President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post on Feb. 19, indicated his intentions to direct his administration to release any files related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), colloquially referred to as UFOs. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) warned that most Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities in a recent review lack basic data to track whether veterans’ specialty care calls are being answered, raising concerns about delays in access to care. […]
The Supreme Court said that it will begin using new software to help justices identify potential conflicts of interest when deciding whether to recuse themselves from cases. […]
The State Department awarded potentially $10 billion in contracts under its EVOLVE enterprise IT acquisition program, which aims to improve the department’s security posture and drive innovation and modernization. […]
The U.S. Army is streamlining the acquisition of cutting-edge technologies, making it easier to deliver innovative solutions directly to soldiers through its Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT), officials said during a media briefing on Feb. 20. […]
Throughout February, the Treasury Department plans to issue six resources intended to help enable secure and resilient artificial intelligence (AI) across the financial services sector. The agency released the first two resources on Thursday. […]
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is gearing up for possible legal action aimed at blocking a rule proposed by the Trump administration that would empower the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to review reduction-in-force (RIF) appeals filed by federal workers. […]
The U.S. Air Force is launching an effort to develop the next generation of its Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapons System, according to a program announcement posted on SAM.gov on Feb. 18. […]
The Trump administration unveiled a slate of initiatives on Friday aimed at expanding the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) full stack globally, announcing new export, standards, support, and financing efforts at the India AI Impact Summit. […]
The State Department announced on Thursday it will make $200 million in foreign assistance funding available to expand access to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, low-cost smartphones across the Indo-Pacific region under the new “Edge AI” package. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Friday the phase one awards of the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), which has no maximum dollar ceiling. […]
Republican leaders on the House Science and Technology Committee want the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a comprehensive review of existing federal and state laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI). […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) today named Gregory Barbaccia as the acting director of its Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a unit that helps federal agencies modernize and deliver digital government services. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is looking to take a more assertive role in federal IT oversight, deepening its partnership with federal agencies while empowering chief information officers (CIOs), an OMB official said Wednesday. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is out of money to execute the second phase of its modernization plan, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday morning that he believes Congress will appropriate more funds to keep the effort going. […]
Lawmakers are increasing pressure on the Pentagon over its inability to pass a full audit, with new legislation that provides a mix of incentives, penalties, and new investments in automation and artificial intelligence (AI). […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is exchanging the traditional acquisitions process for a new challenge-based approach to modernize its vast IT infrastructure – and to do so quickly. […]
Companies that teach employees how to use and build artificial intelligence (AI) systems could receive a new tax credit for each worker they train under a bipartisan proposal introduced Wednesday by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. […]
Federal agencies are moving quickly from artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation to operational deployments, but the organizations seeing real returns are treating AI as a workforce and change management effort as much as a technology upgrade, according to Jim Kelly, vice president of federal sales at Google Public Sector. […]
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a new rule on Tuesday that would bar federal agencies from purchasing certain products and services that contain semiconductors tied to foreign adversaries. […]
The Pentagon is seeking artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to help manage routine back-office functions across the Department of Defense (DOD) – rebranded as the Department of War by the Trump administration. […]
Federal officials are intensifying efforts to modernize and consolidate back-office systems, positioning artificial intelligence (AI) as an emerging key tool to streamline operations and reengineer business processes. […]
The Department of Transportation (DOT) will complete its transition to Google Workspace in the coming weeks, DOT Chief Digital and Information Officer Pavan Pidugu said Wednesday, capping off a department-wide migration. […]
The Treasury Department is looking for feedback on an anticipated contract model that aims to establish direct relationships with frontier artificial intelligence (AI) and large language model developers. […]
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) has appointed William Kirk as chair of the group’s Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) identified 26 science and technology challenges it aims to tackle through its Genesis Mission while advancing artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and discovery. […]
The U.S. Navy’s information warfare chief announced last week that the service aims to fully certify all 10 fleet Maritime Operations Center (MOC) by 2027. […]
A new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reveals that the user access controls in the agency’s Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS) are not sufficient to protect sensitive VA data. […]
As legal challenges mount over how federal agencies share Americans’ personal information, Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., is calling for an overhaul of the Privacy Act of 1974, arguing the law has not kept pace with modern data practices and emerging technologies. […]
The Pentagon is seeking input from defense contractors and stakeholders to help shape Phase 2 of regulatory reforms for the Department of Defense (DOD) – rebranded as the Department of War by the Trump administration. […]