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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 28: The headquarters for the US Department of Energy (DOE) at Federal Office Building 5, now known as the James V. Forrestal Building on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Energy Department’s CIO office is here to ‘feed’ the Genesis Mission team

The agency’s chief information officer said her team’s workforce enablement tools are helping the crew behind the Genesis Mission do their jobs faster and better.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers patrol near the White House on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Subpar Secret Service drone defense flagged in Trump assassination attempt report

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia participates in a panel discuss at the Workday Federal Forum on April 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia leaving government

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By Billy Mitchell

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FedRAMP 2026 is not a compliance update — it’s a new operating model

Providers should be ready for a shift toward continuous evidence and away from static documentation, a former DHS CISO argues.

By Hemant Baidwan

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Logging has entered the AI era. Here’s what federal cyber leaders should know

OMB’s M-26-14 is about speed, visibility and operational resilience, an Elastic executive and former NSA analyst writes.

By John Harmon

From left, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,, ranking member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, hold a hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republicans want data scientists at the IRS. Trump axed those roles last year, Dems say

House Ways & Means advanced a bill to create an IRS fellowship program to recruit data scientists — the “very people that the Trump regime just spent…

By Matt Bracken

Williams sits in a chair on stage during the panel. The moderator and his fellow panelist sit to the left. They are in front of a multicolor backdrop that says "Executive Forum" at the top left corner. — National Nuclear Security Administration leader Brandon Williams (right) was among the panelists during a session at Amazon Web Service’s summit in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2026. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

NNSA aims to balance modernization, asset protection amid Genesis Mission

Administrator Brandon Williams said cloud services help the government keep pace with industry, as the agency announced its first enterprise environment for secret/restricted data.

By Madison Alder

VA health secretary quits less than a year into tenure

By K. Sophie Will

OMB eyes AI tool to flag grants that don’t align with Trump’s agenda

By Matt Bracken

CIA restructures tech, acquisition offices for the age of AI

By Billy Mitchell

No plans for a DOGE after-action report, Russell Vought says

By Matt Bracken

FedRAMP 20x widely available to cloud services with release of 2026 consolidated rules

By K. Sophie Will

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Why unified data services are key to helping agencies escape AI ‘pilot purgatory’

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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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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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Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia is stepping down

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Veteran federal IT industry leader Teresa Carlson joins Anthropic

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US lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable

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Russell Vought says there are no plans for a DOGE after-action report

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Agencies have four months to finalize quantum-ready migration plans

Congressional Research Service Director Karen Donfried testifies on the service’s artificial intelligence usage before the House Administration Committee on June 25, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

CRS tried to use AI, but less than 3% of results met their standards, director says

Secret Service agents stand guard during a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Freedom 250-backed Great American State Fair celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States with pavilions, live performances, military demonstrations, and exhibits and runs through July 10th. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Secret Service put protectees, employees at risk with mobile device security blunders

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Just having a ‘human in the loop’ is not AI governance

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, left, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, talks with Chris Sununu, president and CEO of Airlines for America, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing titled “Close Calls: Improving Safety Across the National Airspace System,” in Russell building on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

FAA brings on AI, software partner for ATC modernization as industry champions tech upgrades

Demonstrators gather outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025 to protest against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency, initiated by the Trump administration and DOGE. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Education CIO office lost more than half of its employees to Trump’s reduction in force, watchdog says

The NASA logo is seen at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

NASA announces 2,100 awards under SEWP’s sixth generation

People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes bill to force SBA’s hand on AI reporting

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Outdated, conflicting guidance causes cloud procurement problems, watchdog says

US President Donald Trump (C) speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2026. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Genesis Mission Lead Darío Gil among those in attendance. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Energy Department launches Quantum Genesis initiative following Trump orders

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After financial agencies’ ‘Herculean effort’ on joint data standards, the wait begins

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Over 1,000 pages on FAR overhaul heads to formal rulemaking process

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