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GAO cyber chief eyes workforce investments as watchdog does more with less

Jennifer Franks, director of the GAO’s Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, said the nonpartisan agency needs upskilling and adaptability to keep pace with AI-related threats.

By Matt Bracken

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Supreme Court to decide if DOGE records will stay hidden

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By Matt Bracken

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OPM updates terms of service for USAJobs data following user confusion

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By Madison Alder

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The government is asking industry to help rewrite how it buys technology. We should answer.

By Ross Nodurft
OPM launches beta AI chatbot for federal workforce data

By Madison Alder
For America.gov, the front door is only as good as the back office

By Paul Colangelo
House Dems want DOL’s benefits agency to answer for ‘drastic’ enforcement cuts

By Matt Bracken
The revolving door for tech officials at Trump’s DHS

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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One front door: What OMB’s new Login.gov mandate means for agencies

A former CISO at the Social Security Administration lays out a blueprint for how agencies and vendors should approach government’s new requirements for the single sign-on service.

By Timothy Amerson

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Tech sector pours $2.4B in AI tools, compute credits for Genesis Mission Consortium

Nvidia, AMD, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, among others, are investing resources into the collaborative hub that will work toward identified challenges.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

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SSA to tighten up service to identity theft victims under new law

The Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, signed into law Wednesday, directs the agency to have one point of contact for individuals whose…

By Matt Bracken

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The zero-trust controls federal agencies need for autonomous AI

Three controls should anchor agencies’ approaches to ensuring boundaries for what AI agents can do.

By Duncan Greatwood

CIOs often underestimated investment risks on IT dashboard, GAO says

By Matt Bracken

Former DHS CIO lands back at Anduril

By Lindsey Wilkinson

VA piloting CLEAR identity verification on its website

By K. Sophie Will

Work needed to fortify systems against quantum threats, watchdog says

By Madison Alder

‘Hallelujah’: Stakeholders react with praise and concern to GSA AI acquisitions clause

By K. Sophie Will

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Strengthening federal zero trust through identity modernization

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How to build observability for the agentic AI era

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Turning defense workforce data into mission readiness

By James Herubin

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How embedded AI is redefining federal leadership

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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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Antoine McCord returns to Anduril after leaving DHS CIO role

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Why the CIO role is increasingly more about business than technology

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Inside GSA’s new AI acquisition policy

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Carter Farmer tapped as next Federal CIO

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