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From left, Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speak at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Matt RAMEY / AFP via Getty Images)

Anthropic faces different government responses as Pentagon battle continues

The Pentagon’s Emil Michael said the Claude maker is still designated a supply chain risk after Commerce Secretary Lutnick indicated Anthropic and Trump were “in tune.”

By Madison Alder

A U.S. Secret Service robot dog manufactured by Boston Dynamics patrols the grounds at President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on November 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ICE plans for robodogs met with concern by privacy experts

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel speaks during an event on Aug. 2, 2023, in McLean, Va. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also attended the event and spoke on “the significant progress that’s been made on modernizing the IRS and improving taxpayer service in the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Inflation Reduction Act funds dwindling, but IRS still has billions for tech

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Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence testifies before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on electronic health record modernization on Sept. 2, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/Scoop News Group photo)

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Top CMS tech official says agency is shifting focus from AI usage to outcomes

Chief Information Officer Patrick Newbold said that while he was excited that roughly 80% of staff uses AI, he questioned whether that metric mattered.

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The inspector general report isn’t the first time the USPS has been taken to task for its cybersecurity shortcomings. (Flickr/Aranami)

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Trump administration attempts to punish, ban Anthropic were unlawful, judge rules

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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management headquarters is pictured on Dec. 21, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Michael A. McCoy/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

OPM memo attempts to clear path for more AI use in federal hiring

Jessie Posilkin (right), acting director of the Technology Modernization Fund, speaks at the GovExec Infrastructure and Modernization Forum in Reston, Va on Aug. 27, 2026. (K. Sophie Will / Scoop News Group photo)

TMF wants to ‘experiment’ with its own AI model

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Officials disrupt Chinese espionage operation that hit multiple federal agencies

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Draft OMB memo mandates agency use of Login-dot-gov on government websites

A sign marks the location of the General Services Administration headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

FedRAMP Director Pete Waterman reinstated at GSA after weeks of leave

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‘Atrocious’ tech hurt ICE investigation branch efforts to counter fentanyl influx

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 10: In this photo illustration, a man is seen using a mobile phone in the light of a projection of a thumbprint on August 09, 2017 in London, England. With so many areas of modern life requiring identity verification, online security remains a constant concern, especially following the recent spate of global hacks. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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A look at some of the drones the FBI confiscated while they were being flown illegally in restricted airspace during the World Cup, pictured July 29, 2026. A special FBI task force deployed during the World Cup seized 700 drones violating airspace around the games. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

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