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A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Palantir quietly lands in Education Department through foreign funding portal

The company is not publicly listed as part of the new portal project in federal spending records.

By Miranda Nazzaro

Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees of District 14 at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

OPM ‘loyalty question’ pushes potential agency applicants away, court documents show

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By Matt Bracken

A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on Oct. 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal worker unions allege State Department RIFs violate shutdown resolution

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The US Department of State building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)

Foreign service officers pursuing legal action after State moves forward with RIFs

While the shutdown resolution put a broad pause on workforce reduction actions, State told foreign service officers that their previously announced RIFs don’t count.

By Madison Alder

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., participates in a House Oversight Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Agency software-buying bill advances in the House

The SAMOSA Act, which would require agencies to review their IT purchases and streamline buying decisions, has been in this position before.

By Matt Bracken

The SAP lettering and logo can be seen on a stele in front of a branch of the software company in Garching near Munich (Bavaria).(Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)

SAP expands government partnership with OneGov deal

The GSA agreement builds on nearly three decades of government collaboration with the software company.

By Miranda Nazzaro

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US nuclear security agency seeks information on AI for national security

The market research announcement will be used to inform the Trump administration’s "Genesis Mission” announced late last month, the agency said.

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SEC’s David Bottom steps down after nearly 6 years as CIO

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Why Congress must reauthorize the Technology Modernization Fund

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Senator urges CBP to quit using tech to track and detain ‘suspicious’ drivers

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Energy restructure includes fusion, AI and quantum offices

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Ending fraud, waste and abuse requires true financial management transformation

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President Donald Trump is pictured during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 17, 2025. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump order calls for integrated AI platform led by Energy secretary, OSTP

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Amazon commits up to $50 billion to boost AI, supercomputing infrastructure for agencies

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talk before the start of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Feb. 24, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

CFPB blasted by Senate Banking Democrats for ‘entirely avoidable’ cybersecurity flaws

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Congress can make a quick and easy procurement fix to save millions on cloud

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 24: People walk past the headquarters of the U.S. Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Even after announcing that loans and grants formerly managed by the Department of Education will be transferred to the SBA, President Donald Trump announced last week that the SBA is cutting around 43% of its workforce, or about 2,700 positions. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A week after shutdown’s end, some federal workers’ job status remains in limbo

The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Court blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE

An exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington D.C., on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers

A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)

Senate Democrats urge CFPB to ignore big banks’ interest in overhauling data rule

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to a staff member before the start of a Senate Banking Committee hearing on oversight of credit reporting agencies, on Capitol Hill April 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing featured testimony from leaders of the three largest national credit reporting agencies. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Warren wants Trump White House to promise it won’t bail out OpenAI

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How AI agents can future-proof the federal workforce

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 18: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the crown prince for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties, including the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump appears to ready executive order on state AI law preemption

An entrance to the National Security Agency headquarters is seen at the visitor’s entrance of the facility in Fort Meade, Md., on Feb. 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Lawmakers seek NSA playbook on AI security under bipartisan bill

A laptop keyboard and Perplexity logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 6, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Perplexity becomes second AI platform cleared for FedRAMP prioritization

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