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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, attends a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Use of Perplexity, ChatGPT behind error-ridden orders, federal judges say

In letters to Sen. Chuck Grassley, two federal judges disclosed clerks used AI tools to draft orders with misquotes, references to individuals not in the case, and…

By Madison Alder

Edward Forst, nominee for GSA administrator, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)

GSA nominee open to revisiting Grok AI selection process

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By Matt Bracken

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DOGE went ‘slash and burn’ on EPA grants. Scientists fear ‘grave’ impacts

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By Matt Bracken

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Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., makes his way to a House Republican Conference candidate forum for speaker meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Florida lawmakers push DOT, FAA on modernization of state’s air traffic control infrastructure

The bipartisan congressional group also suggested the creation of an interagency body at the DOT to improve airspace communications.

By Miranda Nazzaro

Arati Prabhakar attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

Ex-OSTP director: Trump funding cuts are ‘assault’ on public research investment

Even if the cuts were reversed today, former OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar said the Trump administration’s “destruction” will have yearslong impact.

By Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: About 75 demostrators rally during a press conference outside the Department of Labor headquarters on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Current and former Department of Labor workers and their supporters rallied in protest of the workforce cuts in the department’s Women’s Bureau, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Bureau of International Labor Affairs by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Judge halts federal reductions-in-force amid shutdown

A federal judge in California said the RIFs appear to be “politically motivated” and temporarily halted efforts to carry them out.

By Madison Alder

Hacker using laptop. Lots of digits on the computer screen.

Thousands of civil servants’ passwords exposed since early 2024, report says

Along with compromised agencies, researchers found a handful of exposed passwords linked to the White House.

By Miranda Nazzaro

CDC sent RIF notices, then pulled some back. The result is chaos, advocates and workers say

By Madison Alder

Lawmakers to Energy secretary: Canceled projects won’t help AI data center demands

By Matt Bracken

It’s time to modernize logging requirements for agencies

By Bill Wright

Lawsuit calls on SSA to release records on ‘customer service breakdowns’

By Miranda Nazzaro

How government agencies can beat the odds on AI pilots

By Aubrey Vaughan

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Why agencies are embracing a private cloud model for mission success

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Identity insights are critical in preventing provider enrollment fraud for government programs

By Deepika Sud

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A new way forward: SaaS as a zero-trust enabler

By James Herubin

Break the cycle of cybersecurity tool sprawl

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Beyond perimeters: Securing data for the zero-trust era

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Why cloud partnerships matter for public sector modernization

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T-Mobile’s Mark Clancy on AI at the network edge

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Relativity’s Brian Thompson stresses need for purpose-built AI

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An open letter against superintelligent AI

By FedScoop Staff

The US is ‘slipping’ on cybersecurity

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CMS connects with Palantir for national provider directory project

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F5 products pose imminent risk to federal agencies

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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

HHS, Education, IRS among agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown

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AI risks can’t be avoided, must be managed, NIST official says

The statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands in front of the north wing of the U.S. Treasury Department building on April 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

NDAA calls for Treasury-led report on AI to fight money laundering

President Donald Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed at the “Winning the AI Race” AI Summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s how federal agencies say they’re tackling AI use under Trump

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The time to update the federal data strategy is now

The Environmental Protection Agency flag flies outside the EPA headquarters in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

EPA nominee says chemical reviews won’t be compromised for AI data centers

The headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers engaged with SEC watchdog on IT shop’s deletion of texts

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks as President Donald Trump looks on prior to signing a presidential proclamation in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS taps familiar face as new CEO: SSA’s Frank Bisignano

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 20: A sign marks the location of the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building on June 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Federal workers union sues Education Department over altered shutdown emails

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Furloughed Education Department workers ‘shocked’ after automatic email replies changed to blame shutdown on Democrats

A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on October 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Data error causes already RIF’d State Department workers to get furlough info

A National Park Service sign indicating that the Washington Monument is closed due to the government shutdown, on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

How agency IT operations will play out during the shutdown

President Donald Trump speaks during the “Winning the AI Race” summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Lawsuit seeks agency details on AI’s role in Trump’s deregulation push

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