FedScoop | Federal Government Tech News, Breaking Govt IT News

The votes are in for the 2025 FedScoop.

See the winners!

Advocacy groups and community members protest laws surrounding data centers while outside the Texas Capitol in Austin Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

Energy secretary sees ‘growing’ opposition to AI as ‘very real’ risk

The agency, as well as the broader administration, is trying to change the public perception of AI, according to DOE’s Chris Wright.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, appears during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

AI helping downsized CFTC run smoother than ever, chairman claims

AI

By Matt Bracken

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)

OPM is floating hundreds of Tech Force candidates to agencies

Tech

By Madison Alder

Featured on FedScoop

DHS moves forward on autonomous surveillance towers at the border

By Lindsey Wilkinson
US DOGE Service is alive and growing, organization official says

By Madison Alder
DOE launches AI testbed to evaluate models for energy operations

By Lindsey Wilkinson
IRS chief tells receptive Republicans, doubting Democrats that tech spurred ‘most successful filing season’ ever

By Matt Bracken
State Department eyes agentic AI for taking on ‘high-volume workflows’

By Matt Bracken

Popular Stories

Unqork’s Sonny Hashmi on designing systems for mission speed

Sonny Hashmi | Senior Advisor | Unqork

By Scoop News Group

Clarity’s TJ Greenier on governing data for AI success

TJ Greenier | President | Clarity Business Solutions

By Scoop News Group

Berkeley Lab’s Dr. Patrick Huck on scaling scientific data for AI

Dr. Patrick Huck | Principal Platform Architect | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

By Scoop News Group

Man in suit speaks on stage with a microphone — Carl Coe, chief of staff at the Department of Energy, speaks during Scoop News Group-produced AI Talks on April 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Energy needs ‘a lot more’ funding to reach Genesis Mission goals, official says

While a specific dollar amount remains elusive, the agency is rallying Congress and industry for more resources to fuel the initiative centered on AI, quantum and high-performance…

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Agencies fall short on documenting AI acquisition best practices, GAO says

By Matt Bracken

Grok-maker xAI gets USDA backing in pursuit of FedRAMP High authorization

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Former federal technologists tap public meetings for data in new AI venture

By Madison Alder

MongoDB’s Jonathan Janos on building interoperable architectures

By Scoop News Group

MongoDB’s Mark Gutierrez on creating a unified data layer

By Scoop News Group

Insights

U.S. soldier working at workstation. — Getty Images

Mission readiness depends on workforce agility and resilience

By Mike Houlihan

Getty Images

Why fixing the personnel action process is key to workforce readiness

By Annamary Holbrook

Military analyst working at a workstation. — Getty Images

Why configuration is the foundation of modern federal systems

By Annamary Holbrook

(Getty Images)

Moving beyond the pilot: A mandate for mission-ready AI

By Mary Schwarz

Videos

Army’s Andrew Evans on scaling modernization across the force

By Scoop News Group

DOT’s Ankur Saini on scaling AI for smarter transportation networks

By Scoop News Group

ECS’ Joanna Dempsey on accelerating response with unified data

By Scoop News Group

AWS’s Elliott Welton on moving AI from pilot to production

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

xAI is working to get Grok approved for wider government use

By FedScoop Staff

Calling all gamers to join the FAA as air traffic controllers

By FedScoop Staff

OMB’s AI risk management deadline hits federal agencies, but not all were ready

By FedScoop Staff

How tech and data-sharing fueled record arrests for ICE

By FedScoop Staff

The Latest

The Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Social Security database added to Treasury’s fraud-checking system

Air traffic controllers. (Photo by Ron Watts/Getty Images)

Transportation Department targets gamers in ATC hiring push

The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters is seen on Feb. 13, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

EPA has major role to play in Trump’s ‘AI capital of the world’ plans

(Getty Images)

How agencies can operationalize the White House’s cybercrime order through identity

A view of the Department of Justice headquarters on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Justice wants $110.3M to boost zero-trust cybersecurity in fiscal 2027

Helicopter shot of the United States Capitol and Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. at sunset, with the National Mall in the background.

AI risk management deadline hits federal agencies. Not all were ready.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., arrives for a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Federal AI policy needs labor-centric approach, lawmakers tell White House

An ICE agent stands alongside a long line of travelers waiting to pass through a TSA Checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport on March 28, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

ICE credits technology, data-sharing for exceeding arrest goals

DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

White House wants to downsize DHS inspector general office

(Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

GSA sticks with plan to use agencies’ leftover money to fund TMF in 2027

(Getty Images)

White House sets $75.7B topline IT budget for fiscal 2027

Traffic Management Specialists monitor airline traffic at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Warrenton, Virginia. The facility balances air traffic demand with system capacity in the National Airspace System (NAS) and is part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control system. (Photo by Pete Marovich For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

FAA at higher risk of cyberattack given lagging security, transparency, watchdog finds

(Getty Images)

When philanthropy mandates AI solutions, taxpayers pay the price

Upcoming Events

Apr 19 2026

AI Week

April 13 - 17, Washington, D.C.

Apr 23 2026

Box Federal Summit

Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City

Apr 28 2026

Workday Federal Forum

Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C.

May 5 2026

UiPath FUSION Public Sector

Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C.

May 14 2026

Federal Cyber Resilience Breakfast

Hotel Washington