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In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen on Jan. 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, Calif. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

DHS to ban DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies

Cyber

By Derek B. Johnson

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GAO to monitor government AI use, hire AI experts in coming years

AI

By K. Sophie Will

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Meet the former U.S. data chief taking the ‘Lorax’ approach to disappearing federal data

By Madison Alder
Tax fraud costs up to $304B a year. More can be stopped before the refund goes out.

By Luke Wolf
DOT sets up no-drone zone along southern border

By Lindsey Wilkinson
AI slop responses to RFPs, RFIs are overwhelming federal agencies

By Lindsey Wilkinson
Dems demand answers on EHRM contract rise as VA says lawmakers knew the total price

By K. Sophie Will

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How government and industry can leverage AI to transform the federal IT marketplace

AI's rise is challenging longstanding assumptions about how government buys — and industry builds — federal technology solutions.

By Warren Suss

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Federal AI adoption metrics miss the human factor

An overhaul of federal employee surveys could lead to smarter decisions involving AI.

By Gleb Tsipursky

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, right, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, speak during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sept. 28, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

House Democrats push FAA to pause AI tool deployed in DC airspace

Congressional leaders are asking about pre-deployment testing, stakeholder consultation and oversight of the tool.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

The Department of Housing and Urban Development building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019. (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)

Watchdog links HUD workforce cuts to delayed tech services

The GAO found a 29% staff reduction and big cuts to IT contracts in 2025. Stakeholders attributed lagging service “to fewer HUD staff with technical knowledge” and…

By Matt Bracken

Dropping degree requirements from federal contracts opens the door to AI-enabled services

By Laurie Nicol

GAO cyber chief eyes workforce investments as watchdog does more with less

By Matt Bracken

Supreme Court to decide if DOGE records will stay hidden

By Matt Bracken

The government is asking industry to help rewrite how it buys technology. We should answer.

By Ross Nodurft

OPM updates terms of service for USAJobs data following user confusion

By Madison Alder

Insights

What it takes to build accountable AI in government

By Scoop News Group

Strengthening federal zero trust through identity modernization

By Scoop News Group

How to build observability for the agentic AI era

By Scoop News Group

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From job descriptions to skills intelligence

By Christina Dance Damon Harvey

Videos

Quantum is here: What federal agencies need to do now

By Scoop News Group

How AI embedded in pre-certified applications can fast-track modernization

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How embedded AI is redefining federal leadership

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Why AI modernization doesn’t require the perfect enterprise overhaul

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Podcasts

U.S. military debuts new Task Force Easy to enable drone tech ‘adaptation dominance’

By FedScoop Staff

How CISA’s partnership with Elastic is driving enhanced visibility across the federal cyber landscape

By FedScoop Staff

Antoine McCord returns to Anduril after leaving DHS CIO role

By FedScoop Staff

Why the CIO role is increasingly more about business than technology

By FedScoop Staff

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OPM launches beta AI chatbot for federal workforce data

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One front door: What OMB’s new Login.gov mandate means for agencies

Demonstrators rally outside Department of Labor headquarters on April 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C., in protest of DOGE workforce cuts to the agency’s Women’s Bureau, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration and Bureau of International Labor Affairs. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House Dems want DOL’s benefits agency to answer for ‘drastic’ enforcement cuts

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Tech sector pours $2.4B in AI tools, compute credits for Genesis Mission Consortium

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SSA to tighten up service to identity theft victims under new law

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The zero-trust controls federal agencies need for autonomous AI

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CIOs often underestimated investment risks on IT dashboard, GAO says

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The revolving door for tech officials at Trump’s DHS

The Anduril logo is seen at the company’s booth during the 34th International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) at Targi Kielce in Kielce, Poland. (Photo by Marek Antoni Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Former DHS CIO lands back at Anduril

In this photo illustration, the CLEAR Secure company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

VA piloting CLEAR identity verification on its website

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Work needed to fortify systems against quantum threats, watchdog says

GSA building — The General Services Administration headquarters in April 2012. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Hallelujah’: Stakeholders react with praise and concern to GSA AI acquisitions clause

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The government is buying AI by the token. It should buy results.

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