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FBI plans to expand its AI infrastructure

The bureau is looking to add a host of new hardware as part of a multiple-award IDIQ contract with a collective ceiling of $88 million.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

NSF offers $1.5 billion in foundational research funding

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By Madison Alder

A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Md. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

SSA seeks direction for new enterprise AI strategy

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By Matt Bracken

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FEMA gets new CIO as its administrator plans IT overhaul

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

By K. Sophie Will
FBI is using much more AI than what it previously disclosed

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

By K. Sophie Will
DOJ finds three federal STEM education programs unconstitutional

By Madison Alder

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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.

By Bob Etris

From left to right, GovCIO’s Henry Kenyon, Transportation Department’s Anil Chaudhry, NASA’s Geoffrey Sage and GSA’s Birgit Smeltzer speak at GovCIO’s Federal AI Forum at Carahsoft in Reston, Va. on August 13, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

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

The director of the agency’s Office of IT Products said some manufacturers have “already agreed to extend some limited-time offers, and some are looking at producing new…

By K. Sophie Will

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

An “unanticipated complexity of the effort” delayed the contract and cost more to deploy than originally budgeted for, contracting documents said.

By K. Sophie Will

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

The Data Foundation’s new AI assistant surfaces statistical evidence and policy-supporting data underpinning the ultra-dense 2018 law.

By Matt Bracken

VA’s EHRM oversight holes must be addressed, House Republican says

By K. Sophie Will

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

By K. Sophie Will

House-passed cyber bill for small businesses gets Senate companion

By Matt Bracken

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

By Madison Alder

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

By Matt Bracken

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From job descriptions to skills intelligence

By Christina Dance Damon Harvey

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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’

By Scoop News Group

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

By Scoop News Group

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‘Don’t let your AI strategy outpace your network strategy,’ say tech experts

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How Tennessee is using cloud and AI to modernize state services

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Balancing AI innovation with federal compliance and human oversight

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Why phone fraud is rising as the new identity battleground for agencies

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A new CIO is headed to FEMA

By FedScoop Staff

What’s next for GSA’s OneGov AI contracts

By FedScoop Staff

The White House looks to the private sector in a new offensive hacking operations memo

By FedScoop Staff

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

By FedScoop Staff

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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)

Watchdog finds scant records of DOGE ethics training, financial disclosures

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol Dulles International Airport as a worker washes windows on March 24, 2026 in Dulles, Virginia. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

House Democrats target ICE, TSA data-sharing in new bill

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Tom Cotton prods Treasury for tax code tweaks to modernize OT

Department of Homeland Security Investigations Officers operate a drone in search of two individuals who fled the scene after being stopped while selling flowers on the side of the road on Nov. 16, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

DHS begins $1.5B spending spree on drone defense

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Senate stopgap would extend TMF’s new project deadline

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming

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