Paul Lawrence – President Trump’s nominee to serve as deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – pledged to lawmakers today that, if confirmed, he will work to get the VA’s Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program “back on track.” […]
Former Federal agency inspectors general (IGs) who were fired by President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit to get their jobs back, claiming that the Trump administration violated Federal law in getting rid of them. […]
A Federal judge issued a ruling late Friday that allows Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to continue accessing sensitive data at the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. […]
A bicameral pair of Republican legislators has introduced legislation that they say will restore presidential authority to reorganize the Federal government and eliminate agencies. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to halt its reorganization plans until new service leadership is confirmed by Congress, a spokesperson for the DAF told MeriTalk. […]
The chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories shared on Wednesday how the organization is utilizing ServiceNow to cut costs and drive efficiencies through a new idea portal and workflows. […]
Government’s approach to AI tech is once again wide open to endless possibilities with the new administration, and that’s why you need to meet up with us at Tech Tonic on March 13 at Morton’s in D.C. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to figure out the road forward. […]
President Trump said on Friday that he has instructed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire Elon Musk to focus on the Pentagon, which accounts for the largest portion of the discretionary Federal budget. […]
Senate Democrats are calling on Doug Collins, the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to keep veterans’ data provided by the VA or other Federal agencies out of the hands of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) associates. […]
Lawyers for the Justice Department have agreed to temporarily restrict the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to the Treasury Department’s payment systems. […]
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted 16-12 on Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Howard Lutnick to run the Commerce Department. […]
Long-time Federal government IT and cybersecurity leader Karen Evans has returned to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a senior advisor in the agency’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) component, DHS confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
Trump administration officials have directed senior staff members at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to make plans to cut 70 percent of the agency’s workforce. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a new task force aimed at eliminating all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the military, according to a memo issued on Jan. 29. […]
The near-term outlook for some areas of Federal government IT contracting remains cloudy in the very early days of the new Trump administration – and particularly following action by the General Services Administration (GSA) to suspend execution of any new GSA-funded obligations, said David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council (PSC), during a call with reporters on Jan. 29. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has suspended the execution of any new GSA-funded obligations – including new awards, task and delivery orders, modifications, and options – until further notice. […]
President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on Jan. 27 that calls for the development of a new missile defense system. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced the appointment of Thomas Shedd to serve as the new director of the agency’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) group, and deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). […]
President Donald Trump rechartered the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in an executive order on Thursday, restructuring the council and emphasizing “American leadership” as its goal. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is directing agencies to revise their telework policies and start arrangements for Federal employees to work onsite full-time by the end of the day tomorrow. […]
The Trump administration is moving to put on administrative leave all Federal employees who have been working in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility offices since Election Day, with a deadline for 5 p.m. today for layoffs to get underway. […]
President Trump kicked of his second term with an executive order issued late Monday that makes his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – at least temporarily – an agency of the executive branch and rebrands the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) as the U.S. DOGE Service on order to help DOGE focus on modernizing Federal technology to improve efficiency and productivity. […]
President Donald Trump, after being sworn in as the 47th U.S. president on Monday, unveiled an ambitious vision for the nation’s future in space – “to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars.” […]
Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, said during her nomination hearing today that she plans to cut back and “refocus” the mission of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) if she is confirmed to lead DHS. […]
Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Transportation (DoT), told lawmakers on Wednesday that he will prioritize safety and innovation in emerging transportation-related technologies if confirmed to head the agency. […]
In his final weeks as Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall warned lawmakers that artificial intelligence will play a crucial role in shaping future global conflicts. […]
President Biden today issued an executive order that directs the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Energy (DoE) to lease Federal government sites and allow private sector companies to use them in order to “build frontier AI infrastructure at speed and scale” all while powering those facilities with new clean energy sources. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a Jan. 10 report on adoption of the agency’s cross-sector cyber performance goals that finds four critical infrastructure sectors are seeing decreased cyber threats since putting the performance goals in place. […]
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is calling on the incoming Trump administration to prioritize workforce development, cybersecurity, and the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology within the Intelligence Community (IC). […]
As Federal agencies look to modernize or transform their IT systems, a new report from the IBM Center for The Business of Government recommends that agencies leverage robotic process automation (RPA) and generative AI to help solve technology challenges that exist within government. […]