The portal providing vendors and the public with a look at what purchases were coming up will come to an end Oct. 30.

The agencywide blanket purchase agreement brings a streamlined procurement vehicle for licenses and other services from 70-plus vendors, of which Carahsoft is a sole distributor.

Experts are sounding the alarm on a new provision allowing DHS’s chief AI officer to waive any requirement outlined in the directive, including prohibited use cases.

And, GAO will monitor government AI use, hire AI experts in coming years

The agency coordinated the effort with the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, aiming to strengthen airspace security.

And, the VA partners with CLEAR for identity verification on its website.

IT leaders at the agency have flirted with the boundaries of ethical and legal limits with various ties to federal contractors, government experts say.

Antoine McCord left the defense technology company to take over the Department of Homeland Security’s top IT role, which he held for a year and a half.

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general office identified vulnerabilities that could enable an attacker to compromise networks and access sensitive information.

The DHS unit is conducting market research to see how vendors could potentially help add AI agents to development workflows and expand its existing STELLA platform.