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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.

DOGE gains access to immigration systems; Bill to codify AI research at NSF is rebooted

A memo from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services raises concerns about the extent to which the Elon Musk-led group could access personal information related to immigration.

6 hours ago

DOD’s deferred resignation to be offered April 7-14; Bipartisan bill to foster public-private partnerships for NIST reintroduced in House, Senate

The program faces a number of challenges before it is set to expire, during a time where state and local governments face a bevy of cyber risks…

1 day ago

How the State Department is evolving use of its StateChat chatbot

State’s John Silson shares the details on how the department is expanding use of the generative AI chatbot.

2 days ago

IRS cuts about 50 IT executives; Treasury elevates Jeffrey King to CIO

The reshuffle in Treasury’s IT shop comes as the IRS cut about 50 IT staffers Friday.

3 days ago

Agency software purchasing bill reintroduced by House Oversight members; SSA swaps out DOGE staffers as CIO

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking another run at the SAMOSA Act, a bill with strong support from a variety of tech groups.

Mar 28, 2025

Federal CIO calls for agencies to inventory licenses with top-5 software vendors; USAID’s IT team has just five members remaining

By April 2, CIOs must send a list of all licenses they have with Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle and ServiceNow.

Mar 27, 2025

Trump order pushes federal government toward electronic payment methods; House Oversight passes executive reorganization bill

Republicans advanced a bill out of committee that would let the administration reorganize the federal government through amending rules, regulations and requirements.

Mar 26, 2025

Reflections from DOD’s first-ever customer experience officer

Savan Kong joins the podcast to discuss the Pentagon’s progress in digital experience.

Mar 25, 2025