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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

EPA webpage maps out path for data-center developers around air rules

The agency’s Clean Air Act Resource for Data Centers page includes a section on how AI data-center builders may be able to “legally avoid requirements” in the…

By Matt Bracken

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 18: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the crown prince for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties, including the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump signs executive order curbing state regulation of AI

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By Miranda Nazzaro

President Donald Trump speaks during the “Winning the AI Race” summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OMB lays out requirements for agencies to prevent ‘woke AI’

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DOJ says government contractor misled agencies about platform’s FedRAMP compliance

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Bipartisan House bill asks agencies to label AI-generated content

By Lindsey Wilkinson
Trump administration outlines details for centralized HR effort

By Madison Alder
Treasury hub for financial management services has room to grow, GAO says

By Matt Bracken
Energy official emphasizes tempo, accountability in reaching key Genesis Mission goals

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New bill aims to narrow AI hiring gap between government and industry

Bipartisan, bicameral legislation would overhaul agency and OPM hiring practices for artificial intelligence and tech talent.

By Matt Bracken

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s AW139 helicopter during an air show at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

NNSA leans on TMF funds to make progress on Genesis Mission goals

The $28 million-plus investment will go toward projects that leverage machine learning, data sharing, AI infrastructure and more.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

The North Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s management agenda targets eliminating waste, leveraging tech

The administration’s first Presidential Management Agenda focuses on achieving political goals like defunding DEI as well as implementing technology and eliminating data silos.

By Madison Alder

A sign on a rural road in Saline, Mich., opposes a planned $7 billion data center on southeast Michigan farm land. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Environmental groups to Congress: Take a timeout on AI data centers

More than 230 orgs urged lawmakers in a letter to enact a nationwide moratorium on the approval and construction of data centers amid soaring energy demand and…

By Matt Bracken

Tech talent, authority to operate among federal CIO’s 2026 priorities

By Madison Alder

Republicans want Big Tech to stop hosting DHS enforcement-tracking apps

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Last-minute push to reauthorize Technology Modernization Fund in NDAA falls flat

By Miranda Nazzaro

Education ‘temporarily’ brings back Civil Rights Office staff awaiting court decision

By Miranda Nazzaro

GSA AI chief says USAi has become like ‘code development’ between agencies

By Miranda Nazzaro

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Peraton to oversee multi-billion dollar FAA air traffic control modernization

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OPM ‘loyalty question’ pushes potential agency applicants away, court documents show

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Federal worker unions allege State Department RIFs violate shutdown resolution

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Labor-focused Senate bill seeks better data on AI’s workforce impact

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Palantir quietly lands in Education Department through foreign funding portal

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HHS rolls out Claude departmentwide

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Amid AI boom, Senate Democrats eye agency-led push to protect workers

The moon is visible behind the U.S. Capitol prior to the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Legislative branch sees boost for modernization in government spending package

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Foreign service officers pursuing legal action after State moves forward with RIFs

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Agency software-buying bill advances in the House

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House passes SBA modernization bill linked to failed platform rollout

The SAP lettering and logo can be seen on a stele in front of a branch of the software company in Garching near Munich (Bavaria).(Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)

SAP expands government partnership with OneGov deal

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US nuclear security agency seeks information on AI for national security

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