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ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot approved for use with Senate data

The approvals could open the door to more widespread use of the technology in the chamber.

By Madison Alder

NRC Chief Data Officer Basia Sall gives a presentation during the agency’s AI symposium at its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland on March 12, 2026.

NRC uses more AI than its inventory suggests

AI

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Charles Worthington, chief artificial intelligence officer at Department of Veterans Affairs, testifies during a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Charles Worthington, top VA tech and AI official, departs agency

Workforce

By Matt Bracken

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Warner, Rounds float federal commission to guide AI policymaking

By Matt Bracken
Government tech largely falls short on accessibility requirements, GSA finds

By Madison Alder
Sen. Peters pushes for new probe of DOGE’s Social Security Administration data dives

By Matt Bracken
Trump administration is still touting a $50B Anthropic investment amid agency ban

By Madison Alder
Agencies must shift to governing federal data by their domains

By Kshemendra Paul

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Federal IT leaders rarely build tools amid workforce gaps, private-sector partner push

Officials from the FBI, DEA and Naval Criminal Investigative Service said the build-versus-buy IT debate is no longer viewed as a toss-up within most agencies.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

The Department of Labor’s Mangala Kuppa speaks during FedTalks in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Labor Department elevates Mangala Kuppa to full-time CIO

Kuppa has held the acting CIO role since October. She’s also the agency’s chief AI officer and will continue serving in that capacity.

By Matt Bracken

Anthropic says Trump ban puts federal contractor partnerships ‘in jeopardy’

The Claude maker sued the DOD and multiple other federal agencies Monday, alleging the Trump administration’s ban and “supply-chain risk” designation are unlawful.

By Madison Alder

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Secret Service ditches Anthropic’s Claude

CIO and Chief AI Officer Chris Kraft said building redundancy and keeping up with the model landscape can mitigate disruption tied to changing models.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Meeting White House cyber priorities requires AI-driven standardization models

By Bill Wright

Bipartisan Senate coalition calls for data about AI impact on labor market

By Madison Alder

DHS CISO, deputy CISO exit amid reported IT leadership overhaul

By Derek B. Johnson Lindsey Wilkinson

SBA-IRS data-sharing process for disaster loans needs better tech, GAO says

By Matt Bracken

OPM drops Claude, adds Grok and Codex to AI use disclosure

By Madison Alder

Insights

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Moving beyond the pilot: A mandate for mission-ready AI

By Mary Schwarz

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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

By Scoop News Group

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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

By Scoop News Group

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ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot approved for use with Senate data

By FedScoop Staff

Federal agencies still falling short on tech accessibility requirements

By FedScoop Staff

The Trump administration touts a $50B Anthropic investment amid ban of the AI company

By FedScoop Staff

Anthropic sues the Trump administration

By FedScoop Staff

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U.S. Secret Service agents stand guard as Marine One, with US President Trump onboard, takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Secret Service begins recruiting for AI working group modeled after DHS AI Corps

IRS CEO Frank Bisignano testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

IRS chief says agency is engaged in a ‘thorough’ cybersecurity review

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

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Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases under scrutiny by Democrats

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

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CISA CIO Robert Costello exits agency

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The White House wants quicker AI adoption. Can agencies make it happen?

From left, Paige Lambermont, research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Marsden Hanna, head of energy and sustainability policy for Google, and Eric Masanet, UC Santa Barbara professor testify during the House Science and Technology Committee Investigations and Oversight Subcomittee hearing on “Powering America’s AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center Infrastructure” in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

National labs work to optimize AI infrastructure amid Genesis Mission

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How agencies can secure OT without shutting it down

Close-up of phone screen displaying icon for Anthropic Claude app, a Large Language Model (LLM) powered generative artificial intelligence chatbot. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Anthropic faces fallout across federal agencies from DOD clash

Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., attend the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections in Russell Building in February 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill to establish AI standards, testbeds gets renewed

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

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

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