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Some GSA tech workers may be reassigned, given option to leave agency, email shows

Sam Corcos, a DOGE alum and acting director of Technology Transformation Services, said in an email obtained by FedScoop that the reassignment initiative is meant to “ensure”…

By K. Sophie Will

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrive to push protesters back as cars enter and leave the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 12, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

ICE awards contested, controversial surveillance contract to Thomson Reuters

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By Lindsey Wilkinson

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HUD eyes AI tool to review grant spending. Housing advocates have concerns

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HHS suicide, crisis lifeline needs cybersecurity improvements, watchdog finds

The 988 Lifeline has made progress on cybersecurity but still needs to implement improvements to contingency plans, as well as identity and access controls.

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30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach

The mid-June breach exposed names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers, a VA email said.

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FAA unveils AI aviation data tool in Washington airspace

The platform, which launched in “a limited mode,” offers suggestions on handling congestion and other challenges by analyzing around 200 data streams.

By Lindsey Wilkinson

A demonstrator holds a sign to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on May 5, 2022 in Madison, Wis. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Interior to use facial recognition AI for missing and murdered persons, human trafficking cases

The agency’s Missing and Murdered Unit will use Clearview AI tools to “rapidly identify and locate missing persons, crime victims, and suspects nationwide,” contracting documents said.

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Despite upgrades, IRS cyber program still ‘not effective,’ watchdog says

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Anthropic extends its GSA OneGov deal for Claude by one month

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Energy competition aims to ‘maximize’ US chances in quantum race

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Bipartisan coalition calls on House leaders to advance AI guardrails

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USDA launches new interactive data insights tool

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Why unified data services are key to helping agencies escape AI ‘pilot purgatory’

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Why governing agentic AI is the next mission for federal agencies

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USDA CIO Sam Berry departs role to focus on farmer record modernization

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Why federal leaders must reclaim the economics of AI

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NRC to reformulate its AI strategy amid OCIO reorg, other changes

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Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs

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ICE plans AI assistant to have role in use case development, document shows

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The digital front door to government has moved. Most agencies don’t know it yet

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Court blocks OPM ‘loyalty question’ from use in agency job applications

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DHS finds a technology partner in the Energy Department

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Federal AI needs an authority ladder before agents get the keys

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NWS transition to cloud supercomputing could help fuel AI weather prediction

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OpenAI, GSA strike OneGov deal for ChatGPT through 2028

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