The VA’s Enterprise Software Asset Management (eSAM) initiative and software license inventory project lack governance frameworks and planning, per a new GAO report.
Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)
A sign for the General Services Administration’s listening session on a proposed artificial intelligence rule is displayed at the George Washington University Law School on July 14, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)
At a listening session, government contracting experts and AI companies said the revised rule is too vague and doesn’t follow current commercial contracting standards.
With 80% of its pending claims stuck in an evidence gathering phase, a congressional subcommittee wonders if there are enough humans left at the agency to stay…
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2027 budget requests for the Department of Interior, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
Months after Secretary Doug Burgum said the paper-heavy process was “antiquated,” tribal members can now use a website portal to report a death and track their case.