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Demonstrators gather outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025 to protest against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency, initiated by the Trump administration and DOGE. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Education CIO office lost more than half of its employees to Trump’s reduction in force, watchdog says

Some sub-offices were left completely empty, the Office of the Inspector General found using Microsoft Teams, since the agency refused to supply staffing data.

Jun 24, 2026 By K. Sophie Will

Army Capt. Kelly Spencer, a brigade nurse and the officer-in-charge of the 82-bed minimal care ward at the Seattle Event Center in downtown Seattle, Wash., checks her email at the nurse’s station, April 6. (Official U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)

Some Army reservists will need to report to facilities to migrate to new email platform

The majority of reservists should be able to change their email system virtually, but some will need to report in person to do so.

Dec 22, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Maria Roat speaks Dec. 4, 2018, at the Public Sector Innovation Summit presented by VMware and produced by FedScoop and StateScoop. (FedScoop)

CIO Council stands up office to support governmentwide collaboration pilot

The council wants to expand the success of its governmentwide collaboration tool pilot.

Nov 8, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Agency leaders anticipate a post-pandemic hybrid work environment

Even with vaccines coming, there could be a push for a hybrid workforce with a mix of in-person and remote employees, federal IT officials told FedScoop.

Jan 21, 2021 By Sara Wilson

Telework boom expanded an existing headache: keeping track of software licenses

More mobile devices, more updates to apps — agencies like the USDA and the Air Force are confronting how to keep track of what software is on…

Jul 17, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

James Gfrerer, CIO, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA — James Gfrerer speaks Nov. 14, 2019, at the Workforce Summit presented by FedScoop and WorkScoop. (Scoop News Group)

How VA improved its IT with $2B in emergency coronavirus funding

The VA is "putting every penny of" the more than $2 billion it received for things like telework and telehealth to "effective use," VA CIO James Gfrerer…

May 29, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Maj. Gen. Bruce Crawford, Commander of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, and Brig. Gen. Paul Rogers, Deputy Commander of the 46th Military Police Command discuss the future opportunities to expand the Michigan National Guard capabilities across the state during Exercise Northern Strike 17 Aug. 8, 2017. (Michigan National Guard photo by Spc. Alan Prince)

Inside the Army’s rapid IT response to COVID-19, with Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford

In an exclusive interview, Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford describes the Army's ability to rapidly adapt and innovate during the coronavirus pandemic and how it led to continued…

May 22, 2020 By Billy Mitchell