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Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia participates in a panel discuss at the Workday Federal Forum on April 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia leaving government

The top IT official said in an email to the CIO Council that his last day will be Aug. 31.

By Billy Mitchell

Teresa Carlson, AWS — Teresa Carlson speaks during the keynote at the 2018 AWS Public Sector Summit. (Amazon Web Services)

Anthropic taps Microsoft, AWS alum Teresa Carlson to lead public sector work

AI

By Madison Alder

A sign marks the location of the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters building on May 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

FEMA begins decommissioning defunct data system

Tech

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Featured on FedScoop

FedRAMP 2026 is not a compliance update — it’s a new operating model

By Hemant Baidwan
IRS inventories rose in 2026 following staff cuts, programming delay

By Matt Bracken
Republicans want data scientists at the IRS. Trump axed those roles last year, Dems say

By Matt Bracken
VA health secretary quits less than a year into tenure

By K. Sophie Will
OMB eyes AI tool to flag grants that don’t align with Trump’s agenda

By Matt Bracken

Popular Stories

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Logging has entered the AI era. Here’s what federal cyber leaders should know

OMB’s M-26-14 is about speed, visibility and operational resilience, an Elastic executive and former NSA analyst writes.

By John Harmon

Williams sits in a chair on stage during the panel. The moderator and his fellow panelist sit to the left. They are in front of a multicolor backdrop that says "Executive Forum" at the top left corner. — National Nuclear Security Administration leader Brandon Williams (right) was among the panelists during a session at Amazon Web Service’s summit in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2026. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

NNSA aims to balance modernization, asset protection amid Genesis Mission

Administrator Brandon Williams said cloud services help the government keep pace with industry, as the agency announced its first enterprise environment for secret/restricted data.

By Madison Alder

CIA restructures tech, acquisition offices for the age of AI

Director John Ratcliffe said the CIA has undertaken a “fundamental reshaping” of its “entire approach to technology.”

By Billy Mitchell

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on June 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

No plans for a DOGE after-action report, Russell Vought says

The OMB director essentially acknowledged DOGE’s phase-out and told House lawmakers he could provide an “assessment” of the Elon Musk group’s work if needed.

By Matt Bracken

FedRAMP 20x widely available to cloud services with release of 2026 consolidated rules

By K. Sophie Will

DHS looks to put funds toward FBI’s counter-drone training center

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Agencies have four months to finalize quantum-ready migration plans

By Madison Alder

CRS tried to use AI, but less than 3% of results met their standards, director says

By K. Sophie Will

Secret Service put protectees, employees at risk with mobile device security blunders

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Insights

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

By Scoop News Group

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Zero trust, zero guesswork: Securing the defense workforce platform

By Amanda Day

Illustration of workers being productive using technology. — Scoop News Group illustration.

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

By Scoop News Group

SAP's Jamison Braun, SVP and managing director , U.S. Public Sector, speaking at AITalks in. Washington, DC. — Jamison Braun, SVP and managing director, U.S. Public Sector at SAP, speaking at AITalks, April 14 in Washington, DC.

From pilots to performance: Rethinking agencies’ approach to embedding AI

By Scoop News Group

Videos

From experimentation to enterprise integration

By Scoop News Group

Resolute’s Chris Cadle on modernizing joint logistics with AI

By Scoop News Group

OTOT’s David Record talks agentic automation for faster ROI

By Scoop News Group

Invoke’s Johnny Ramondino on aligning automation with agency priorities

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

US lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable

By FedScoop Staff

Russell Vought says there are no plans for a DOGE after-action report

By FedScoop Staff

Secret Service experiences mobile device security blunders

By FedScoop Staff

The Department of Education’s IT shop lost more than half of its employees to Trump’s reduction in force last year

By FedScoop Staff

The Latest

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, left, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, talks with Chris Sununu, president and CEO of Airlines for America, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing titled “Close Calls: Improving Safety Across the National Airspace System,” in Russell building on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

FAA brings on AI, software partner for ATC modernization as industry champions tech upgrades

Demonstrators gather outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025 to protest against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency, initiated by the Trump administration and DOGE. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Education CIO office lost more than half of its employees to Trump’s reduction in force, watchdog says

The NASA logo is seen at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

NASA announces 2,100 awards under SEWP’s sixth generation

People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes bill to force SBA’s hand on AI reporting

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Outdated, conflicting guidance causes cloud procurement problems, watchdog says

US President Donald Trump (C) speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2026. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Genesis Mission Lead Darío Gil among those in attendance. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Energy Department launches Quantum Genesis initiative following Trump orders

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After financial agencies’ ‘Herculean effort’ on joint data standards, the wait begins

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Over 1,000 pages on FAR overhaul heads to formal rulemaking process

President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump executive orders speed up post-quantum migration, boost industry

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) logo on the side of its Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Fla. on April 7, 2026. The Lakeland facility is the home of the agency’s Hurricane Hunters and their fleet of aircraft designed to collected environmental data. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Bipartisan Senate bill would codify NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters, expand fleet

Zack Schwartz, Census Bureau — Zack Schwartz speaks March 11, 2020, at the IT Modernization Summit presented by FedScoop. (Scoop News Group)

VA IT official to contractors: Bring your AI game or get axed

(Photo by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

IRS live chat apps have room for improvement, watchdog finds

Flight Director Kerri Englert goes over details for an emerging tech test day aboard “Miss Piggy,” one of NOAA’s two Lockheed Orion WP-3D aircraft, on April 7, 2026. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Simultaneous drones, better data: NOAA hurricane tech hits milestones

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