Senate Director David Weinberg says structured data key to optimizing AI use
David Weinberg | Staff Director, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | U.S. Senate
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President Donald Trump looks on during a cabinet meeting in the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Federal Trump order pushes federal government toward electronic payment methods
The EO moves “America’s bank account” away from paper-based payments in what the White House says is an attempt to cut costs and target fraud.
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The U.S. Supreme Court. (Getty Images) Workforce OPM asks Supreme Court to halt probationary employee reinstatement at six agencies
The emergency application seeks a stay to an injunction ordering the reinstatement of “over 16,000 probationary employees” who were fired.
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David Weinberg, staff director for Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, speaks during the FedScoop-produced Elastic Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2025. (EPNAC / Photos by Sergey Kolupaev) AI Senate panel, with plans for AI-fueled efficiencies, waits on DOGE to call
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Democrats are backing tech bills aimed at government efficiency but haven’t heard much from Elon Musk’s crew.
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Former federal workers protest against Trump administration policies in front of the Hubert Humphrey Health and Human Services building in Washington D.C. on Feb. 19, 2025. (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Workforce Agencies that fired 25,000 federal workers comply with court-ordered reinstatements
Roughly 15,500 reinstatements were a direct result of the district court order, while roughly 6,000 workers were already reinstated, per court documents.
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Tech A new CIO at the Department of Homeland Security; NOAA firings spark concerns for agency’s data-centric mission
New DHS CIO Antoine McCord spent 18 years in a variety of cyber and national security roles, according to the agency. And, terminations could threaten the weather and climate agency’s public safety work and make existing staffing issues worse, former workers said.
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A Department of Homeland Security logo is seen inside a press conference room on May 11, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Transition DHS picks Marine, intelligence veteran as new CIO
Antoine McCord spent 18 years in a variety of cyber and national security roles, according to the agency.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) AI Top Oversight Democrat warns of DOGE AI use in federal agencies
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said the use of unauthorized tools by Elon Musk and DOGE may violate privacy laws and software regulations.
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(Getty Images) Commentary When firing isn’t a fix: Why government needs more tech experts
Modernizing federal systems — and reaping the efficiencies that come with that — requires expedited federal hiring.
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Border fence looking from Nogales Arizona into Nogales in Sonora Mexico. (Getty Images) Policy Border technology bill passes the House
The bipartisan legislation aims to accelerate DHS adoption of AI and other emerging technologies for border enforcement.