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NIST headquarters on July 3, 2019. (Photo credit: J. Stoughton / NIST)

Meet the physicists making NIST the epicenter of quantum advancement

The country’s most notable developments in quantum technology are happening at the agency. Three Flemming Award winners are driving various breakthroughs.

By Matt Bracken

Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., speaks during the Pro-Human Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Washington on Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

House Financial Services Dem seeks Fed open-source demos, real-time data

Policy

By Matt Bracken

IBM, ORNL, and AMD’s new co-design platform for quantum error correction co-locates IBM quantum computers with ORNL’s Umbra High- Performance Computing system (right, nearest black rack). Umbra is composed of AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs. (Credit: IBM)

Oak Ridge teams up with IBM, AMD to launch quantum error correction platform

Quantum

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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GSA appoints former banking exec as new government contracting head

By K. Sophie Will
FedRAMP 20x picks up steam with first full ‘Class C’ certification to AI company

By K. Sophie Will
When the storm hits, the private sector must show up

By Deanne Criswell
Another bipartisan push to reboot Congress’ tech expertise office is underway

By K. Sophie Will
Could Nick Andersen’s leadership outlast the clock on his acting role?

By Tim Starks

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Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed watchdog pushes central bank toward more streamlined IT operations

The OIG attributed the Federal Reserve’s ineffective information security program to a decentralized IT operation, unaddressed recommendations and changes to FISMA methodology.

By Matt Bracken

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s AI use to inform military operations questioned by House duo

Ranking members from two House committees requested a closed-door briefing regarding AI-related document retention policies, vendor contracts, cybersecurity safeguards and more.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts speak during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury, IRS use of third-party ID verification under fire from top Senate Finance, Banking Dems

Sens. Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren took issue with Treasury and IRS’s use of ID.me following an OMB directive to make Login.gov the government’s universal sign-on system.

By Matt Bracken

The exterior of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters is seen on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Understaffed CFPB’s security program has foundational ‘weaknesses,’ OIG says

The agency hasn’t consistently implemented cyber measures under FISMA, per the watchdog. CFPB’s CIO said the report lacks context and doesn’t account for “significant improvements.”

By Matt Bracken

Leak site publishes data on more than 41,000 DHS employees obtained by hacktivists

By Tim Starks

GSA exposed sensitive information to all agency users on Google Drive, OIG finds

By K. Sophie Will

DHS sunsets its Acquisition Planning Forecast System

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Scale publishes first AI benchmark through CAISSI partnership

By Madison Alder

GSA expands OneGov agreement with Anthropic, touting steep discounts

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Insights

Overcoming gaps in federal business systems modernization

By Scoop News Group

Closing the visibility gaps putting public programs at risk

By Chris McDermott

What it takes to build accountable AI in government

By Scoop News Group

Strengthening federal zero trust through identity modernization

By Scoop News Group

Videos

How federal agencies are adapting to AI hardware acceleration

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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

By Scoop News Group

How embedded AI is redefining federal leadership

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Podcasts

A new push to relaunch Congress’ expert tech office

By FedScoop Staff

Did Trump use AI to inform military operations?

By FedScoop Staff

Inside DOGE’s involvement in National Science Foundation grant terminations last year

By FedScoop Staff

The Pentagon wants AI procurements to support Trump’s ‘truth-seeking’ and ‘ideological neutrality’ directives

By FedScoop Staff

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Labor unions hold a “Kill the Cuts” rally at Wayne State University in Detroit on April 8, 2025, protesting Trump administration cuts to research, health care, and higher education. It was one of a many coordinated rallies across the United States. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Records show White House, DOGE involvement in National Science Foundation grant terminations

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions executives of the nation’s largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Sept. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Financial agency rule changes leave banks open to cyber threats, Elizabeth Warren warns

Joe Gebbia, chief design officer at the National Design Studio, speaks during an event to unveil the new America.gov website, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

America needs a national model for solving big problems with AI

HHS sole-source award to Anthropic continues to raise questions

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Fighting fraud at financial agencies is ‘all about prevention’ and collaboration

The Entergy Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, MA on Oct. 22, 2015. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

NRC finalizes rule allowing commercial reactor license applicants to reuse DOE, DOD data

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo and flag are seen on the uniform of an officer on Sept. 25, 2026 in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

DHS consolidates software purchasing under $2.7B Carahsoft contract

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Keeping a human in the AI loop is ‘untenable’ due to cuts, USDA IT official says

The logo for the Small Business Administration is pictured on the final day of the Great American State Fair on July 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

SBA refocuses Regional Innovation Cluster program following DOGE cuts

Demonstrators stand outside the Office of Personnel Management headquarters Feb. 4 to protest the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency and a “deferred resignation” offer to federal workers from the OPM called “Fork in the Road.” (Photo by Madison Alder)

OPM illegally shared millions of employee records with DOGE, federal judge rules

U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo on a federal building on March 8, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What’s new in Homeland Security’s updated AI policy

The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the current headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

HUD officially elevates former EV engineer David Julian to CIO

HHS to make sole-source award to Anthropic ahead of broader AI competition

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