Zack Schwartz, a top VA IT official, framed the change as a way to avoid “unnecessary delays” in procurement while maintaining security standards.

An independent review found the department was deficient in seven areas. The agency said many of the recommended actions are already underway.

CORAS is a FedRAMP High-certified agentic-AI “decision maker” that has already been authorized for use at the Department of Defense.

Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden demand answers from the SSA commissioner about myriad DOGE data issues.

House Science Committee Democrats pushed for answers on possible redirection of NSF funds, slowed grantmaking, and allegations of coordination with DOGE and the White House.

The VA’s Enterprise Software Asset Management (eSAM) initiative and software license inventory project lack governance frameworks and planning, per a new GAO report.

Hubs in Maine and Missouri were the only two projects to receive awards again after a Trump administration decision to rescind funds last year.

The bipartisan Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act would raise purchase thresholds and allow for pre-payments on cloud services.

A bipartisan group of senators is asking the Office of Federal Procurement Policy for a plan to implement a law now two years overdue.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration detailed security gaps, vulnerabilities and unauthorized software amid the agency’s pivot from paperless processing.