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

Outgoing federal CIO Greg Barbaccia will return to Palantir

The federal chief information officer recently announced plans to depart at the end of August.

By Madison Alder

A Wing Delivery Drone is displayed at a news conference on drone safety at the Department of Transportation Headquarters on August 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. Department of Transportation officials held a news conference to unveil a proposed new rule for drone operators, called Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), which would make it easier for companies, specifically delivery companies, to operate drones beyond the operator’s line of sight without needing a waiver. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DOT pushes back on drone industry calls for speedy rules

Tech

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hold a hearing on July 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Tech-focused taxpayer services bill clears Senate Finance Committee

Policy

By Matt Bracken

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

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

By K. Sophie Will
Judge rejects move to dismiss case on DOGE access to Treasury, OPM data

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

By K. Sophie Will
Homeland Security plans to add more AI to FOIA processing

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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

HHS removed Minor as the agency’s CIO online before adding his name back following publication of this story. The ex-Palantir executive began at the agency in February…

By Madison Alder

The D.C. headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Douglas Rissing/Getty)

FBI sees Anthropic’s Mythos as a law enforcement challenge

The bureau is wary of adversaries getting their hands on tools that can uncover system vulnerabilities and enhance other capabilities.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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

An independent review found the department was deficient in seven areas. The agency said many of the recommended actions are already underway.

By K. Sophie Will

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GSA inks agentic AI OneGov deal with CORAS

CORAS is a FedRAMP High-certified agentic-AI “decision maker” that has already been authorized for use at the Department of Defense.

By K. Sophie Will

Secret Service wants more AI robots for target practice

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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

By Matt Bracken

The walls we rebuilt with cloud modernization

By Laura Crabtree

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

By Madison Alder

DHS taps dataset of baggage images to improve TSA scans

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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From job descriptions to skills intelligence

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Turning defense workforce data into mission readiness

By James Herubin

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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The Department of Veterans Affairs relaxes FedRAMP requirements for cloud contracts

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HHS’s CIO Clark Minor is out

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Managing AI innovation across the sprawling Department of Commerce

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TMF-backed projects to bring $1B in cost savings in coming years, watchdog finds

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testifies before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kratsios answered questions from members of the Research and Technology Subcommittee during the hearing, titled “Assessing America’s AI Action Plan.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

CAISI would benefit from more resources, OSTP director tells lawmakers

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testifies before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OSTP’s Kratsios denies White House influence over NSF grants decisions

Moments before the Department of Energy demoed its Genesis Mission platform at an event in Washington, D.C on July 22, 2026.

Energy Department demos Genesis Mission platform

An entrance to the James Forrestal Building, the headquarters of the Department of Energy, in Washington, DC on June 22, 2022.

NASA, DOD and others join Energy Department-led Genesis Mission

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VA software management woes linked in part to CIO vacancy, watchdog says

A police drone above Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, ahead of England’s opening game against Croatia at the 2026 World Cup on June 17, 2026. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

Drones in Dallas: How one World Cup host city enforced FAA flight restrictions

The circular Department of Commerce seal appears on a white flag attached to the front of the agency's federal-style building. The flag blows in the wind, displaying a majority of the seal. — A flag with the Department of Commerce seal is pictured outside of the agency’s headquarters in Washington in June 2025. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Commerce selects six Tech Hubs winners for re-awarded funds

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bill to modernize federal procurement passes House after stalling last Congress

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speak to reporters on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Senate Democrats press Bessent for answers on DOGE access to Treasury systems

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

Senators sound alarm on unaddressed conflicts of interest in government contracting provision in FAR

Service center employees sort and process mail at an IRS facility in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2024. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Watchdog flags security issues with IRS’s Zero Paper Initiative

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