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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

GOP senator presses SSA over data protections following whistleblower complaint

Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo is probing the agency on whether the Numident database was accessed or leaked.

By Miranda Nazzaro

Drew Myklegard, deputy federal CIO, speaks during a fireside chat at FedTalks 2024. (FedScoop)

Drew Myklegard stepping down as deputy federal CIO

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By Billy Mitchell

How DHS has tried to improve election security matters

Chris Kraft is now acting Secret Service chief information officer

Workforce

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Michael Duffy is pictured speaking onstage in a room at the Washington Convention Center. The stage is illuminated in a deep blue light and he is visible via a livestream on two large screens that flank the stage. — Michael Duffy, acting federal chief information security, spoke during a fireside chat at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington Sept. 9, 2025. He outlined his priorities for the CISO Council and previewed an upcoming tabletop exercise on readiness.

Acting federal cyber chief outlines his three priorities for the next year

Michael Duffy is centering conversations with cyber leaders on enterprise cyber defense, increasing operational resilience, and securing a modern U.S. government.

By Madison Alder

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on July 8, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Court taps brakes on IRS’s data-sharing pact with ICE

The tax agency will have to provide the D.C. district court and plaintiffs with 24 hours notice before transmitting bulk data sets to ICE.

By Matt Bracken

Close-up of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sign outside its main headquarters in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

AI requirements are racking up across government, GAO says

A new report from the congressional watchdog identified nearly 100 government-wide requirements related to AI.

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A view of the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

Consumer complaints to FTC on AI tools: Deceptive practices, poor service, sexual content

A database run by the agency and used by law enforcement now includes about 200 AI complaints, per documents obtained by FedScoop.

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FAA administrator calls out ‘obsolescence’ in air traffic control technology

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Perplexity AI makes its play for government use

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SEC’s IT shop inadvertently deleted a year’s worth of texts from ex-chair’s phone

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Cyber contractor workforce details a mystery to most agencies, GAO finds

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Greg Hogan has departed his role as OPM’s top IT official

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Gaining AI advantage: The need for trusted autonomy, transparency and control

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Advance your mission with year-end incentives

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Why agencies must look beyond ‘post-quantum crypto’ algorithms to secure their data

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Why the phone still matters: Modernizing government call centers

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FCC’s Allen Hill on leveraging cloud services, AI and automation

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Head shot of Jacob Glassman, Dept. of the Navy — Jacob Glassman, Sr. Technical Advisor, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition, Dept. of the Navy

Navy’s Jacob Glassman talks cloud, edge and the next era of combat AI

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DOD Cyber Crime Center’s Ariana Tifft on how cost and security are driving hybrid cloud decisions

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Podcasts

Sen. Ted Cruz eyes a regulatory AI sandbox program within OSTP; Drew Myklegard stepping down as deputy federal CIO

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HHS rolls out ChatGPT across the department; GSA moves forward on streamlining procurement with new office

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OPM CIO Greg Hogan has left the role; Stephen Ehikian leaves GSA to be CEO of a leading AI firm

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ChatGPT gets one step closer to widespread government use; Microsoft will offer Copilot for free to some government customers

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent checks an automobile for contraband in the line to enter the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Oct. 2, 2019 in San Ysidro, California. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

CBP releases further details on biometrics for vehicle crossings

Jonathan Alboum speaks at Verizon’s Government of the Future Summit in February. (FedScoop)

ServiceNow hopes to be ‘connective tissue’ across govtech through GSA deal

The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons)

NSF announces up to $35 million to stand up AI research resource operations center

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)

Stephen Ehikian leaves GSA to lead enterprise AI firm

Jan. 11, 2023 — An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

FAA moves toward improving new air traffic control system

This photo illustration shows the ChatGPT logo at an office in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

ChatGPT gets one step closer to widespread government use

A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Md. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

SSA official resigns after whistleblower complaint over DOGE database

A view of the Microsoft corporate logo in front of the Microsoft Office building on 41st St. and 8th Ave. on July 19, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

Microsoft to offer Copilot for free to some government customers

The entrance to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California on June 12, 2023. (Getty Images)

Nuclear weapons risk analysis, procurement and more: How two national labs are going ‘all in’ on AI

HHS launches public dashboard for organ donations occurring out of order

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is silhouetted as a pre-recorded interview with Elon Musk is played during the Microsoft Build 2025 conference in Seattle on May 19, 2025. Nadella announced that Grok AI, by Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, will be available on Microsoft’s Foundry Models. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Advocacy groups urge OMB to bar Grok from federal government

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Federal IT leaders paying off ‘technical debt’ to meet Trump’s data goals

An Amtrak railroad passenger train pulls into the coach yard at Union Station in Chicago. (Photo by LUKE SHARRETT/AFP via Getty Images)

Transportation IT office sees major reorganization, email shows

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