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A person looks at a departures board showing delays and cancellations at LaGuardia airport on Nov. 13, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered a nationwide ground stop on all departing flights “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”(Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

FAA blames telecommunications issue for nationwide ground stop

The Department of Transportation unit said technicians are investigating the issue that impacted multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers, with Secretary Sean Duffy pointing fingers at the…

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Large drone with camera in flight on Nov. 25, 2016.

DHS looks to improve tech, counter-UAS ahead of 2028 Olympics

Tech

By Lindsey Wilkinson

A view of the Internal Revenue Service headquarters building on March 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

IRS eyes agentic AI tool to help staffers process potential fraud cases

AI

By Matt Bracken

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SSA sued by watchdog over nonresponses to DOGE-related FOIA requests

By Matt Bracken
Bipartisan bill would codify VHA Office of Innovation as a federal lab

By K. Sophie Will
Patrick Newbold to depart as top CMS tech official

By Madison Alder
Homeland Security Investigations needs auditable AI, official says

By Lindsey Wilkinson
SBA cybersecurity, manufacturing web portal bills pass the House

By Matt Bracken

Popular Stories

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

Watchdog closes recommendations on GSA’s purchase of Chinese-made cameras

Nearly three years after a GSA OIG report found the agency bought Chinese-made videoconference cameras that were susceptible to security vulnerabilities, the agency has been given the…

By K. Sophie Will

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Washington can’t afford to keep chasing digital ghosts

AI has made things easier for fraudsters. Congress and agencies must act accordingly.

By Jordan Burris

Demonstrators carry placards and portraits demanding the shutdown of Palantir Technologies during a march in front of the company’s branch office in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images)

CISA director pick already drawing concern from Hill Dems over Palantir connection

Others touted Michael LoSapio as a fit for the job due to his technical credentials as CISO for the company.

By Tim Starks

(GSA)

Government’s landlord scrutinized for its handling of sensitive contracting information

The General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service is the subject of a new OIG report, saying its cut-back staff “lack a clear understanding” of sensitive information requirements.

By K. Sophie Will

House Democrats plot to make Trump’s science cuts ‘more difficult’

By Madison Alder

Trump picks Palantir’s LoSapio to head CISA

By Tim Starks

Midterm results won’t impact counter-drone efforts, DHS secretary predicts

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Agencies agree to counter unauthorized drones without compromising civilian safety, under new MOU

By Brandi Vincent

SSA has outreach to do for its foster care data exchange, GAO says

By Matt Bracken

Insights

Overcoming gaps in federal business systems modernization

By Scoop News Group

Closing the visibility gaps putting public programs at risk

By Chris McDermott

What it takes to build accountable AI in government

By Scoop News Group

Strengthening federal zero trust through identity modernization

By Scoop News Group

Videos

Why agencies can no longer rely on patching alone in the frontier AI era

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How federal agencies are adapting to AI hardware acceleration

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Quantum is here: What federal agencies need to do now

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How AI embedded in pre-certified applications can fast-track modernization

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Podcasts

Trump announces a new nominee to lead CISA

By FedScoop Staff

GSA appoints Jennifer Hill as new head of its Federal Acquisition Service

By FedScoop Staff

A new push to relaunch Congress’ expert tech office

By FedScoop Staff

Did Trump use AI to inform military operations?

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The Latest

The Treasury Department is seen in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 20, 2026. (Photo by Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)

After broad workforce cuts, Treasury unit looks to add new IT talent

Joe Gebbia, chief design officer at the National Design Studio, speaks during an event to unveil the new America.gov website, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Next up for America.gov? Integration with Login.gov, design studio IT leader says

Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., speaks during the Pro-Human Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Washington on Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

House Financial Services Dem seeks Fed open-source demos, real-time data

IBM, ORNL, and AMD’s new co-design platform for quantum error correction co-locates IBM quantum computers with ORNL’s Umbra High- Performance Computing system (right, nearest black rack). Umbra is composed of AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs. (Credit: IBM)

Oak Ridge teams up with IBM, AMD to launch quantum error correction platform

NIST headquarters on July 3, 2019. (Photo credit: J. Stoughton / NIST)

Meet the physicists making NIST the epicenter of quantum advancement

Large lettering marks the main entrance to the General Services Administration (GSA) headquarters on July 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

GSA appoints former banking exec as new government contracting head

In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence-powered search and answer engine, with the company’s logo visible in the background. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

FedRAMP 20x picks up steam with first full ‘Class C’ certification to AI company

The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters are pictured on Jan. 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

When the storm hits, the private sector must show up

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., speaks at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol Building on Aug. 10, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Another bipartisan push to reboot Congress’ tech expertise office is underway

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Acting Director and Deputy Director Nicholas Andersen is sworn in during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Could Nick Andersen’s leadership outlast the clock on his acting role?

Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed watchdog pushes central bank toward more streamlined IT operations

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s AI use to inform military operations questioned by House duo

Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts speak during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury, IRS use of third-party ID verification under fire from top Senate Finance, Banking Dems

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