Agency officials told the watchdog that the “recent loss of experienced IT acquisition staff” resulted in paper-processing systems not being ready for the filing season.

The Postal Service is drawing on international AI pilots to streamline operations and potentially save money amid its budget crisis, the Office of the Inspector General said.

Unlike the House bill, the upper chamber’s continuing resolution would allow the Technology Modernization Fund to finance new projects through Dec. 11.

On his personal LinkedIn, Pete Waterman apologized to civilian FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service applicants and called the practice “brutally unfair when taken to the extreme.”

Tech leaders from across agencies and industry said the government must work together to use AI to fix broken systems, not just use it as a band-aid.

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.

Not every project has been a success, but the Technology Modernization Fund expects substantial savings are on the horizon, per the GAO report.

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

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