Universal connectivity and competitive communications markets will determine whether artificial intelligence (AI) delivers broad economic gains or reinforces market concentration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Olivia Trusty said on Wednesday. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a final rule on Thursday establishing Schedule Policy/Career in the excepted service, a move that makes it easier for the Trump administration to fire federal employees in policy-making positions. […]
Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Greg Barbaccia said on Thursday that the Trump administration is shifting from static, point-in-time metrics toward outcome-driven ones, signaling changes to how federal agencies measure success and design federal websites. […]
After years of delays in deploying funding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, lawmakers on Wednesday said the focus must shift from planning to construction, with “shovels in the ground” across the country. […]
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross on Tuesday outlined six core pillars of the forthcoming national cybersecurity strategy, signaling a streamlined approach aimed at better aligning cyber policy and resources across the federal government. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) tapped Zack Schwartz to serve as the principal deputy assistant secretary for the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT). […]
While Congress expects the partial government shutdown to be short, the disruption has already triggered a cybersecurity consequence: the lapse of two cornerstone federal authorities that support cyber threat information sharing and state and local cyber defense funding. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to speed veterans’ benefits claims processing, using automated document analysis and search tools to cut review times. […]
Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Greg Barbaccia said Friday that the federal government is at a major “inflection point” for service delivery, arguing that agencies must move beyond incremental fixes and overhaul how they serve the public. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Wednesday that it will spend $4.8 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2026 to modernize and improve health care facilities, including a $1 billion investment for the maintenance and modernization of electronic health record (EHR) systems. […]
