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The General Services Administration (GSA) building is pictured in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2016. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

FedRAMP director put on admin leave after veterans’ hiring preference comments

On his personal LinkedIn, Pete Waterman apologized to civilian FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service applicants and called the practice “brutally unfair when taken to the extreme.”

By K. Sophie Will

The FBI shows some of the drones agents confiscated during the World Cup on July 29, 2026. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

FBI counter-drone training isn’t keeping pace with demand

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

This illustration picture shows the ChatGPT logo displayed on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Public interest coalition urges Congress to investigate OpenAI, Hugging Face hack

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Industry tech professionals (from left to right) Jonathan Entwistle, Sanjeev Pulapaka, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Felipe Millon join General Services Administration Chief AI Officer Zach Whitman at the GSA’s Federal Emerging Technology Showcase held in the Interior Department’s Yates Auditorium on July 30, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

Federal IT leaders to agencies: collaborate, use AI to rethink workflows

Tech leaders from across agencies and industry said the government must work together to use AI to fix broken systems, not just use it as a band-aid.

By K. Sophie Will

A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Judge rejects move to dismiss case on DOGE access to Treasury, OPM data

A lawsuit regarding DOGE data incursions in federal systems will move forward after a federal court ruled against the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss the case.

By Matt Bracken

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Homeland Security plans to add more AI to FOIA processing

The agency wants automation tools to improve efficiency amid an increasing volume of requests, but advocates of transparency and accountability have concerns.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

A bronze plaque marks the main entrance to the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters building on July 23, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

VA won’t require existing FedRAMP certification for cloud contracts, memo reveals

Zack Schwartz, a top VA IT official, framed the change as a way to avoid “unnecessary delays” in procurement while maintaining security standards.

By K. Sophie Will

Clark Minor on his way out as Health and Human Services’ IT chief

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FBI sees Anthropic’s Mythos as a law enforcement challenge

By Lindsey Wilkinson

VA fails watchdog FISMA audit on IT security, but agency disagrees

By K. Sophie Will

GSA inks agentic AI OneGov deal with CORAS

By K. Sophie Will

Secret Service wants more AI robots for target practice

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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Turning defense workforce data into mission readiness

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Why unified data services are key to helping agencies escape AI ‘pilot purgatory’

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Why governing agentic AI is the next mission for federal agencies

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Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia will return to Palantir

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The Department of Veterans Affairs relaxes FedRAMP requirements for cloud contracts

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HHS’s CIO Clark Minor is out

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Governmentwide HR system in the clear on post-award GAO bid protests

Transportation Security Administration officers screen passengers and check their luggages as they go through security in Terminal 7 of Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. (Etienne Laurent / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

DHS taps dataset of baggage images to improve TSA scans

Frank Bisignano arrives to a House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 10, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate Dems say IRS chief may have ‘misled’ Congress on staffing answers

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TMF-backed projects to bring $1B in cost savings in coming years, watchdog finds

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testifies before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kratsios answered questions from members of the Research and Technology Subcommittee during the hearing, titled “Assessing America’s AI Action Plan.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

CAISI would benefit from more resources, OSTP director tells lawmakers

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testifies before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OSTP’s Kratsios denies White House influence over NSF grants decisions

Moments before the Department of Energy demoed its Genesis Mission platform at an event in Washington, D.C on July 22, 2026.

Energy Department demos Genesis Mission platform

An entrance to the James Forrestal Building, the headquarters of the Department of Energy, in Washington, DC on June 22, 2022.

NASA, DOD and others join Energy Department-led Genesis Mission

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VA software management woes linked in part to CIO vacancy, watchdog says

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Drones in Dallas: How one World Cup host city enforced FAA flight restrictions

The circular Department of Commerce seal appears on a white flag attached to the front of the agency's federal-style building. The flag blows in the wind, displaying a majority of the seal. — A flag with the Department of Commerce seal is pictured outside of the agency’s headquarters in Washington in June 2025. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Commerce selects six Tech Hubs winners for re-awarded funds

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bill to modernize federal procurement passes House after stalling last Congress

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