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For US government, use of unapproved communications tools during foreign travel isn’t a new issue

In some cases, federal agencies have permitted the use of Signal, the encrypted messaging app used by top Trump officials to discuss attack plans.

Apr 8, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

President Joe Biden discusses AI and other topics during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden issues last-minute order to advance AI infrastructure in US

The executive order focuses on collaboration with industry, advancing economic competitiveness, and building next-generation data centers to support AI.

Jan 14, 2025 By Madison Alder

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DHS announces new partnership to build fentanyl detection tools

The collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory builds on previous DHS work with Interior and CBP.

Dec 19, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

Image shows the midwest and northeastern part of the U.S. and part of Canada covered by smoke from Canadian fires. — A June 2023 image from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-16 satellite shows smoke from wildfires in Canada over the midwest and northeastern regions of the U.S. GOES-16 was the first of four geostationary weather satellites in the GOES-R series. (Image via NOAA)

NOAA teams up with Agriculture, Interior on satellite-powered wildfire detection

Interior and the Forest Service will work with NOAA to use data from a fleet of weather satellites to improve the speed and accuracy of wildfire tracking.

Aug 6, 2024 By Madison Alder

The Interior Department building in Washington. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

Interior awards $2 billion cloud hosting contract to 7 vendors

The Foundation Cloud Hosting Services II contract is a recompete of a $10 billion cloud contract awarded to 10 vendors in 2013.

May 30, 2024 By Matt Bracken

OPM CISO James Saunders, right, and Interior CISO Stan Lowe, left, take part in a panel discussion on zero trust at the Amazon Web Services Innovate Day on May 15, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Agency CISOs aren’t sweating a looming zero trust deadline

Security chiefs at OPM, Interior and USCIS reflect on budgetary and cultural challenges ahead of a Sept. 30 due date to implement zero trust architecture.

May 17, 2024 By Matt Bracken

This illustration picture shows the ChatGPT logo displayed on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

How risky is ChatGPT? Depends which federal agency you ask

A majority of civilian CFO Act agencies have come up with generative AI strategies, according to a FedScoop analysis.

Feb 5, 2024 By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil

Andrea Brandon sits on a panel with two other people. A lectern with a "FedTalks" sign is in the foreground. — Andrea Brandon, deputy assistant secretary of budget, finance, grants, and acquisitions at the Department of the Interior speaks on a panel at FedTalks 2023. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez)

Interior eyes Microsoft’s mixed reality tool for national parks tours

The agency is moving forward with innovative technology “boldly,” Department of the Interior’s Andrea Brandon said at FedTalks.

Sep 7, 2023 By Madison Alder

Interior awards $1B cloud contract to Peraton

"The Cloud Hosting Solutions (CHS) III acquisition puts DOI bureaus in control of how, when, and where they wish to receive service," Interior said last year.

Jun 14, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

Department of the Interior — (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

Interior CIO says outdated policymaking hampering adoption of new tech

“What holds federal agencies back often is on the front end with policies, processes and information systems that are antiquated."

Feb 2, 2023 By Nihal Krishan