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NASA chatbots, Treasury coding, OPM drafting: How agencies have deployed Claude

Federal agencies are working to halt their use of Anthropic tools amid a battle between the Claude maker and President Trump over how those services should be…

By Madison Alder

A large U.S. flag is seen on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington D.C., on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Data experts see new Labor Department portal as ‘an important first step’

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By Matt Bracken

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Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases under scrutiny by Democrats

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

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How agencies can secure OT without shutting it down

Regaining cyber control in sensitive environments requires a different approach, the president of Forescout Government Systems argues.

By Mike Walsh

A view of the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

IRS broke the law more than 40K times by sharing addresses with ICE, judge says

The tax agency’s process for identity matching violated the Internal Revenue Code, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a Thursday court filing.

By Matt Bracken

Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Gottumukkala out, Andersen in as acting CISA director

The move follows a story about criticisms of CISA’s performance during the first year of the Trump administration, with Madhu Gottumukkala’s leadership a point of contention.

By Tim Starks

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Lawmakers, privacy advocates push for reform of government surveillance rules

Bipartisan legislation seeking to establish guardrails and add transparency are surfacing ahead of a statute’s expiration that allows spy agencies to bypass court authorization.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Bill backed by 160 Democrats seeks rebirth of IRS’s Direct File

By Matt Bracken

OPM’s public tally of senior government staff is incomplete, watchdog says

By Madison Alder

IRS union pushes back on IT shakeup as workers begin detail to taxpayer services

By Miranda Nazzaro

Appeals court gives OK to IRS to keep sharing information with ICE

By Matt Bracken

Interior needs to improve data-sharing capabilities, GAO says

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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How to fix the government’s phone trust gap

By Jeff Huth

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Why automation is key to modernizing federal IT compliance

By Jason Venner

Rebuilding the digital bedrock of government

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Building a future-ready federal workforce

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Why AI is central to federal identity assurance

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How agencies are closing the gap between systems and service

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How AI is moving from dashboards to decision advantage across the Pentagon

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How Virginia is using enterprise IT modernization to improve constituent services

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Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases come under scrutiny of Democrats

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Anthropic faces fallout across federal agencies from DOD clash

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DHS shutdown puts strain on security, information-sharing ahead of World Cup

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The US military’s cyber priorities

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Across party lines and industry, the verdict is the same: CISA is in trouble

WASHINGTON – APRIL 11: Department Of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building on April 11, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

HHS Secretary Kennedy urged to halt restructuring of ACF research arm

Mike Sena, president of the National Fusion Center Association, Joseph Mabin, deputy chief of the Kansas City, Missouri police, and Travis Nelson, director of the Maryland Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, are sworn in before testifying at a Congressional House Committee hearing on homeland security on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

DHS shutdown puts strain on security, information-sharing ahead of World Cup

Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., speaks during a press conference on Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

NIST bill for small business AI assistance passes House

A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on Oct. 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

State Department makes multiple awards under $10B IT program

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., participates in a House Oversight Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House passes bill to scrap education requirements from federal contracting jobs

Darío Gil, former SVP of IBM Research, is seen during the inauguration of Europe’s first IBM Quantum Data Center on Oct. 1, 2024 in Ehningen, Germany. The tech industry veteran now serves as the Energy Department’s under secretary for science and director of the Genesis Mission. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)

Energy Department to present early iteration of Genesis Mission platform this year

The Health and Human Services seal on a door of the office building in downtown Washington DC on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Robb Hill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Fewer than 1% of HHS’s AI uses are ‘high impact.’ It stands out.

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA reveals first round of awards for Alliant 3 contract

Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) press conference in Washington D.C., on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House Democrats question DHS, ICE use of surveillance tech

The exterior of the Treasury Department is seen in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury watchdog finds poor data practices in financial crimes unit

A sign marks the location of the Office of Personnel Management headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

How to make Tech Force work

Michael Duffy, acting federal chief information security officer at Office of Management and Budget, speaks at CyberTalks Feb. 19, 2026. (James Kim/EPNAC)

White House looks to pilot AI, ‘empower CISOs’ in push to improve cyber resilience

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