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Websites ‘in jeopardy’ amid U.S. Web Design System takeover, coalition tells GSA

The letter comes after administration officials changed leadership for the system, implemented new AI tooling, and shut out members of an open-source community.

By Madison Alder

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, accompanied by Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford, right, speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sept. 28, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

FAA asks Congress for $30B to finish air traffic control modernization

Modernization

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano testifies during a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on April 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

IRS launches new mobile app for individual tax services

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By Matt Bracken

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A Trump team wants to automate U.S. Web Design System accessibility testing. Experts are worried.

By Madison Alder
Data documentation for IRS’s AI use cases is lacking, watchdog finds

By Matt Bracken
Some GSA tech workers may be reassigned, given option to leave agency, email shows

By K. Sophie Will
HUD eyes AI tool to review grant spending. Housing advocates have concerns

By Matt Bracken
ICE awards contested, controversial surveillance contract to Thomson Reuters

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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A sign is displayed outside of the Internal Revenue Service building on Aug. 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

IRS mired in backlog of identity theft cases, report finds

It takes the agency 20 months on average to process the claims, leading to “financial hardship for taxpayers” and significant interest paid by the IRS on delayed…

By Matt Bracken

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USPTO has over 20 AI capabilities with more coming, CIO says

The Patent and Trademark Office just got a new chief artificial intelligence officer and is eyeing more drafting and searching tools, Deborah Stephens said.

By K. Sophie Will

A fireside chat with David Alexander, senior science advisor at DHS S&T, Julie Brewer, deputy under secretary for DHS S&T, and Samuel Howerton, chief scientist at DHS S&T, on Sept. 22, 2026 at the Gallup Building in Washington, D.C.

DHS plans ‘large investments’ in biosurveillance as it ramps up capabilities

The agency’s Science and Technology Directorate wants to add testing and evaluation sites, forge partnerships with industry and create internal roles to lead the work.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

A Utah Department of Motor Vehicle employee shows a sample of a digital driver’s license on a mobile phone at a Harmons Grocery store on Aug. 4, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

Mobile driver’s licenses now widely accepted at Login-dot-gov for ID verification

Google and Samsung Wallet users can use the licenses to verify their identity, GSA announced, in an effort to combat artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes.

By K. Sophie Will

HHS suicide, crisis lifeline needs cybersecurity improvements, watchdog finds

By Madison Alder

30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach

By K. Sophie Will

FAA unveils AI aviation data tool in Washington airspace

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Inside the bipartisan backlash to the $27 billion VA-Oracle EHRM contract blindsiding Congress

By K. Sophie Will

Interior to use facial recognition AI for missing and murdered persons, human trafficking cases

By K. Sophie Will

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From job descriptions to skills intelligence

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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’

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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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Why AI modernization doesn’t require the perfect enterprise overhaul

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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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Mobile driver’s licenses are now accepted on Login-dot-gov for ID verification

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The secret to the State Department’s AI success

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USDA CIO Sam Berry departs role to focus on farmer record modernization

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OpenAI and GSA extend OneGov deal for ChatGPT through 2028

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Why federal leaders must reclaim the economics of AI

Anthropic extends its GSA OneGov deal for Claude by one month

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Energy competition aims to ‘maximize’ US chances in quantum race

Beyer speaks from behind a lectern with a yellow sign on it that reads "Pro-Human Assembly 2026." — Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., speaks during the Pro-Human Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Washington on Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Bipartisan coalition calls on House leaders to advance AI guardrails

Rain falls on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building on April 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

USDA launches new interactive data insights tool

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House passes bill to give financial agencies a technology boost

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission headquarters on March 12, 2026 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson)

NRC to reformulate its AI strategy amid OCIO reorg, other changes

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept.15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk outside the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, California, on July 27, 2026. The Ventura County Government Center has been the site of tense standoffs and confrontations in recent weeks between ICE agents, local community observers, and protesters. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP via Getty Images)

ICE plans AI assistant to have role in use case development, document shows

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A government data policy deadline is nearing. Data leaders are looking to help

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USDA CIO Sam Berry departs role to focus on farmer record modernization

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The digital front door to government has moved. Most agencies don’t know it yet

Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Court blocks OPM ‘loyalty question’ from use in agency job applications

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