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The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the current headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

HUD officially elevates former EV engineer David Julian to CIO

Julian, who has served as HUD’s assistant CIO since July 2025, takes over for Eric Sidle. Both previously worked at EV firms Chargepoint and NIO, as well…
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.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019. (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)

Watchdog links HUD workforce cuts to delayed tech services

The GAO found a 29% staff reduction and big cuts to IT contracts in 2025. Stakeholders attributed lagging service “to fewer HUD staff with technical knowledge” and…
Jennifer Franks, director of the GAO’s Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, speaks during the Elastic Public Sector Summit on March 19, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

GAO cyber chief eyes workforce investments as watchdog does more with less

Jennifer Franks, director of the GAO’s Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, said the nonpartisan agency needs upskilling and adaptability to keep pace with AI-related threats.
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Demonstrators rally outside Department of Labor headquarters on April 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C., in protest of DOGE workforce cuts to the agency’s Women’s Bureau, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration and Bureau of International Labor Affairs. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House Dems want DOL’s benefits agency to answer for ‘drastic’ enforcement cuts

Staff reductions at the Employee Benefits Security Administration could compromise a federal retirement law, House Education & Workforce Committee Democrats said in a letter shared first with…
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