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A view of the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which served as the headquarters building for the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 1975, in Washington, DC, on Dec. 29, 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel announced on December 26 that the FBI has finalized a plan to permanently close the building and move the FBI workforce to a new facility. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI expands AI-powered biometric, facial recognition capabilities, inventory shows

In the past year, the Department of Justice division has added 31 new AI use cases with nearly half enabling law enforcement activities.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Zack Schwartz, Census Bureau — Zack Schwartz speaks March 11, 2020, at the IT Modernization Summit presented by FedScoop. (Scoop News Group)

VA taps Zack Schwartz for OIT’s principal deputy assistant secretary

Transition

By Miranda Nazzaro

Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia answers questions during a December 2025 interview with FedScoop. (YouTube screenshot)

Federal CIO sees website redesign as key to digital services’ ‘one government’ approach

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Detroit, Michigan, The John D, Dingell VA Medical Center. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

VA watchdog finds data privacy lapses in cancer testing program

In one project, protected health information was shared with non-VA investigators without proper approval, a new report states.

By Miranda Nazzaro

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, speaks during a subcommittee hearing on “Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 2021. (Photo by SARAH SILBIGER/AFP via Getty Images)

National Taxpayer Advocate pins some IRS modernization blame on procurement hurdles

In an annual report to Congress, Erin M. Collins details myriad IT acquisition issues the tax agency faces as it attempts to shift away from paper-based processes.

By Matt Bracken

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate Finance leaders press SSA on data practices following DOGE court filing

The bipartisan letter marks the latest fallout from a stunning DOJ filing about DOGE’s handling of data at the Social Security Administration.

By Miranda Nazzaro

The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

IRS faces inventory backlog, IT project delays this filing season, watchdog says

A memo from Treasury’s deputy inspector general for audit warns the tax agency that massive staff cuts and the government shutdown have put the IRS behind the…

By Matt Bracken

DOT reopens drone-related RFI amid plans for new FAA office

By Lindsey Wilkinson

NASA has a new acting AI and data chief

By Madison Alder

The Wild West of AI? Why data governance matters more than ever

By Melissa Carson

Republican lawmakers look to AI for agency rules review

By Lindsey Wilkinson

DOT reorganizes FAA to support modernization, other goals

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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How to fix the government’s phone trust gap

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Why automation is key to modernizing federal IT compliance

By Jason Venner

Rebuilding the digital bedrock of government

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Building a future-ready federal workforce

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How AI is moving from dashboards to decision advantage across the Pentagon

By Haywood Talcove

How Virginia is using enterprise IT modernization to improve constituent services

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Why federal agencies are turning to risk-based identity verification

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Modernizing public health services to deliver better constituent experiences

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Podcasts

The US wants to push its view of AI cybersecurity standards to the rest of the world

By FedScoop Staff

Trump administration withdraws U.S. from global open government initiative

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ICE’s AI pilots drive growth of use cases within DHS

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Pentagon broadens counter-drone authorities in bid to shore up vulnerable U.S. bases

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Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Dec. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill seeks to boost NSF program to expand AI access

A view of the North Lawn of the White House on Sept. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House taps a new chief statistician

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gregory Bovino with his security team while a group of citizens opposed to the country’s immigration policies protested him in Minnesota on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House Democrats want ICE, CBP uniforms to feature identification tech

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Treasury eyes expanded data access for agencies in fight against fraud

U.S. Capitol, Congress — (Getty Images)

Quantum workforce isn’t meeting demand, federal officials tell lawmakers

ICE agents approach a house before detaining two people on Jan. 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE’s IT shop eyes more automation, embraces AI chatbot

A global technological blackout caused chaos at border crossings between Mexico and the United States on July 19, 2024, resulting in long lines and significantly increased waiting times for travelers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Photo by David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images)

CBP advancing use of scanning tech as ICE pulls some staffers away

Leidos, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

OpenAI, Leidos partner to deploy AI for federal agency missions

A sign marks the location of the General Services Administration headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

GSA seeks industry input on improving reseller market value

Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

TSA official clarifies passenger data-sharing protocols with ICE

Eisenhower Executive Office Building — The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses the Office of Management and Budget. (Wikimedia Commons)

The US government’s annual tally of AI uses is on its way

Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chair of the House Small Business Committee, speaks at a press conference with members of House Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House passes two AI-focused SBA bills

POLAND – 2025/11/26: In this photo illustration, a silhouetted individual is seen holding a mobile phone with a Broadcom logo displayed in the background. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

GSA strikes new OneGov deal with Broadcom

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