Federal agencies have until May 4 to report details on non-commercial contracts to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under new guidance aimed at increasing procurement of commercial products and solutions. […]

A new House bill aims to overhaul how the federal government combats fraud by creating a new inspector general focused on fraud at the Treasury Department and expanding the use of data analytics to prevent improper payments. […]

In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Antonella O’Brien, Consultant, CSG Federal Systems Integrators and Channel, Dell Technologies, to discuss what it really takes to enable AI at the desktop in federal environments where agencies are working to boost productivity, speed decisions, and turn AI pilots into repeatable mission outcomes. The conversation explores the workforce use cases that are best suited for on-device AI, how agencies can build trust through security and governance, and what a practical path from pilot to scale can look like. […]

The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee advanced its fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bill on Friday, including $5 million for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) and millions in appropriations for cybersecurity improvements.  […]

Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program, told lawmakers Wednesday that space-based interceptors – a key element of Golden Dome – could be excluded from the final design due to their potential cost. […]

President Donald Trump has signed off on a short-term extension of a controversial legal provision that allows the government to surveil Americans’ digital data without a warrant.  […]

The White House is calling on the private sector to identify technology solutions to help modernize what the Trump administration contends is a slow process for federal environmental reviews and permitting. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is changing how it manages cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its National Vulnerability Database. […]

Josh Gruenbaum, who served as the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) at the General Services Administration (GSA) since January 2025, is stepping down from his position. […]

The Defense Department (DOD) Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) is moving to implement a data mesh fabric to bring more structure to its growing data environment and improve decision-making speed, an official said Thursday. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is legally prohibited from carrying out core activities such as stakeholder outreach during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, even as cyber threats from nation-state actors persist, a top agency official told lawmakers Thursday. […]

Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns this week over a lack of detail in the Trump administration’s budget request for the Defense Department (DOD). They warned that lack of information could slow Congress’ already challenging effort to pass a federal budget. […]

The acting head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told senators on April 15 that GAO will continue to pursue its never-ending government operations fraud-fighting efforts – while boosting its internal use of emerging technologies – under GAO’s proposed budget increase for fiscal year (FY) 2027. […]

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) cybersecurity official said agencies must build security into artificial intelligence (AI) from the outset as the technology expands federal attach surfaces. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is accelerating the processing of disability claims and improving accuracy, and agency officials are giving credit to expanded use of automation. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has begun a sweeping overhaul of federal hiring practices, launching a lengthy effort to rewrite all 604 occupational series to prioritize skills- and competency-based qualifications. […]

Quantum technologies are transitioning from research to early commercialization, the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) announced Wednesday in its latest annual report. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF), in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has selected the Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado and Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana as potential sites for nuclear microreactors. […]

More than six months after they expired, the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will again provide needed funding to support America’s small businesses. […]

For federal technology leaders trying to decide when quantum computing moves from a long-range research issue to an operational priority, Yuval Boger says the answer is sooner than many agencies think. In a recent interview with MeriTalk, the QuEra executive said the U.S. government is increasingly treating quantum computing as both a national security concern and an economic competitiveness issue. […]

MeriTalk’s new Future-Ready Finance report, underwritten by Workday Government, shows many finance teams are still dealing with fragmented systems and manual workarounds that make confident decision-making much harder. MeriTalk recently sat down with Annamary Holbrook, director of federal solutions consulting at Workday Government, to discuss what the findings mean in practice. […]

Defense leaders said Tuesday the federal government has entered a new phase of operational deployment with artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, Baltimore officials are deploying targeted pilots to improve public services.  […]

Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., and three other House Democrats are pressing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for answers on persistent delays in federal retirement processing, citing mounting complaints from retirees who have waited months for benefits.  […]

State and local government leaders said on Tuesday that shrinking federal grant support and tighter local budgets are forcing them to rethink how they fund and scale zero trust efforts, even as cyber threats continue to grow. […]

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act. […]

A senior federal cybersecurity leader said on Tuesday that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is forcing agencies to rethink how they manage risk within zero trust architectures because machine-speed decision-making strains traditional security controls. […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Front Door program has expanded to the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), offering a new avenue for commercial companies to connect with military leaders. […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on April 10 that it has dismantled a global phishing operation while working with Indonesian authorities in what officials described as a first-of-its-kind joint cyber investigation. […]

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. […]

With roughly a year left on many of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) initial OneGov agreements, GSA Deputy Administrator Michael Lynch said Tuesday that the agency is working to turn those short-term deals into longer-term, scalable programs.  […]