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CHINA – 2025/06/14: In this photo illustration, the back of a $50 bill is seen displayed featuring the U.S. Capitol building and “IN GOD WE TRUST” wording with other bills in the background. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

IT professionals, advocates ‘frustrated’ after Congress fails to reauthorize TMF 

The TMF's expiration underscores Congress's vital role in enabling the Technology Modernization Fund’s survival.
Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, takes her seat for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on June 12, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Federal software buying bill is back in play in the House

The SAMOSA Act, reintroduced by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, would overhaul IT purchasing practices across the federal government.
BEIJING, CHINA – AUGUST 24: In this photo illustration, the logo of Grok is displayed on a smartphone screen with the xAI logo in the background on August 24, 2025 in Beijing, China. Elon Musk’s xAI has open-sourced its Grok 2.5 model and plans to do the same for Grok 3 in the next 6 months. (Photo illustration by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

xAI strikes GSA deal for Grok after weeks of speculation 

The GSA’s AI safety team determined Grok 4 met its guidelines after testing, an agency official said.
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