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The seal of the Federal Communications Commission hangs inside the hearing room at the FCC headquarters on Feb. 26, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Senate bill calls for FCC-led task force to combat overseas robocalls

The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act from Sens. Budd and Welch aims to protect Americans “from being preyed on by criminal enterprises across the globe.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., delivers opening remarks during a subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats want total audit of DOGE access to agency systems

The Pick Up After Your DOGE Act from Sens. Whitehouse, Wyden and Warren calls on the GAO to conduct comprehensive performance and security audits of agency computer…
Elon Musk, who oversees the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), wears a “Tech Support” t-shirt as he speaks during the first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term, on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

House Oversight Democrats demand answers on Grok’s use in government

A letter to GSA seeks information surrounding the xAI tool following FedScoop reporting that revealed the agency’s testing of the platform.
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President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during the “Winning the AI Race” summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed executive orders related to his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan during the event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Open-source AI could provide ‘geostrategic value,’ Trump AI plan says

Notably, the White House’s AI Action Plan plan doesn’t specifically encourage the federal government to use open-source AI.
James Walkinshaw, the Fairfax County Supervisor and former chief of staff to the late Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., speaks during the Congressional District 11 Candidates Forum at the Reston Community Center on June 24, 2025 in Reston, Va. (Photo by Craig Hudson For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

James Walkinshaw dishes on DOGE, data and continuing Gerry Connolly’s IT legacy

Running for his old boss’s seat in Virginia’s 11th district, Walkinshaw details his tech agenda in an interview with FedScoop.
People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House lawmakers target SBA IT modernization in bipartisan bill

The legislation calls on the agency to implement 2024 GAO recommendations regarding an online certifications platform that was marked by delays and unreliable cost estimates.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

OMB must make appropriations website public again, judge rules

A U.S. district judge wrote in a Monday decision that the OMB is “relying on an extravagant and unsupported theory of presidential power.”
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