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Revised GSA AI clause hasn’t fully calmed industry concerns, comments show

Palantir, Microsoft, Nvidia and other tech giants have major issues with the potential exclusion of open-source AI, “unbiased AI principles” and more.

By K. Sophie Will

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‘Ruthless prioritization’ needed in face of AI threats, says White House official

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By Madison Alder

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VA-Oracle EHRM contract ceiling raises to nearly $27 billion

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FEMA gets new CIO as its administrator plans IT overhaul

Steven McAndrews will take over the top technology role at the DHS component after most recently serving as the National Nuclear Security Administration’s deputy CIO.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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Abundance of paper transcriptions leads to rampant errors in EPA’s e-Manifest, watchdog says

Almost all hazardous waste shipping forms are handwritten and transcribed into the EPA data system, resulting in the misreporting of millions of tons of waste, the OIG…

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GSA acquisition product pricing data flawed, may cause agencies to overpay, watchdog says

In an audit, the GSA’s Office of the Inspector General said the Federal Acquisition Service’s product catalog and data reporting system had varying names and part numbers…

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Why AI can’t automate away the federal capacity crunch

IT modernization across agencies can only move as quickly as the workforce allows.

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DOJ finds three federal STEM education programs unconstitutional

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FBI is using much more AI than what it previously disclosed

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GSA official on OneGov AI deals: Some extensions, some new offers coming

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$10B VA-Oracle EHRM contract will soon run out of funds and time, documents show

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‘Unlocking’ the Evidence Act: Ex-feds’ AI tool aims to bring policy docs to life

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Why governing agentic AI is the next mission for federal agencies

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The Department of Energy looks to create science-specific AI models

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OneGov AI deals are ending, but behavioral dependency might lock in federal workers

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearing to be the U.S. attorney general in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House-passed cyber bill for small businesses gets Senate companion

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TikTok can be on government phones. Managing it comes next.

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IT cuts led to delays in IRS’s processing of paper returns, GAO finds

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Energy Department wants to create science-specific AI models

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America is winning the quantum research race. It could still lose the technology race

A U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officer assigned to the Special Operations Division K-9 Unit patrols outside the perimeter of the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Secret Service reveals new surveillance system amid slowdown in privacy impact assessments

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Why federal AI governance must be built for continuous change

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

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

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USPS exploring AI in hiring, but reassures humans won’t soon be replaced

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

Elon Musk shows off a shirt that says “DOGE” as he walks on the South Lawn of the white House after stepping off Marine One upon arrival to the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 9, 2025. (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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