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Trump’s chief technology officer Ethan Klein confirmed by Senate

Klein will serve as CTO and associate director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

By Madison Alder

Edward Forst, nominee for GSA administrator, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)

Senate confirms Edward Forst as next GSA administrator

Transition

By Miranda Nazzaro

A view of Department of Energy headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Energy Department unveils 24 AI research partners in Genesis Mission push

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

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Senate duo seek agency collaboration in mitigating AI-powered fraud

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

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

By Madison Alder
Medicare.gov to deploy ID.me for beneficiary verification

By Madison Alder
FAA head details air traffic control modernization progress, next steps

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaks at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee oversight hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

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

The EO tasks the agency chair with initiating a proceeding on whether federal AI standards can preempt state laws.

By Matt Bracken

UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 9: Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Lawmakers signal skepticism of VA’s planned spring EHR rollout

The deployment of the Electronic Health Record system will be the VA’s first in nearly three years.

By Miranda Nazzaro

Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office Gene L. Dodaro testifies during a congressional budget hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on April 29, 2025. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Outgoing GAO chief warns of ‘taking our foot off the gas’ at CISA

Gene Dodaro, who is set to retire from the watchdog at the end of this month, shared final concerns with senators Tuesday about how the government is…

By Matt Bracken

CHINA – 2025/06/14: In this photo illustration, the back of a $50 bill is seen displayed featuring the U.S. Capitol building and “IN GOD WE TRUST” wording with other bills in the background. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

IT professionals, advocates ‘frustrated’ after Congress fails to reauthorize TMF

The TMF's expiration underscores Congress's vital role in enabling the Technology Modernization Fund’s survival.

By Miranda Nazzaro

House passes agency software-buying bill, waits on Senate again

By Matt Bracken

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to create national network of cloud laboratories

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Federal contractor claims background checks missed red flags on twins accused of agency breaches

By Matt Kapko

OPM launches Tech Force to recruit technologists to government

By Madison Alder Miranda Nazzaro

EPA webpage maps out path for data-center developers around air rules

By Matt Bracken

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

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AI bridges data-sharing gaps for faster disaster response

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Balancing security and service in government contact centers

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Pentagon AI chief departing to work on Golden Dome effort

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Trump signs executive order curbing state regulation of AI

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Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill on Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill asks agencies to label AI-generated content

President Donald Trump speaks during the “Winning the AI Race” summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OMB lays out requirements for agencies to prevent ‘woke AI’

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Treasury hub for financial management services has room to grow, GAO says

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DOJ says government contractor misled agencies about platform’s FedRAMP compliance

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Energy official emphasizes tempo, accountability in reaching key Genesis Mission goals

Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., speaks onstage at the 2024 CARE International Women’s Day Dinner at National Museum of the American Indian on March 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for CARE)

New bill aims to narrow AI hiring gap between government and industry

An organizational flag flies outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 as demonstrators gather to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Trump administration outlines details for centralized HR effort

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s AW139 helicopter during an air show at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

NNSA leans on TMF funds to make progress on Genesis Mission goals

The North Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s management agenda targets eliminating waste, leveraging tech

A sign on a rural road in Saline, Mich., opposes a planned $7 billion data center on southeast Michigan farm land. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Environmental groups to Congress: Take a timeout on AI data centers

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Tech talent, authority to operate among federal CIO’s 2026 priorities

ICE agents conduct operations in the Little Village neighborhood, a predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Republicans want Big Tech to stop hosting DHS enforcement-tracking apps

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol Dome is seen on Sept. 21, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Last-minute push to reauthorize Technology Modernization Fund in NDAA falls flat

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