Government technology leaders from the U.S. Army, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), General Services Administration (GSA), and other agencies will gather in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28 for the 2026 Red Hat Government Symposium, where discussions will focus on accelerating IT modernization, strengthening cybersecurity, and putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work across government missions. […]

Federal IT leaders say scaling AI requires more than chatbot access; agencies need mission-focused applications, ongoing workforce training, stronger data governance, and room to experiment and fail. […]

A federal judge found that OPM unlawfully granted DOGE personnel access to sensitive employee records without demonstrating a need for the information, raising questions about federal cybersecurity safeguards. […]

Seventeen former national security officials are urging a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling they say could undermine AI safeguards and limit agencies’ access to advanced technology. […]

The AI Cyber Defense Act would direct NIST to work with the private sector to develop guidance on AI model protection and standards for defensive uses of AI. […]

Government and industry officials say AI agents need narrowly defined permissions and safeguards outside AI models. They offer differing views on how much human oversight agencies can sustain. […]

The DOD plans to pair technology companies with operational military units and use field performance to determine which autonomous systems receive further investment. […]

Through the Genesis Mission, researchers are testing how AI can generate hypotheses, optimize scientific computing, and accelerate research while ensuring results remain reliable and reproducible. […]

The updated directive adds waiver authority, encourages sharing and reuse of AI assets, and prioritizes technology developed or produced in the United States. […]

DOE Deputy CIO Bridget Carper Arnone says leadership support helped flip the conversation on AI adoption. Now the department is tackling agents, cyber resilience, and the low-value work standing in the way. […]

Attackers could exploit flaws in the widely used web-development language to execute code remotely without authentication. Organizations including OpenAI coordinated a response to the flaws over two months. […]

New acquisition requirements address data handling, supplier due diligence, foreign government influence, human oversight, and incident reporting in covered large language model contracts. […]

DLA and CDAO are working to improve data access and quality across the Defense Department, focusing on supply-chain decisions, AI adoption, and operational readiness. […]

The Trump administration’s new AI task force is considering mandatory incident reporting requirements for AI companies as it develops recommendations to hold developers accountable when their technology causes harm. […]

The new GSA Labs program organizes employees in small teams to address agency challenges. The inaugural cohort recommended a new fee structure that could generate $195M in additional revenue. […]

Citizen satisfaction with federal services fell for the first time in five years. Declining call center performance, website ratings, and complaint handling reversed gains reported in 2025. […]

Steinbach brings more than 30 years of government and private-sector experience to a role focused on emerging technologies, digital modernization, and collaboration with the defense industry. […]

The new agentic AI platform is available in preview to federal, state, and local agencies, with built-in governance controls and tools for procurement, regulatory analysis, and administrative workflows. […]

The agreement would give BAE Systems a multiyear demand signal to expand precision-guided munitions production, but funding requires congressional approval. […]

GSA Administrator Ed Forst outlined plans to speed modernization through employee-led innovation and faster execution. One effort, GSA Labs, organizes employees in small teams to address agency challenges. […]

The platform aims to speed commercial software security reviews and authorization while keeping final risk decisions in government hands. […]

E-Rate has provided more than $69 billion to help schools and libraries connect to the internet. An FCC proposal seeks to restrict funding to rural communities or eliminate the program. […]

Classiq’s Chris Reid says federal agencies focus too much on quantum hardware and not enough on the software and workforce needed to use the technology. […]

The supply chain security order gave agencies 60 days to remove covered technology and prohibits future purchases, including third-party products and services built using DeepSeek implementations. […]

Sen. Ron Wyden urges CISA and OMB to require stronger website privacy protections, warning that visits to sensitive federal services could be exposed to foreign adversaries and hackers. […]

The guidance details how defense and critical infrastructure operators can reduce unauthorized access, lateral movement, and adversarial persistence across legacy systems. […]

Marine Corps University will launch a four-month competition in December to test human decision-making against an adaptive AI opponent in simulated naval and drone warfare scenarios. […]

The watchdog’s fiscal year 2027-2032 plan outlines priorities to review federal technology policies while expanding its own use of AI, data analytics, and cloud technologies. […]

GDIT’s Shad Harp says real-time data connections and AI-assisted software development are helping students get the fastest, most user-friendly FAFSA® experience. […]

DOT’s outgoing technology chief says citizen experience is the goal, workforce transformation is the foundation, and the willingness to change is what will determine whether agencies can deliver. […]