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A sign marks the location of the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters building on May 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

FEMA begins decommissioning defunct data system

After a series of delays led to an abrupt shutdown last year, the work has begun to sunset the Field Assessment Collection Tools system that supported field…

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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

IRS inventories rose in 2026 following staff cuts, programming delay

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By Matt Bracken

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FedRAMP 2026 is not a compliance update — it’s a new operating model

Commentary

By Hemant Baidwan

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Republicans want data scientists at the IRS. Trump axed those roles last year, Dems say

By Matt Bracken
VA health secretary quits less than a year into tenure

By K. Sophie Will
OMB eyes AI tool to flag grants that don’t align with Trump’s agenda

By Matt Bracken
No plans for a DOGE after-action report, Russell Vought says

By Matt Bracken
Logging has entered the AI era. Here’s what federal cyber leaders should know

By John Harmon

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Williams sits in a chair on stage during the panel. The moderator and his fellow panelist sit to the left. They are in front of a multicolor backdrop that says "Executive Forum" at the top left corner. — National Nuclear Security Administration leader Brandon Williams (right) was among the panelists during a session at Amazon Web Service’s summit in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2026. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

NNSA aims to balance modernization, asset protection amid Genesis Mission

Administrator Brandon Williams said cloud services help the government keep pace with industry, as the agency announced its first enterprise environment for secret/restricted data.

By Madison Alder

CIA restructures tech, acquisition offices for the age of AI

Director John Ratcliffe said the CIA has undertaken a “fundamental reshaping” of its “entire approach to technology.”

By Billy Mitchell

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FedRAMP 20x widely available to cloud services with release of 2026 consolidated rules

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program released its modernized finalized rules package that will move from impact levels to certification classes.

By K. Sophie Will

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Mullin answered subcommittee members’ questions about his department’s FY2027 budget. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DHS looks to put funds toward FBI’s counter-drone training center

The agency is looking for ways to partner with the Department of Justice unit as UAS threats multiply, Secretary Markwayne Mullin told lawmakers during a hearing.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Agencies have four months to finalize quantum-ready migration plans

By Madison Alder

CRS tried to use AI, but less than 3% of results met their standards, director says

By K. Sophie Will

Secret Service put protectees, employees at risk with mobile device security blunders

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Just having a ‘human in the loop’ is not AI governance

By Arthur D. Sidney

FAA brings on AI, software partner for ATC modernization as industry champions tech upgrades

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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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

By Scoop News Group

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Zero trust, zero guesswork: Securing the defense workforce platform

By Amanda Day

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Federal business system modernization: New clues regarding readiness, reality and the road ahead

By Scoop News Group

SAP's Jamison Braun, SVP and managing director , U.S. Public Sector, speaking at AITalks in. Washington, DC. — Jamison Braun, SVP and managing director, U.S. Public Sector at SAP, speaking at AITalks, April 14 in Washington, DC.

From pilots to performance: Rethinking agencies’ approach to embedding AI

By Scoop News Group

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From experimentation to enterprise integration

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Resolute’s Chris Cadle on modernizing joint logistics with AI

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OTOT’s David Record talks agentic automation for faster ROI

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Invoke’s Johnny Ramondino on aligning automation with agency priorities

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Podcasts

US lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable

By FedScoop Staff

Russell Vought says there are no plans for a DOGE after-action report

By FedScoop Staff

Secret Service experiences mobile device security blunders

By FedScoop Staff

The Department of Education’s IT shop lost more than half of its employees to Trump’s reduction in force last year

By FedScoop Staff

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The NASA logo is seen at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

NASA announces 2,100 awards under SEWP’s sixth generation

People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes bill to force SBA’s hand on AI reporting

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Outdated, conflicting guidance causes cloud procurement problems, watchdog says

US President Donald Trump (C) speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2026. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Genesis Mission Lead Darío Gil among those in attendance. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Energy Department launches Quantum Genesis initiative following Trump orders

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After financial agencies’ ‘Herculean effort’ on joint data standards, the wait begins

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Over 1,000 pages on FAR overhaul heads to formal rulemaking process

President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump executive orders speed up post-quantum migration, boost industry

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) logo on the side of its Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Fla. on April 7, 2026. The Lakeland facility is the home of the agency’s Hurricane Hunters and their fleet of aircraft designed to collected environmental data. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Bipartisan Senate bill would codify NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters, expand fleet

Zack Schwartz, Census Bureau — Zack Schwartz speaks March 11, 2020, at the IT Modernization Summit presented by FedScoop. (Scoop News Group)

VA IT official to contractors: Bring your AI game or get axed

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IRS live chat apps have room for improvement, watchdog finds

Flight Director Kerri Englert goes over details for an emerging tech test day aboard “Miss Piggy,” one of NOAA’s two Lockheed Orion WP-3D aircraft, on April 7, 2026. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Simultaneous drones, better data: NOAA hurricane tech hits milestones

The Environmental Protection Agency’s logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

EPA piloting AI on ‘everything,’ but experts still needed for highest levels

Cameron Hamilton, nominee to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Committee is holding a hearing for multiple nominees. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s pick to lead FEMA plans IT overhaul

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