeting for the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee on November 3, 2026. The session will take place at 10:45 a.m. at the Treasury Department headquarters in Washington, DC. Officials will seek advice on the economy, financial markets, and debt management strategies. The meeting is closed to the public to…
The American Institute of CPAs and CPA.com announced new enhancements to the Dynamic Assurance Solution suite on October 14, 2026. The updates include expanded industry content, group audit capabilities aligned with SAS No. 149, and support for interim review engagements. A new module called DAS 11-K was also launched to support dual-compliance work for Form…
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service awarded Ernst & Young two labor-hour contracts totaling up to $869.4 million to audit financial statements for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Both solicitations were formally competitive but received only one quote each, with the awards announced on October 8, 2026. The Navy contract, valued at up…
Google warned on October 15 that organizations should prepare for widespread exploitation of a new bug in BeyondTrust remote support appliances. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-102764, allows unauthenticated attackers to gain host-level control and access stored credentials. Mandiant found evidence that the suspected Chinese state-sponsored actor Armory Castle exploited the flaw in late August. The…
Alibaba Cloud has released AgentCore, a platform designed to help enterprises build and manage AI agents in production environments. The system addresses challenges such as state preservation, task recovery, and strict governance of agent actions. It integrates runtime, sandbox, and observability features to ensure reliable and verifiable business outcomes. The platform supports various agent forms…
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service now screens federal payments to confirm bank account ownership and taxpayer identification details. This system, operational since September 30, 2026, has returned approximately 13,500 payments totaling $175 million intended for deceased individuals. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the initiative shifts the focus from recovering funds after payment to preventing…
NIST published two reports addressing security in Open Radio Access Networks. The final report, IR 8625, analyzes the security of the AI-driven RAN Intelligent Controller and outlines future zero-trust architecture directions. A second document, draft IR 8623, maps O-RAN ALLIANCE security specifications to Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 outcomes for federal agencies. Public comments on the draft…
Story Seven skills separate people who get strange, wonderful output from AI and everyone else. Everyone is shopping for the next model. The next app, the next setup, the next shiny thing. Meanwhile the people with the best results are using the same Claude and ChatGPT you already have open.
October 17, 2026 By Charlie Mitchell / August 11, 2026 The Wiley law firm has posted an analysis of National Institute of Standards and Technology draft guidance on artificial intelligence data center cybersecurity, explaining the elements of the voluntary NIST document prepared in line with a…
10/13/2026 | Press release | Archived content Quality Control Review of the Warren Averett LLC FY 2024 Single Audit of the Civil Air Patrol (Report No. DOWIG-2027-005) Oct. 13, 2026 Oct 15 2026 Report No.: DOWIG-2027-005 Report Type: Evaulation Component: Evaluations What We Did: The objective of…