Agency software-buying bill advances in the House
The House also passed an SBA modernization bill linked to a failed platform rollout.
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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) Modernization House passes SBA modernization bill linked to failed platform rollout
The SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act would require the agency to implement 11 GAO recommendations from a report on the troubled Unified Certification Platform launch.
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Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center in Memphis, Tenn., on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images) AI Lawmakers eye liquid cooling tech to solve AI data center problems
A bipartisan, bicameral bill pushes for a GAO R&D assessment of the technology to help mitigate rising energy demands and costs associated with the building of data centers.
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Cyber Inside GSA’s rollout of USAi
GSA Chief AI Officer Zach Whitman shares exclusive details on the new initiative.
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Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, takes her seat for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on June 12, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Acquisition Federal software buying bill is back in play in the House
The SAMOSA Act, reintroduced by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, would overhaul IT purchasing practices across the federal government.
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(GAO photo) Acquisition Watchdog finds dozens of agencies fail to consistently certify procurement data
The incomplete data quality reports covered $2 billion in federal contracts in fiscal 2023.
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The facade of the Internal Revenue Service building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Modernization After timeout on modernization, IRS eyes new IT plans to ‘align’ with Trump admin
The tax agency slimmed down its strategic IT initiatives from 23 to nine and has promised to release “new strategic plans” for the work within a year, per the GAO.
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Charles Worthington, CTO & Sr. Technology Advisor, Dept. of Veterans Affairs AI VA leader eyes ‘aggressive deployment’ of AI as watchdog warns of challenges to get there
Lawmakers pressed Charles Worthington on data privacy and workforce readiness as the VA pushes ahead with AI.
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A view of a Social Security Administration building in Burbank, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2020. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) Acquisition Social Security Administration has workforce issues in IT contracting space, GAO says
The agency’s “deficiencies” on IT acquisition are compounded by staff reductions and outdated training plans, according to the watchdog.
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Close-up of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sign outside its main headquarters in Washington, DC. (Getty Images) AI AI requirements are racking up across government, GAO says
A new report from the congressional watchdog identified nearly 100 government-wide requirements related to AI.