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Dr. Paul Rodrigues, Chief AI Officer for Microsoft Federal’s National Security Group, speaking at AITalks, April 14, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Why governing agentic AI is the next mission for federal agencies

Microsoft’s Paul Rodrigues explains why agencies must move beyond deploying AI to orchestrating and governing autonomous agents with built-in oversight, identity and accountability.

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VA seeks information on new AI interface and API for workforce

The agency will potentially expand its artificial intelligence toolkit to help its workforce in assistive, collaborative and agentic tasks.

Jun 1, 2026 By K. Sophie Will

The Moon appears dark in the picture as white sunlight leaks out around its edges. A portion of the Orion spaceship, also in shadow, is visible on the left of the image. — The Moon was backlit by the Sun during the Artemis II mission on April 6, creating a solar eclipse. The photo was taken by a camera on the Orion spacecraft. Troy LeBlanc used it in his presentation as one of many examples of NASA images. (Photo via NASA)

From space photography to mission readiness, NASA turns to AI to alleviate data influx

Microsoft and Google are among the vendors NASA is working with for mission control and image cataloguing use cases, per Johnson Space Center’s top IT official.

May 19, 2026 By Madison Alder

Microsoft’s Paul Lizer on driving enterprise AI adoption

Paul Lizer | Principal Solution Engineer | Microsoft

May 4, 2026 By Scoop News Group

GSA’s OneGov strategy won quick raves from federal IT leaders. Will it have staying power?

Almost a year after the launch of the GSA’s signature tech-buying initiative, agency IT leaders still support cheaper, streamlined products. But a debate continues over the program’s…

Feb 25, 2026 By Miranda Nazzaro

A traveler checks flight information at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport on July 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. A global computer outage started from an update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike that impacted flights worldwide along with disrupting broadcasters and banking services. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

The self-inflicted wounds of tech monoculture

AWS and Crowdstrike outages show the need for more diversity in technology.

Nov 3, 2025 By Michael Garland

The ChatGPT logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo. (Photo Illustration by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

OPM makes Copilot and ChatGPT available to its workforce

The human capital agency is the latest to make generative AI tools broadly available to its workforce. HHS rolled out ChatGPT departmentwide earlier this month.

Sep 19, 2025 By Madison Alder Miranda Nazzaro

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

The OpenAI tool is officially “in process” with the FedRAMP security review program.

Sep 3, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

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 tech giant is also committing $20 million to help agencies implement its products and host “cost-optimization workshops.”

Sep 2, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 29: A Microsoft corporate logo hangs on the side of their office building on Eighth Avenue on April 29, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Microsoft aims for quantum-ready systems, products by 2033

The tech giant and government contractor shared a timeline for fortifying its systems against future quantum threats Wednesday. Early adoption is estimated for 2029.

Aug 20, 2025 By Madison Alder