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SBA turns to Palantir after Minnesota fraud allegations spark national probe

The $300,000 contract comes amid the Trump administration’s push to root out alleged fraud in Minnesota and eventually across the U.S.

By Miranda Nazzaro

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OPM’s federal workforce data site just got a major overhaul

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By Madison Alder

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House lawmakers renew IRS push to digitize paper returns

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By Matt Bracken

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Energy official says agency will deliver Genesis Mission goals ‘on an ongoing basis’

By Lindsey Wilkinson
The US government is headed for disruptive digital transformation in 2026

By Roger Cressey
Quantum initiative reauthorization gets reboot in Senate

By Madison Alder
Education Department gives colleges three months to submit new admissions data

By Miranda Nazzaro
Lawmakers seek larger DOT role in coordinating state, local roadway tech efforts

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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Senate bill seeks more AI support for SBA development centers

The legislation from Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is a companion to a House bill that passed out of committee late last year.

By Matt Bracken

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NIST AI center looks for input on agentic AI security, best practices

A request for information by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation comes as commercial buzz around autonomous AI agents grows.

By Madison Alder

The FEMA building on Jan. 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

FEMA doles out $250M to 11 states in counter-drone push

The Department of Homeland Security aims to boost drone-tracking infrastructure and detection technologies ahead of the FIFA World Cup and America 250 events.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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House, Senate lawmakers ignore requested Trump cuts at key science agencies

Congressional appropriators tossed aside the Trump administration’s requested cuts at NOAA, NIST, NSF and NASA in fiscal year 2026 funding bills released Monday.

By Madison Alder

Watchdog IDs anti-fraud measures some federal programs still need to adopt

By Matt Bracken

FAA picks radar partners as part of air traffic overhaul

By Lindsey Wilkinson

DHS trades paper FOIA requests for digital filings

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Why we need the National Center for Atmospheric Research

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AI leadership begins — and fails — with the foundation no one talks about

By Cameron Chehreh

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Why automation is key to modernizing federal IT compliance

By Jason Venner

Rebuilding the digital bedrock of government

By Scoop News Group

Building a future-ready federal workforce

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From technology pilots to platforms: How federal agencies are rewiring IT for smarter government

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Modernizing public health services to deliver better constituent experiences

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Why agentic AI is a catalyst for modernizing national security operations

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Modernizing state government without disrupting the mission

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Modernizing government services with cloud agility

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Trump pulls US out of international cyber orgs

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FEMA doles out $250M to 11 states in counter-drone push

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DOD maps out plan for new enterprise command-and-control program office

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Navy CTO Justin Fanelli on rewriting the rules of defense acquisition

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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding on October 1. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats sound alarm over VA’s resumption of EHR rollout

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Senate duo seek agency collaboration in mitigating AI-powered fraud

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Trump’s chief technology officer Ethan Klein confirmed by Senate

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Senate confirms Edward Forst as next GSA administrator

Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees of District 14 at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. Since his inauguration, US President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally dismantle federal agencies and fired thousands of government workers. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. judge orders rescission of RIFs that likely ran afoul of shutdown deal

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Energy Department unveils 24 AI research partners in Genesis Mission push

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House Democrats demand answers on IRS’s AI use to manage taxpayer data

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Brendan Carr says FCC will be ‘open-minded’ on Trump order to ban state AI laws

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a hearing in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

FAA head details air traffic control modernization progress, next steps

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Medicare.gov to deploy ID.me for beneficiary verification

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