Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), told lawmakers on Wednesday that HHS is “very aggressively” leveraging AI technologies to drive efficiencies and offset the operational impacts of proposed cuts in the department’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget. […]

Conner Prochaska, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy, told lawmakers on Wednesday that, if confirmed, he will work to advance energy and critical technologies. […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Clark Minor as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). […]

The latest edition of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual review of Federal spending overlap, duplication, and fragmentation is taking aim at IT project reviews by the largest 24 government agencies and estimating that implementing statutory requirements for those types of reviews could save the government more than $100 million. […]

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) newly launched generative AI tool is reserved for internal use for now, but GSA Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Zach Whitman said today that the tool has the potential to be applied across government to empower the entire Federal workforce. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has canceled its solicitation for a new cloud-based human capital management system. […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that it will scale the use of artificial intelligence across its 11 centers by early summer after successfully piloting a new tool for research purposes. […]

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) central database – where it stores environmental data received from companies, states, and tribes – isn’t properly secured, leaving it vulnerable to cyber threat actors, a new report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds. […]

President Donald Trump and Department of Transportation (DoT) Secretary Sean Duffy are on the hunt for emergency supplemental funding to pay for their plan unveiled on Thursday to build a brand-new U.S. air traffic control system. […]

The Federal government’s latest stab at modernizing Federal worker and contractor vetting has improved screening processes but left many agencies unable to fully comply with updated policies due to incompatible IT systems, a new watchdog report finds.  […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) and Adobe have announced a new agreement to offer a Paperless Government Solution at a 70 percent discount through Nov. 30 as part of GSA’s drive to reduce software costs across the government. […]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has tapped Hartley Caldwell as what appears to be its third chief information officer (CIO) since the start of the Trump administration in January.   […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem told lawmakers today that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is “back on mission,” amid concerns voiced by House and Senate members on both sides of the aisle about the Trump administration’s rationale for proposed cuts to CISA’s budget for fiscal year 2026.   […]

Jerry Ma, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) director of emerging technology and first-ever chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO), announced that he is stepping down and heading to the private sector. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking to utilize automation technologies to improve its Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) claims process for eligible survivors and dependents of deceased veterans and servicemembers. […]

As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) moves forward with its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, VA Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers today that the program will not be impacted by the agency’s proposed workforce cuts. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has released new details on its overhaul of Federal purchasing policies that aims to streamline and consolidate government procurement activities.   […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a tech system that helps VA schedulers book veterans’ appointments directly into community providers’ scheduling systems, but lawmakers say the agency is rolling out the system too slowly. […]

The Department of Energy (DoE) is moving its chief of staff, Alex Fitzsimmons, to head the agency’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).  […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needs to do more to protect Americans’ DNA data to keep it out of the hands of foreign adversaries, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned in a report issued on April 30.   […]

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling that is preventing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Americans’ unredacted data held by the Social Security Administration (SSA). […]

Paul Blahusch is retiring as the Labor Department’s chief information security officer (CISO) after a six-year tenure that began in 2018. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is in line for a $5.4 billion funding increase in fiscal year (FY) 2026 under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget published on Friday, including a $2.17 billion increase for the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. […]

A Federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to lift a court order that restricts the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) ability to access Americans’ data held by the Social Security Administration (SSA). […]

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted on April 30 to advance Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, moving the astronaut and entrepreneur one step closer to confirmation. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has promoted Laura Stanton and Stephanie Shutt to new leadership roles within the agency’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). […]

The head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered a less than glowing review of Federal government artificial intelligence (AI) data work during a Senate budget hearing on April 29, where he also said that GAO is undertaking efforts to evaluate the impact of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Federal agency systems and data. […]

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem outlined her plans on Tuesday for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which she said is undergoing an assessment to better align the nation’s cyber defense agency to its original mission. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has launched a new strategy aimed at modernizing and streamlining Federal IT acquisitions, the agency announced today.  […]

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is demanding answers from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over its recent restructuring moves that have reduced the agency’s IT and cybersecurity personnel.   […]