Dozens of lawmakers question DOGE’s use of AI; Former Army AI leader tapped as Pentagon’s next CDAO
In a letter to OMB Director Russell Vought, 48 lawmakers highlighted concerns about DOGE's use of unauthorized AI to process government data.
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Meet CODY, GSA’s new procurement automaton tool; Democrats question Secret Service’s anti-drone work at DC airport
Agency officials tell FedScoop that the CODY bot is now ready for use across the federal government.
Navigating the Trump administration as an inspector general
Former State Department IG Diana Shaw
DOD’s deferred resignation to be offered April 7-14; Bipartisan bill to foster public-private partnerships for NIST reintroduced in House, Senate
The program faces a number of challenges before it is set to expire, during a time where state and local governments face a bevy of cyber risks…
Reflections from DOD’s first-ever customer experience officer
Savan Kong joins the podcast to discuss the Pentagon’s progress in digital experience.
DOD to shrink its workforce by 50,000; Pentagon turns its focus to 6G
Officials provided new numbers and an inside look at unfolding plans to dramatically reduce the Defense Department's civilian staff.
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Lawyer linked to DOGE is defending OPM mass email system lawsuit; DOGE staffer violated security policies at the Treasury Department, court filing shows
Counsel for the plaintiffs in the case flagged Monday that an attorney who played a role in efforts to shutter the U.S. African Development Foundation is also…
Energy CIO replaced with SpaceX engineer as DOGE probes department’s systems; US AI Safety Institute taps Scale AI for model evaluation
Dawn Zimmer, who's been acting CIO since January, was replaced by a SpaceX network engineer. And, Scale AI will help the U.S. AI Safety Institute with evaluating…
OPM pushes to reclassify chief information officers, opening up position to politics; Treasury sued by union groups over systems access given to Elon Musk and DOGE
In another day of wild headlines, OPM pushes to reclassify CIO roles across government. And, union groups sue Treasury for allowing Elon Musk and DOGE access to…
AI wasn’t being used on Army helicopter involved in fatal crash near DC airport; State and local governments turn to talent matching program with a possible wave of federal resignations
Quashing any speculation, defense officials say the Army helicopter involved in Wednesday's tragic crash near Washington, D.C., was not using AI. And, state and local governments are…