The Daily Scoop Podcast

We discuss the latest news and trends facing government leaders on such topics as technology, management and workforce. The program will explore headlines of the day as well as in depth discussions with top executives in both government and industry.

Data leaders condemn Trump’s order to fire BLS commissioner; Trump nominates former private equity exec Edward Forst as GSA administrator

One group, whose leadership includes two former BLS commissioners, called on Congress to respond immediately and investigate her removal.

14 hours ago

GSA is planning to bring its chatbot to the rest of government; Trump administration launches effort aimed at improving health records

Zach Whitman, the agency’s CAIO and CDO, detailed the vision for GSAi across government and weighed in on whether Grok could be used by federal workers.

4 days ago

Senate Democrats want audit of DOGE access to federal systems; Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Jen Easterly

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…

5 days ago

Army awards $100M contract for Next-Gen command and control prototype; House bill eyes digitization to fix arcane federal permitting process

Anduril and its team of vendors secured a $99.6 million OTA to continue prototyping effort for the Army's Next Generation Command and Control.

Jul 21, 2025

The Daily Scoop Podcast

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Data leaders condemn Trump’s order to fire BLS commissioner; Trump nominates former private equity exec Edward Forst as GSA administrator

GSA is planning to bring its chatbot to the rest of government; Trump administration launches effort aimed at improving health records

Senate Democrats want audit of DOGE access to federal systems; Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Jen Easterly

The US government has its first federal chief AI officer; Generative AI use is ‘escalating rapidly’ in federal agencies

Democrats demand answers on Grok’s use in government; Starlink outage impacted Starshield services for military users

James Walkinshaw details his tech agenda; IRS has lost 25% of its IT workforce since Trump took office

A new effort to rebuild federal capacity in the wake of cuts

Army awards $100M contract for Next-Gen command and control prototype; House bill eyes digitization to fix arcane federal permitting process