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Nearly 8,000 federal positions lose workforce protections under Trump order

The determination comes after the Trump administration initially estimated 50,000 workers would be moved to the newly established Schedule Policy/Career.

By Madison Alder

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Treasury’s Bessent backs Trump’s AI order, voluntary cyber callout

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By Matt Bracken

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar testify during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DHS ‘struggling’ with counter-drone measures leading up to World Cup

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

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GAO tells senators it will investigate IRS’s Free File program

The watchdog said in a letter to Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Angus King and Ron Wyden that it will honor their request to probe Free File following the…

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NIST AI consortium reemerges with new name, scope and call for members

The change comes after the Department of Commerce-based agency rebranded its AI Safety Institute as the Center for AI Standards and Innovation last year.

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IRS cleared potentially ineligible providers for e-file program

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found multiple cases of applicants approved for electronic filing that had tax compliance, possible criminal or citizenship issues.

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As government scales AI, data strategy will define success

The major challenge facing federal agencies is data readiness, rather than model access.

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VA OIG: Improper overrides on disability claims software cause overpayment

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Tech Force director says roughly 200 have been hired through the program

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ICE to spend $25M on iris recognition technology

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Federal business system modernization: New clues regarding readiness, reality and the road ahead

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Modernization without compromise: Building trust into every federal service moment

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USDA would get more AI grants, research, farmer education under new Senate bill

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House lawmakers seek more AI transparency from the SBA

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Commerce announces $2 billion in quantum computing incentives for nine companies

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DOT considers taking humans out of the AI loop

President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security

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VA head defends EHR budget ask to push program from ‘dial up’ to ‘cyber speed’

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GSA and Snowflake strike OneGov deal for AI, data cloud products

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Auditors find problems with SBA’s information security program

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USPTO seeking AI-driven image search tool for patent examiners

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DOT fights fraud with consolidated registration system, erasing data silos

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., questions Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House bill would enlist OPM in federal biotech workforce assessment

Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 19, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Acting Labor secretary eyes big budget boost for ID verification systems

Professionals on stage during a panel discussion. — ICE CIO Dustin Goetz sits on the far right during a panel discussion at AFCEA Bethesda’s LEAPS Summit in Washington, D.C on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Lisa Nipp)

ICE work with AI agents is minimal, CIO says

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