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Billionaire Elon Musk, then-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), holds a chainsaw as he speaks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

DOGE ‘Wall of Receipts’ padded figures, included baseless claims: watchdog

The Government Accountability Office found DOGE’s supposed cost-cutting tally lacked transparency, including listing savings that came before its launch.

By Madison Alder

Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and the rest of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hold a business meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Senate advances bill to eliminate education requirements in federal contracting jobs

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By Matt Bracken

TSA agents screen passengers as travelers wait for passenger screening at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

TSA labor union sues agency regarding FOIA delay, Gold+ initiative

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: A view of the Capitol building where young activists plan to take part in an overnight sit-in outside of Congress (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Get Free)

Senate stopgap would extend TMF’s new project deadline

Unlike the House bill, the upper chamber’s continuing resolution would allow the Technology Modernization Fund to finance new projects through Dec. 11.

By K. Sophie Will

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., hope to make the services permanent before they end next month.

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This illustration picture shows the ChatGPT logo displayed on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Public interest coalition urges Congress to investigate OpenAI, Hugging Face hack

The group of public interest and left-leaning organizations urged Congress to open an investigation into an OpenAI model that went rogue.

By Madison Alder

The FBI shows some of the drones agents confiscated during the World Cup on July 29, 2026. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

FBI counter-drone training isn’t keeping pace with demand

The bureau is expecting to train 250 more UAS mitigation officers by the end of next fiscal year. But stakeholders say that may not be enough.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

FedRAMP director put on admin leave after veterans’ hiring preference comments

By K. Sophie Will

Democrats urge appeals court to keep block on ICE from using IRS data

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Outgoing federal CIO Greg Barbaccia will return to Palantir

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Record ‘has gotten worse for the government’ in Anthropic dispute, judge says

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Tech-focused taxpayer services bill clears Senate Finance Committee

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

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Why phone fraud is rising as the new identity battleground for agencies

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GAO shares its audit of DOGE ethics training, financial disclosures

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Balancing innovation and risk across the Department of Energy

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Industry tech professionals (from left to right) Jonathan Entwistle, Sanjeev Pulapaka, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Felipe Millon join General Services Administration Chief AI Officer Zach Whitman at the GSA’s Federal Emerging Technology Showcase held in the Interior Department’s Yates Auditorium on July 30, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

Federal IT leaders to agencies: collaborate, use AI to rethink workflows

A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Judge rejects move to dismiss case on DOGE access to Treasury, OPM data

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Homeland Security plans to add more AI to FOIA processing

A bronze plaque marks the main entrance to the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters building on July 23, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

VA won’t require existing FedRAMP certification for cloud contracts, memo reveals

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Clark Minor on his way out as Health and Human Services’ IT chief

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FBI sees Anthropic’s Mythos as a law enforcement challenge

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VA fails watchdog FISMA audit on IT security, but agency disagrees

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GSA inks agentic AI OneGov deal with CORAS

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Secret Service wants more AI robots for target practice

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speak at a news conference in the Capitol on March 9, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Senators push Bisignano on DOGE’s SSA moves after ‘inadequate responses’

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The walls we rebuilt with cloud modernization

Scenes from outside the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Governmentwide HR system in the clear on post-award GAO bid protests

Transportation Security Administration officers screen passengers and check their luggages as they go through security in Terminal 7 of Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. (Etienne Laurent / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

DHS taps dataset of baggage images to improve TSA scans

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