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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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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

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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

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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

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Outdated, conflicting guidance causes cloud procurement problems, watchdog says

Acquisition

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

Acquisition

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

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

EPA piloting AI on ‘everything,’ but experts still needed for highest levels

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