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Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed watchdog pushes central bank toward more streamlined IT operations

The OIG attributed the Federal Reserve’s ineffective information security program to a decentralized IT operation, unaddressed recommendations and changes to FISMA methodology.

By Matt Bracken

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s AI use to inform military operations questioned by House duo

AI

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts speak during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury, IRS use of third-party ID verification under fire from top Senate Finance, Banking Dems

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By Matt Bracken

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Scale publishes first AI benchmark through CAISSI partnership

The new benchmark, DualChem, is aimed at helping government agencies determine AI model risk in chemistry applications.

By Madison Alder

Close-up of phone screen displaying Anthropic Claude, a Large Language Model (LLM) powered generative artificial intelligence chatbot. — (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

GSA expands OneGov agreement with Anthropic, touting steep discounts

Federal agencies will have access to a 40% discount on token-based usage across Claude models with no minimum purchase required.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

A statue of an eagle and large lettering marks the main entrance to the General Services Administration building on July 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

What do agencies get now that USAi isn’t free? GSA doing the ‘boring’ work for them

The GSA aims to pass on OneGov savings to agencies and deal with all acquisition and testing issues as USAi is converted to a paid model, according…

By Matt Bracken

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions executives of the nation’s largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Sept. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Financial agency rule changes leave banks open to cyber threats, Elizabeth Warren warns

In a letter to Fed, FDIC and OCC leaders, the Massachusetts Democrat pushed for the rescission of policy updates that curb bank examiners’ enforcement powers.

By Matt Bracken

America needs a national model for solving big problems with AI

By Amanda Renteria

HHS sole-source award to Anthropic continues to raise questions

By Madison Alder

Fighting fraud at financial agencies is ‘all about prevention’ and collaboration

By Matt Bracken

NRC finalizes rule allowing commercial reactor license applicants to reuse DOE, DOD data

By Lindsey Wilkinson

DHS consolidates software purchasing under $2.7B Carahsoft contract

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Overcoming gaps in federal business systems modernization

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Closing the visibility gaps putting public programs at risk

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What it takes to build accountable AI in government

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Strengthening federal zero trust through identity modernization

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How federal agencies are adapting to AI hardware acceleration

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Quantum is here: What federal agencies need to do now

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How AI embedded in pre-certified applications can fast-track modernization

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How embedded AI is redefining federal leadership

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Inside DOGE’s involvement in National Science Foundation grant terminations last year

By FedScoop Staff

The Pentagon wants AI procurements to support Trump’s ‘truth-seeking’ and ‘ideological neutrality’ directives

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A federal judge rules OPM illegally shared millions of employee records with DOGE

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DeepSeek set to be banned from federal civilian agencies

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The logo for the Small Business Administration is pictured on the final day of the Great American State Fair on July 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

SBA refocuses Regional Innovation Cluster program following DOGE cuts

Demonstrators stand outside the Office of Personnel Management headquarters Feb. 4 to protest the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency and a “deferred resignation” offer to federal workers from the OPM called “Fork in the Road.” (Photo by Madison Alder)

OPM illegally shared millions of employee records with DOGE, federal judge rules

U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo on a federal building on March 8, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What’s new in Homeland Security’s updated AI policy

The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the current headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

HUD officially elevates former EV engineer David Julian to CIO

HHS to make sole-source award to Anthropic ahead of broader AI competition

From left to right, Google Public Sector CEO Karen Dahut speaks with GSA Administrator Ed Forst, DOD Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian at the Google Public Sector Summit on Oct. 20, 2026 in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

Google launches Gemini for government services as new ‘agentic solution’

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Can government and industry prove they’re ready for a cyberattack?

Elon Musk speaks alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Survey shows falling satisfaction with government services amid DOGE hangover

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GAO to monitor government AI use, hire AI experts in coming years

In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen on Jan. 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, Calif. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

DHS to ban DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies

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Tax fraud costs up to $304B a year. More can be stopped before the refund goes out.

Denice Ross is pictured on an episode of the DailyScoop Podcast. She is sitting in front of a microphone and is smiling. — Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross is spearheading efforts to build the field of data policy and monitor federal data at the Federation of American Scientists’ Data Policy Institute. (FedScoop)

Meet the former U.S. data chief taking the ‘Lorax’ approach to disappearing federal data

Drone with a camera flying overhead at the US-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas on July 15, 2024.

DOT sets up no-drone zone along southern border

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