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A view of the North Lawn of the White House on Sept. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House taps a new chief statistician

Stuart Levenbach, Trump’s former CFPB nominee, is now the government's top statistics official. He’s the third person in the role under Trump.

By Madison Alder

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Treasury eyes expanded data access for agencies in fight against fraud

Federal

By Matt Bracken

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gregory Bovino with his security team while a group of citizens opposed to the country’s immigration policies protested him in Minnesota on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House Democrats want ICE, CBP uniforms to feature identification tech

Tech

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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OpenAI, Leidos partner to deploy AI for federal agency missions

By Miranda Nazzaro
CBP advancing use of scanning tech as ICE pulls some staffers away

By Matt Bracken
Quantum workforce isn’t meeting demand, federal officials tell lawmakers

By Madison Alder
ICE’s IT shop eyes more automation, embraces AI chatbot

By Lindsey Wilkinson
The US government’s annual tally of AI uses is on its way

By Madison Alder

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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)

GSA seeks industry input on improving reseller market value

The request for information is part of the agency’s larger efforts to streamline the federal procurement process.

By Miranda Nazzaro

Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

TSA official clarifies passenger data-sharing protocols with ICE

"We are supporting the mission of our colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security, and that includes enforcement of immigration laws,” Ha Nguyen McNeill said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chair of the House Small Business Committee, speaks at a press conference with members of House Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House passes two AI-focused SBA bills

The AI for Main Street Act and the AI WISE Act, both of which direct the agency to provide more AI support for small businesses, now wait…

By Matt Bracken

POLAND – 2025/11/26: In this photo illustration, a silhouetted individual is seen holding a mobile phone with a Broadcom logo displayed in the background. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

GSA strikes new OneGov deal with Broadcom

The agency says the partnership could yield up to 64% in discounts.

By Miranda Nazzaro

GSA officially appoints Michael Lynch as deputy administrator

By Miranda Nazzaro

Congress tees up spending package to extend TMF authorization through September

By Miranda Nazzaro

TSA intends to revise biometric data collection

By Lindsey Wilkinson

DOGE likely violated order on Social Security data, court filing shows

By Matt Bracken

House Democrats eye limits on mobile biometric surveillance apps for DHS

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Insights

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Why automation is key to modernizing federal IT compliance

By Jason Venner

Rebuilding the digital bedrock of government

By Scoop News Group

Building a future-ready federal workforce

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From technology pilots to platforms: How federal agencies are rewiring IT for smarter government

By Scoop News Group

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How Virginia is using enterprise IT modernization to improve constituent services

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Why federal agencies are turning to risk-based identity verification

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Modernizing public health services to deliver better constituent experiences

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Why agentic AI is a catalyst for modernizing national security operations

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GSA seeks industry input on improving reseller market value

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Congress tees up spending package to extend TMF authorization through September

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House Democrats eye limits on mobile biometric surveillance apps for DHS

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Lawmakers call for civil rights offices at agencies to combat discrimination in AI

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NSF’s AI agenda: Aiding Genesis Mission, breaking down adoption barriers

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 9, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for SEIU)

Lawmakers call for civil rights offices at agencies to combat discrimination in AI

Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, testifies during a House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology hearing in the Rayburn building on Jan. 14, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

OSTP’s Kratsios touts ‘incredible’ interest in Tech Force, defends Trump science and tech cuts

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., arrives for a hearing about fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Government needs more agency buy-in to fight fraud with tech, officials say

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s AW139 helicopter during an air show at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

NNSA taps AWS for $10M Genesis Mission pilot

People walk by the General Services Administration building on June 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

GSA fully launches transactional data reporting, citing $20M in savings since last year

A view of the North Lawn of the White House on Sept. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Executive branch budget pact includes IT investments, less for DOGE

A DJI Mavic Pro 3 camera sits the ground ready for take off on Jan. 12, 2026 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

DHS launches drone-focused office ahead of World Cup, America250

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) — (Department of Homeland Security / Tara Molle / Flickr)

TSA plans to beef up its IT help desk

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Congress earmarks $5M for TMF in fiscal 2026 funding bills

A binary code and Palantir logo are seen in this multpiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

SBA turns to Palantir after Minnesota fraud allegations spark national probe

Scenes from outside the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington on May 21, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

OPM’s federal workforce data site just got a major overhaul

A crowded Venetian Campus venue of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2025. The Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil was one of the 150,000-plus attendees participating in this year’s annual technology trade show, hosted by the Consumer Technology Association. (Photo by Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Energy official says agency will deliver Genesis Mission goals ‘on an ongoing basis’

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