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Trump administration is still touting a $50B Anthropic investment amid agency ban

The White House included Anthropic’s contribution in a Monday release trumpeting private-sector investments the administration has “secured.”

By Madison Alder

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Federal IT leaders rarely build tools amid workforce gaps, private-sector partner push

Tech

By Lindsey Wilkinson

The Department of Labor’s Mangala Kuppa speaks during FedTalks in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Labor Department elevates Mangala Kuppa to full-time CIO

Workforce

By Matt Bracken

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Agencies must shift to governing federal data by its domains

To deliver the President’s Management Agenda, CIOs and CDOs must move toward domain-based federated data governance.

By Kshemendra Paul

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SBA-IRS data-sharing process for disaster loans needs better tech, GAO says

The watchdog also encouraged the SBA to address inefficiencies in the Disaster Loan Program by pursuing a new legal authority to secure taxpayer consent for applications.

By Matt Bracken

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

OPM drops Claude, adds Grok and Codex to AI use disclosure

Its disclosure of Grok use follows Treasury’s statement that the department was testing the controversial chatbot.

By Madison Alder

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GSA leaders on OneGov: ‘We’re not anti-reseller. We’re anti-fragmentation’

While OneGov is set to disrupt the role of integrators and value-added resellers as prime contract holders, it doesn’t mean those organizations won’t have a place in…

By Billy Mitchell

Secret Service begins recruiting for AI working group modeled after DHS AI Corps

By Lindsey Wilkinson

IRS chief says agency is engaged in a ‘thorough’ cybersecurity review

By Matt Bracken

NASA chatbots, Treasury coding, OPM drafting: How agencies have deployed Claude

By Madison Alder

Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases under scrutiny by Democrats

By Lindsey Wilkinson

Data experts see new Labor Department portal as ‘an important first step’

By Matt Bracken

Insights

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Moving beyond the pilot: A mandate for mission-ready AI

By Mary Schwarz

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How to fix the government’s phone trust gap

By Jeff Huth

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Why automation is key to modernizing federal IT compliance

By Jason Venner

Rebuilding the digital bedrock of government

By Scoop News Group

Videos

Why AI is central to federal identity assurance

By Scoop News Group

How agencies are closing the gap between systems and service

By Scoop News Group

How AI is moving from dashboards to decision advantage across the Pentagon

By Scoop News Group

How Virginia is using enterprise IT modernization to improve constituent services

By Scoop News Group

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Anthropic sues the Trump administration

By FedScoop Staff

OPM drops Claude, adds Grok and Codex to AI use disclosure

By FedScoop Staff

Amid the Anthropic ban, a look at how agencies have deployed Claude

By FedScoop Staff

Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases come under scrutiny of Democrats

By FedScoop Staff

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The White House wants quicker AI adoption. Can agencies make it happen?

From left, Paige Lambermont, research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Marsden Hanna, head of energy and sustainability policy for Google, and Eric Masanet, UC Santa Barbara professor testify during the House Science and Technology Committee Investigations and Oversight Subcomittee hearing on “Powering America’s AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center Infrastructure” in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

National labs work to optimize AI infrastructure amid Genesis Mission

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How agencies can secure OT without shutting it down

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Anthropic faces fallout across federal agencies from DOD clash

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Bipartisan Senate bill to establish AI standards, testbeds gets renewed

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IRS broke the law more than 40K times by sharing addresses with ICE, judge says

Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Gottumukkala out, Andersen in as acting CISA director

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Lawmakers, privacy advocates push for reform of government surveillance rules

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Bill backed by 160 Democrats seeks rebirth of IRS’s Direct File

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OPM’s public tally of senior government staff is incomplete, watchdog says

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IRS union pushes back on IT shakeup as workers begin detail to taxpayer services

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Appeals court gives OK to IRS to keep sharing information with ICE

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Interior needs to improve data-sharing capabilities, GAO says

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