Eleven House Ways & Means lawmakers want Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to address questions about the tax agency’s use of AI on antiquated COBOL code.

Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia sat down with FedScoop reporter Madison Alder for a wide-ranging interview on the state of federal IT.

In an interview with FedScoop, federal CIO Greg Barbaccia addressed the status of the tech workforce, methodology of consolidation, and current structure of the DOGE.

In a proposed rule issued Monday, the agency said it wants to broaden the pool of individuals whose data it can collect and administer DNA testing of…

The Recoding America Fund, led in part by Jennifer Pahlka, is looking to build government “radically better — not incrementally better.”

Canceled grants include data-focused clean air and water projects, predictive models for chemical testing and more. Researchers worry the U.S. won’t “recover” from ruthless cuts to science.

Civilian federal agency interest in the company’s technology has grown, but current and former officials have some worries, including cost.

Zachary Terrell is the chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, FedScoop has learned. He is also serving at NSF.

Frank Bisignano said the agency’s data protection measures “did not diverge” from standard practice, challenging the DOGE-related concerns raised by SSA’s ex-CDO.

William Kirk said the watchdog would “appropriately look at” possible violations of security standards in response to Sen. Markey’s question about a Wired story on unvetted DOGE…