DOGE enters Homeland Security’s biometrics operations; Trump administration kicks off acquisition overhaul
Sources say the Elon Musk-led group is considering a system that agency leaders had hoped would replace its current biometrics database.
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Agentic AI in the federal government
Former USDA CIO Jonathan Alboum joins the podcast to discuss.
Trump administration kicks off federal acquisition overhaul with new website
Spurred by an April executive order, the Trump administration plans to issue a slimmed-down version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation later this year.
Trump budget offers big increase to VA’s EHR effort; GSA changes TMF repayment model with ‘longevity’ in mind
The fiscal 2026 budget proposal calls for a $2.17 billion jump in funding for the VA’s troubled EHRM, and promises more DOGE involvement in agency IT systems.
Two top tech officials are out at Treasury; New Pentagon program to speed up software acquisition is launching
The exits of the department’s CTO and CISO come amid major turnover in the agency’s IT shop.
GAO audits of DOGE underway; GSA unveils modernized IT tool procurement strategy
Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told Senate lawmakers that the watchdog is examining what the group has done with data in Treasury, Social Security and OPM networks.
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USAID wiping and disposing devices; Navy Secretary terminates IT contracts, grants amid DOGE drive
The agency’s IT desk said employees will not have to return the gear, which will be remotely wiped and marked “disposed.”
NSF director Panchanathan resigns; Bill to reauthorize TMF would extend program to 2032
Sethuraman Panchanathan has been at the science research agency since the first Trump administration.
The Department of Labor gets access to OpenAI tech; Top officials behind CISA’s ‘Secure by Design’ resign
The move makes Labor one of the latest agencies to gain access to generative AI tools from the maker of ChatGPT.
What the dismantling of the Education Department means for its data
Former data staff from the agency say they’re especially concerned about large transfers of data and the future of grants administration, after already seeing mismanagement and delays.