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Flight Director Kerri Englert goes over details for an emerging tech test day aboard “Miss Piggy,” one of NOAA’s two Lockheed Orion WP-3D aircraft, on April 7, 2026. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Simultaneous drones, better data: NOAA hurricane tech hits milestones

As hurricane season begins, the weather agency is seeing promise in drones and other emerging plane-deployed technologies.

By Madison Alder

Cameron Hamilton, nominee to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Committee is holding a hearing for multiple nominees. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s pick to lead FEMA plans IT overhaul

Tech

By Lindsey Wilkinson

The Environmental Protection Agency’s logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

EPA piloting AI on ‘everything,’ but experts still needed for highest levels

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By K. Sophie Will

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A sign marks the location of the Office of Personnel Management headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

OPM wants to leverage talent exchanges that would place feds in industry

Such an exchange is being eyed for NASA, per the leader of the Tech Force.

By Madison Alder

A sign is displayed outside of the U.S. Treasury Department building on May 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Fraud-focused bills passed by House follow ‘DOGE playbook,’ privacy experts warn

Two GOP-backed Treasury bills that cleared the lower chamber this week embrace unproven fraud prevention methods, are overly broad and put people’s data at risk, critics say.

By Matt Bracken

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

VA clinical staff rushed to use generative AI without oversight, watchdog finds

The agency’s efforts to reduce barriers to innovation, aligned with a 2025 OMB memo, may have introduced more vulnerabilities.

By K. Sophie Will

General view of the Adidas Trionda, official match ball of the FIFA World Cup 2026 at SoFi Stadium on June 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt McNulty – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

FBI, DHS emphasize no-drone zones as World Cup kicks off

Federal agencies and private-sector companies have been tight-lipped on details about counter-UAS protections due to the sensitivity of operations.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

NIH contracting arm announces sunset of all governmentwide vehicles

By Madison Alder

AI can save veterans’ time, but TMF head says reauthorization needed for more investments

By K. Sophie Will

SSA hasn’t marked living people as dead in database, commissioner says

By Matt Bracken

Oracle wins contract for first-ever governmentwide HR system

By Madison Alder

CISA directive orders agencies to prioritize vulnerability patching in a new way

By Tim Starks

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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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From pilots to performance: Rethinking agencies’ approach to embedding AI

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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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Invoke’s Johnny Ramondino on aligning automation with agency priorities

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EY’s Joe Baptiste on scaling AI across HR and mission operations

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AWS wins $2.6B DHS-wide Cumulus cloud project

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Under Tech Force, OPM wants to send some feds for tours of duty in industry

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Oracle wins OPM’s massive governmentwide HR modernization contract

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CBP is installing new AI-powered surveillance towers at the southern border

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General Services Administrator Edward Forst speaks with IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn at the IBM Think Gov 2026 event held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on June 9, 2026. (Photo by K. Sophie Will)

GSA playing catch-up with industry on AI and tech, agency head says

A close-up of GDIT’s AI-powered autonomous surveillance towers that are expected to be deployed across the southern border. (Photo courtesy of GDIT)

New AI-powered surveillance towers are coming to the southern border

ICE agents are seen at the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 7, 2026 in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Watchdog flags security issues with IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement

Scott Kupor speaks at the UiPath Fusion conference in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

Cisco, Scale AI among new batch of Tech Force partners

ICE agents are seen at the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 7, 2026 in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

ICE investments in data analysis tools continue with renewed Whooster deal

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., talks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., before the start of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Oct. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Democrats push SSA on reported DOGE plan to ‘kill off’ living individuals in database

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Aug. 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

DEA looks to add Skydio, Parrot drones to its arsenal

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‘A lot to fix’: VA needs an IT program management office, CIO nominee says

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Roadmap for IT modernization ahead of 2030 Census ‘unreliable,’ per watchdog

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Bipartisan ‘Great American AI Act’ draft proposes new federal AI governance framework

Takehiko Matsuo, vice minister for international affairs at Japan’s METI; Darío Gil, DOE under secretary for science and Genesis Mission lead; and Yasuyoshi Kakita, vice minister for policy coordination at Japan’s MEXT during a press event Thursday, June 4, 2026 at the Energy Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson)

US, Japan enter $1B strategic partnership to fuel Genesis Mission efforts

President Donald Trump looks on during a cabinet meeting in the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Nearly 8,000 federal positions lose workforce protections under Trump order

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar testify during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DHS ‘struggling’ with counter-drone measures leading up to World Cup

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