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Large lettering marks the main entrance to the General Services Administration (GSA) headquarters on July 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

GSA appoints former banking exec as new government contracting head

Jennifer Hill is the new commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, the agency’s contracting operation recently involved in artificial intelligence procurements.
In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence-powered search and answer engine, with the company’s logo visible in the background. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

FedRAMP 20x picks up steam with first full ‘Class C’ certification to AI company

Perplexity is the first company to be certified under the full sped-up 20x process within the class most akin to the old “moderate” level. More are coming,…
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From left to right, Google Public Sector CEO Karen Dahut speaks with GSA Administrator Ed Forst, DOD Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian at the Google Public Sector Summit on Oct. 20, 2026 in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

Google launches Gemini for government services as new ‘agentic solution’

The Google Public Sector Summit featured the Gemini announcement and GSA Administrator Ed Forst’s take on America-dot-gov.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks with reporters after attending a closed-door, classified briefing for Senators at U.S. Capitol Building on Feb. 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Dems demand answers on EHRM contract rise as VA says lawmakers knew the total price

Ahead of Oracle’s subpoenaed testimony, Democratic lawmakers want to know why the ceiling nearly tripled to $27 billion. But the VA says it told Congress the estimated…
In this photo illustration, the CLEAR Secure company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

VA piloting CLEAR identity verification on its website

While using CLEAR is free and not mandatory, the pilot is “one of the first steps of a larger VA modernization effort” and combats identity fraud when…
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