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The revolving door for tech officials at Trump’s DHS

IT leaders at the agency have flirted with the boundaries of ethical and legal limits with various ties to federal contractors, government experts say.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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SSA to tighten up service to identity theft victims under new law

Policy

By Matt Bracken

NVIDIA company office building in Shanghai, China on March 15, 2026. (Getty Images)

Tech sector pours $2.4B in AI tools, compute credits for Genesis Mission Consortium

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

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‘Hallelujah’: Stakeholders react with praise and concern to GSA AI acquisitions clause

The long-awaited clause was issued as a regulation deviation last week, and while some previous commenters are relieved, they still have worries about it in practice.

By K. Sophie Will

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The government is buying AI by the token. It should buy results.

A former DOD official argues for more outcome-driven pricing over usage pricing.

By Savan Kong

Demonstrators raise signs and posters outside Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)

CFPB can’t say if it secured IT assets at regional offices it vacated, OIG says

The watchdog said the consumer agency would have had “no way of knowing” whether the data stored in that hardware was secured. The CFPB’s CIO pushed back.

By Matt Bracken

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What outer space teaches federal agencies about secure AI infrastructure

Agencies have to consider changes in how AI infrastructure is evaluated and how risk is managed.

By Jim Nottingham

New TMF investments: $83M for agentic AI, fast environmental reviews and more

By K. Sophie Will

Watchdog: IRS skipped step meant to prevent ‘unnecessary spending’ on procurement hub

By Matt Bracken

TSA’s weak IT access controls increased likelihood of ‘catastrophic damage,’ watchdog finds

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Why federal agencies need to rethink trusted access in the age of AI

By Gary Barlet

Bill to scrap education requirements in federal contracting jobs heads to Trump’s desk

By Matt Bracken

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Strengthening federal zero trust through identity modernization

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How to build observability for the agentic AI era

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From job descriptions to skills intelligence

By Christina Dance Damon Harvey

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Turning defense workforce data into mission readiness

By James Herubin

Videos

How embedded AI is redefining federal leadership

By Scoop News Group

Why AI modernization doesn’t require the perfect enterprise overhaul

By Scoop News Group

‘Don’t let your AI strategy outpace your network strategy,’ say tech experts

By Scoop News Group

How Tennessee is using cloud and AI to modernize state services

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Podcasts

Antoine McCord returns to Anduril after leaving DHS CIO role

By FedScoop Staff

Why the CIO role is increasingly more about business than technology

By FedScoop Staff

Inside GSA’s new AI acquisition policy

By FedScoop Staff

Carter Farmer tapped as next Federal CIO

By FedScoop Staff

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The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Annabelle GORDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed employee repeatedly removed sensitive files, watchdog finds

Exterior of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building on March 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

ICE IT shop looks to build ‘agentic software factory’

EPA Chief Information Officer Carter Farmer appears on an episode of Fed Gov Today on Jan. 18, 2026. (Screenshot)

EPA CIO Carter Farmer picked to be the new federal CIO, sources say

Kelly Loeffler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be administrator of the Small Business Administration, testifies during her Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

SBA gets another push to step up its AI game

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Google extends GSA OneGov deal for Gemini

The logo for the National Nuclear Security Administration on the final day of the Great American State Fair, on July 10, 2026 in Washington, D.C. NNSA falls under the Department of Energy. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

NNSA, counter-drone task force create framework for data sharing

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Agencies largely stonewall GAO on audit of DOGE’s data practices

President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order related to the America.gov website during an event to unveil the website, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept 29, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump launches AI-fueled America.gov in bid to tie government services together

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Websites ‘in jeopardy’ amid U.S. Web Design System takeover, coalition tells GSA

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, accompanied by Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford, right, speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sept. 28, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

FAA asks Congress for $30B to finish air traffic control modernization

The Internal Revenue building is seen on Aug. 18, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Data documentation for IRS’s AI use cases is lacking, watchdog finds

Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano testifies during a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on April 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

IRS launches new mobile app for individual tax services

A sign marks the location of the General Services Administration headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

A Trump team wants to automate U.S. Web Design System accessibility testing. Experts are worried.

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