Gary Washington, the longtime chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is leaving government service and will join the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) later this month. […]

The U.S. Postal Service is retiring its online automated system used by businesses to document postage and fees for all shipping-related processes, replacing it with modernized and simplified software.   […]

An IT system failure at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has left many GI Bill recipients without their expected payments for school and housing, and the government shutdown has shuttered the GI Bill hotline meant to help those affected. […]

Dawn Zimmer has been named as the Department of Energy’s (DOE) third chief information officer (CIO) since the start of the second Trump administration.   […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking for a new contract writing system, and the agency wants industry feedback on available commercial capabilities that leverage advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools. […]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has officially suspended its free online tax filing service Direct File after the program came under fire by Republicans and the Trump administration.  […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and National Science Foundation (NSF) will grant “mass deferment” for CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) graduates seeking job placements as the government shutdown continues.   […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is moving ahead with planned reductions in force (RIFs), even after a federal judge filed a preliminary injunction aimed at blocking many of the layoffs. […]

The Department of Treasury’s economic and trade sanction office on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two organizations from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) responsible for conducting high-level cyber-enabled espionage cyberattacks.  […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formalized changes to its federal immigration database, expanding its purpose to include voter registration and verification for both noncitizens and U.S. citizens.  […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said Wednesday that hiring committees spearheaded by Trump administration political appointees must in be place within the next two weeks to oversee hiring processes for federal civilian agencies.   […]

President Donald Trump renominated Jared Isaacman to serve as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), he announced on Truth Social Tuesday evening. […]

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday $625 million in funding to support its five National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers, which were originally established by the National Quantum Initiative Act in 2018. […]

A group of senators is renewing its call for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately suspend its use of a facial recognition app to identify individuals on American streets.   […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to collect biometric data from everyone involved in an immigration or visa process, including U.S. citizens and children under the age of 14, under a new rule proposed Monday.   […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is asking technology vendors for input on whether to expand its enterprise cloud environment beyond its current two providers. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has rolled out a sweeping modernization of its nationwide voice and data network through telecommunications company MetTel, upgrading nearly 800 sites with a new technology overhaul.   […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will soon launch several initiatives to bring more technology expertise into the federal government and centralize hiring for roles that have broader responsibilities across agencies, OPM Director Scott Kupor said Monday.  […]

Veterans in rural areas with low or no connectivity can now receive faster treatment through the launch of a new mobile app by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that allows Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) teams to access patient information while offline.   […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the National Security Agency and international cybersecurity partners, issued guidance on Thursday to help cyber defenders better defend on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers against exploitation. […]

The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced two new AMD-accelerated artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee as part of a public-private partnership with AMD and HPE. […]

Starting at the end of this year, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin collecting biometric data from non-residents entering or exiting the United States to help build a biometric “gallery,” according to a new rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  […]

NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced on Tuesday that the company will build seven new supercomputers powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for the Department of Energy (DOE). […]

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to initiate rulemaking procedures with a proposed rule to accelerate the interconnection of large electric loads, including data centers, to help the United States lead in AI innovation. […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is now hiring for a new chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO), after Jerry Ma stepped down from the role in May. […]

The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking bids to build an artificial intelligence (AI) data center and supporting energy infrastructure at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. […]

The ongoing government shutdown is stalling the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) plans to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system and leaving employees without pay or training, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), AFL-CIO. […]

The Commerce Department on Tuesday launched its artificial intelligence (AI) export program, which aims for global purchase and adoption of the full American AI stack.  […]

Taxpayers may face delays as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scales back operations during the federal government shutdown, the agency announced on Oct. 21.  […]

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent push to identify internet-exposed operational technology (OT) assets at water and wastewater systems is revealing a major cybersecurity gap, as many water utilities remain unaware their systems are open to the internet. […]