With artificial intelligence (AI) use accelerating across government, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging federal agencies to share their experiences with the technology to inform future AI procurements. […]
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is pledging $135 million to further develop and commercialize fusion technologies, the largest investment in fusion technology in the agency’s history. […]
The FBI has disrupted the U.S. portion of a network of routers compromised by Russian military intelligence in cyber operations used to steal government, military, and critical infrastructure information, U.S. officials said on April 7. […]
A surge in cyber scammers impersonating U.S. government officials last year resulted in nearly $800 million in losses, the FBI reported on April 6. […]
The Trump administration has significantly reshaped the federal workforce, installing political appointees at an unprecedented pace while sharply reducing the ranks of career senior leadership, according to a new report. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is launching a hiring push to recruit project managers for roles across federal agencies, which will include overseeing initiatives in artificial intelligence (AI) and financial technology. […]
The National Weather Service (NWS) has awarded two contracts for its new cloud-based data and applications services, ushering in what the government calls “a new era of modernization for the nation’s weather agency.” […]
A federal dashboard designed to help address the government’s shortage of cybersecurity professionals is not used by five of six agencies examined by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), including the agency that created it, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). […]
The controversial Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Direct File program, which was canceled in part due to high costs, actually cost the government $45 million less than expected, according to a federal watchdog. […]
A congressman who is influential on homeland security matters is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by violent extremists and other illicit actors, saying it poses “a broad and evolving national security threat.” […]