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Police in riot gear and Customs and Border Protection agents stand outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Santa Ana Field Office as protesters gather after reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Santa Ana, Calif., on June 9, 2025. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS seeks vast expansion of biometrics collection for immigration benefits

In a proposed rule issued Monday, the agency said it wants to broaden the pool of individuals whose data it can collect and administer DNA testing of…

By Matt Bracken

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

OPM plans to give CyberCorps members more time to find jobs after shutdown ends

Cyber

By Tim Starks

The Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

VA calls for industry input on expanding cloud services provider portfolio

Emerging Tech

By Miranda Nazzaro

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Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt

Hiring freezes, budget cuts and more are raising questions about the future of CyberCorps.

By Tim Starks

A view of the Department of Justice headquarters on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

How DOJ attorneys and EPA engineers secured a record Clean Air Act penalty

Leading enforcement action against an engine manufacturer earned Nick McDaniel a Flemming Award. He credits his tech-savvy EPA partners with making it happen.

By Matt Bracken

BEIJING, CHINA – AUGUST 24: In this photo illustration, the logo of Grok is displayed on a smartphone screen with the xAI logo in the background on August 24, 2025 in Beijing, China. Elon Musk’s xAI has open-sourced its Grok 2.5 model and plans to do the same for Grok 3 in the next 6 months. (Photo illustration by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Advocacy groups escalate fight over Grok in government after OneGov deal

Public Citizen and other groups are calling for a suspension of the federal deployment of Grok under the GSA deal until compliance testing is conducted.

By Miranda Nazzaro

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks onstage at the Puck Power Breakfast on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Puck)

GOP senator: Legal immigration is ‘critical’ to US success in AI race

Calling immigration a “challenging subject,” Sen. Mike Rounds said the “best and the brightest” foreign-born workers are needed to take advantage of the emerging technology.

By Matt Bracken

Federal judge extends halt to shutdown-related terminations

By Madison Alder

Nvidia, Oracle to build Energy Department’s largest AI supercomputer

By Miranda Nazzaro

Energy reveals plans for two new AI supercomputers at Oak Ridge

By Matt Bracken

Interim AI guidance for US courts aims for experimentation with guardrails

By Madison Alder

Justice reveals IRS request from CBP amid ICE data-sharing lawsuit

By Matt Bracken

Insights

A smarter path to federal storage modernization

By Scoop News Group

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From proof of concept to powerhouse: Why federal agencies need AI factories

By Peter Guerra

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Why agencies are embracing a private cloud model for mission success

By Scoop News Group

Identity insights are critical in preventing provider enrollment fraud for government programs

By Deepika Sud

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How specialized integrators are helping agencies modernize faster

By Scoop News Group

Beyond perimeters: Securing data for the zero-trust era

By Scoop News Group

Why cloud partnerships matter for public sector modernization

By Scoop News Group

T-Mobile’s Mark Clancy on AI at the network edge

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

Ahead of the World Cup and Olympics, DHS offers grants for counter-drone tech

By FedScoop Staff

The fight over Grok in government rages on

By FedScoop Staff

Army wants to boost funding for its FUZE program

By FedScoop Staff

GSA nominee open to reviewing Grok AI selection process

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Edward Forst, nominee for GSA administrator, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)

GSA nominee open to reviewing Grok AI selection process

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DOGE went ‘slash and burn’ on EPA grants. Scientists fear ‘grave’ impacts

Demonstrators protest against President Donald Trump and DOGE’s plan to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in front of the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Consumer group warns against changes to CFPB rule on personal financial data

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Beyond the hype: Selecting enterprise AI tools to support the homeland security mission

A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

CMS signals interest in Palantir for national provider directory project

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Energy seeks proposals for AI data centers at Oak Ridge

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State, DHS sued by union groups over AI-fueled surveillance programs

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., makes his way to a House Republican Conference candidate forum for speaker meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Florida lawmakers push DOT, FAA on modernization of state’s air traffic control infrastructure

Arati Prabhakar attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

Ex-OSTP director: Trump funding cuts are ‘assault’ on public research investment

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: About 75 demostrators rally during a press conference outside the Department of Labor headquarters on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Current and former Department of Labor workers and their supporters rallied in protest of the workforce cuts in the department’s Women’s Bureau, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Bureau of International Labor Affairs by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Judge halts federal reductions-in-force amid shutdown

Hacker using laptop. Lots of digits on the computer screen.

Thousands of civil servants’ passwords exposed since early 2024, report says

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 06: A general view of the Center for Disease Control headquarters is seen in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on August 06, 2022. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

CDC sent RIF notices, then pulled some back. The result is chaos, advocates and workers say

Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Lawmakers to Energy secretary: Canceled projects won’t help AI data center demands

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