Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., reintroduced a bill on Thursday that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use blockchain technology to improve how veterans receive their benefits and services. […]
The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) chief technology officer has stepped down after working with the agency for nearly four decades and leading its tech modernization efforts. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to fast-track drone procurement in a major shift aimed at regaining U.S. dominance in unmanned warfare. […]
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted on July 10 to approve $812 million of spending for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in fiscal year 2026 – pushing back against action by House lawmakers last month to cut GAO’s FY 2026 budget by 48 percent on a year-over-year basis. […]
While Federal agencies are busy experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, government AI experts on Thursday said that it’s important to make sure employees know how to use the shiny new tools and capabilities – and feel confident doing so. […]
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) said on June 10 that it has secured a $143 million contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) for electronic warfare (EW) work that aims to disrupt or manipulate adversaries’ communication and weapon systems. […]
The use of artificial intelligence tools is becoming increasingly common across Federal agencies, but what about deployment of an AI-driven “meta-human?” U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the agency has created one and is ready to launch it this year. […]
The U.S. Army plans to spend $2.9 billion to improve command and control (C2) across several procurement and research-and-development accounts, according to the service’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request. […]
An official from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced that, as of today, the DIU is on contract to launch its new Digital OnRamp platform this fall. […]
The Department of Defense is developing a “data dictionary” that aims to enable seamless interoperability without changing existing workflows that will be piloted at the end of this year. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prepares to deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) to 13 sites in fiscal year (FY) 2026, the chief technology officer (CTO) at the agency’s Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office said on Wednesday that “the pressure is really on.” […]
Workday – a cloud-based software vendor specializing in human capital management and financial management applications – today unveiled the launch of its new Workday Government subsidiary that is focused on helping the Federal government and accelerating its ongoing technology and service modernization efforts. […]
Nand Mulchandani has stepped down from his role as chief technology officer (CTO) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), marking the end of a six-year run in public service. […]
Half of all new American electric power will be consumed by artificial intelligence data centers by 2030, according to the Department of Energy (DoE), which warned in a report out Monday that the nation is facing an energy disaster unless it adopts innovative methods of power generation. […]
The Senate voted late Wednesday to confirm the nomination of Scott Kupor to become director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) where he will play a big role in the Trump administration’s plans to further reorganize and downsize many Federal government agencies. […]
The Senate voted today to confirm the nomination of Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), despite the pick being a controversial one among Senate Democrats. […]
President Donald Trump has nominated James Caggy to serve as assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities, as the administration moves to fill key roles in the Pentagon’s research and engineering (R&E) directorate. […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) said this week it is clearing key milestones in its ongoing efforts to improve customer service, driven by technology enhancements to the agency’s phone platform and website. […]
Don Yeske, who has headed the National Security Cyber Division at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) since 2023, said this week he is stepping down from that position – and Federal service – on July 11. […]
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to proceed for the time being with Federal agency reorganization and reduction-in-force (RIF) plans proposed by the White House earlier this year, but also appeared to carve out some room in an order issued on July 8 for specific agency reorganization and RIF plans to be challenged in lower courts. […]
After nearly three decades of Federal service, Winston Beauchamp said he is stepping down from his position at the Department of the Air Force and retiring from active Federal duty. […]
The Space Development Agency (SDA) announced on Tuesday that it has selected Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo to serve as the agency’s new deputy director. […]
Alan Sim, who has served since 2020 as chief data officer in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, is stepping down from that position. […]
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract to build up to four new satellites as part of an effort to modernize space-based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) capabilities, Space Systems Command (SSC) announced July 3. […]
The Trump Administration has extended its Federal government-wide hiring freeze until mid-October – just days before the hiring pause was scheduled to expire. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) is conducting market research as it considers a potential successor to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle, which is scheduled to sunset in July 2032. […]
U.S. Cyber Command’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request includes a new initiative to rapidly test and validate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for operational cyber missions. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday afternoon that it is on track to reduce its workforce by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025, eliminating the need for the agency’s previously planned mass layoffs. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) pilot to require all multiple award schedule (MAS) contract holders to report transactional data is unlikely to be effective, according to a report from the agency’s Office of the Inspector General (IG). […]
A new artificial intelligence model born out of a collaboration between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Google DeepMind, and Google Research is aiming to improve tropical weather forecasting. […]