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Treasury planning online system for people to report suspected fraud

An upcoming Federal Register post reveals the department’s plans for fraud.gov, where the public is encouraged to share tips about possible instances of fraud in federal programs.

By Matt Bracken

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Agentic AI is coming to government faster than its guardrails

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By Jason Truppi

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IRS IT department has shrunk 42% under Trump

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By Matt Bracken

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Detroit, Michigan, The John D, Dingell VA Medical Center. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

VA clinical staff rushed to use generative AI without oversight, watchdog finds

The agency’s efforts to reduce barriers to innovation, aligned with a 2025 OMB memo, may have introduced more vulnerabilities.

By K. Sophie Will

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NIH contracting arm announces sunset of all governmentwide vehicles

Once the home of a $50 billion IT vehicle, NITAAC will cease all program functions after Dec. 31, 2028.

By Madison Alder

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AI can save veterans’ time, but TMF head says reauthorization needed for more investments

Recent form modernization speeds up VA processes, but with $200 million left, the fund’s acting director is asking Congress for more money for other projects.

By K. Sophie Will

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

SSA hasn’t marked living people as dead in database, commissioner says

Frank Bisignano responded to a whistleblower complaint about a DOGE-DHS plan to move living individuals to the Death Master File as an immigration enforcement strategy.

By Matt Bracken

Oracle wins contract for first-ever governmentwide HR system

By Madison Alder

CISA directive orders agencies to prioritize vulnerability patching in a new way

By Tim Starks

Innovation on ice: How DOGE derailed an SBA tech program

By Matt Bracken

GSA playing catch-up with industry on AI and tech, agency head says

By K. Sophie Will

New AI-powered surveillance towers are coming to the southern border

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

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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

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

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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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EY’s Joe Baptiste on scaling AI across HR and mission operations

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Under Tech Force, OPM wants to send some feds for tours of duty in industry

By FedScoop Staff

Oracle wins OPM’s massive governmentwide HR modernization contract

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CBP is installing new AI-powered surveillance towers at the southern border

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OPM announces new Tech Force partners

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Scott Kupor speaks at the UiPath Fusion conference in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

Cisco, Scale AI among new batch of Tech Force partners

ICE agents are seen at the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 7, 2026 in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

ICE investments in data analysis tools continue with renewed Whooster deal

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., talks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., before the start of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Oct. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Democrats push SSA on reported DOGE plan to ‘kill off’ living individuals in database

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Aug. 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

DEA looks to add Skydio, Parrot drones to its arsenal

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‘A lot to fix’: VA needs an IT program management office, CIO nominee says

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Roadmap for IT modernization ahead of 2030 Census ‘unreliable,’ per watchdog

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Bipartisan ‘Great American AI Act’ draft proposes new federal AI governance framework

Takehiko Matsuo, vice minister for international affairs at Japan’s METI; Darío Gil, DOE under secretary for science and Genesis Mission lead; and Yasuyoshi Kakita, vice minister for policy coordination at Japan’s MEXT during a press event Thursday, June 4, 2026 at the Energy Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson)

US, Japan enter $1B strategic partnership to fuel Genesis Mission efforts

President Donald Trump looks on during a cabinet meeting in the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Nearly 8,000 federal positions lose workforce protections under Trump order

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar testify during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DHS ‘struggling’ with counter-drone measures leading up to World Cup

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Treasury’s Bessent backs Trump’s AI order, voluntary cyber callout

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FBI looks to beef up its biometric matching capabilities

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EHR modernization effort lacks cyber performance measures, GAO finds

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