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K. Sophie Will

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K. Sophie Will is a reporter at FedScoop. Previously, she was an investigative data reporter at Bloomberg Industry Group. An award-winning journalist and Utah native, she graduated from Boston University and formerly worked with CQ Roll Call, the Utah Investigative Journalism Project, the Deseret News, USA Today, Reuters, HuffPost, WGBH, and more. Reach her on Signal at ksophiewill.66 or by phone at 617-888-0900.

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A sign for the General Services Administration’s listening session on a proposed artificial intelligence rule is displayed at the George Washington University Law School on July 14, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

Despite revisions, GSA’s proposed AI acquisition rule still falls short, stakeholders say

AI

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VA’s AI use to fix disability claims backlog sparks concerns from Congress, watchdogs

AI

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2027 budget requests for the Department of Interior, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Interior launches electronic system for Native American property probate processing

AI

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20: A Veterans Health Administration sign is displayed outside of the Washington VA Medical Center on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

VA taps familiar face as acting health secretary overseeing EHR work

Federal

technology budget, IT funding, venture capital, tbm — (Getty Images)

TMF wants to fund AI, faster permitting tech projects before money runs out

AI

veterans affairs, veterans health, va — The George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City. (Veterans Health Administration / Flickr)

VA patient system wrongly deemed ‘low risk’, watchdog says

Federal

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins takes his seat at the witness table for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on “Opportunities with VHA Reorganization” in the Cannon House Office Building on Feb. 11, 2026. John Bartrum, under secretary for health, is seated to the left. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

VA health secretary quits less than a year into tenure

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

Acquisition

Congressional Research Service Director Karen Donfried testifies on the service’s artificial intelligence usage before the House Administration Committee on June 25, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

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

AI