Federal government of the United States

Biden stopped ICE from buying Israeli spyware, but Trump admin allows it to proceed

Privacy advocates don't care if Paragon is based in the US now - they still don't want ICE armed with spyware

Public Sector02 Sep 2025 | 48

How does China keep stealing our stuff, wonders DoD group responsible for keeping foreign agents out

'The homeland is no longer secure,' says Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency leader

Security28 Aug 2025 | 42

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Uncle Sam throws AI 'chili cook-off' to spice up healthcare fraud detection

No stew on the stove, but plenty of heat as devs compete to flag suspect Medicare data

Public Sector27 Aug 2025 | 4

DOGE accused of duplicating critical Social Security database on unsecured cloud

Remember that cost-cutting group once led by Elon Musk? Federal employees are still dealing with it

Security26 Aug 2025 | 54

Uncle Sam speedruns AI chatbot adoption for federal workers

The GSA is letting AI chatbot makers jump the FedRAMP queue

Public Sector26 Aug 2025 | 4

Solid-gold nav bars? Trump plans redesign of government websites

Okay, who has the gold leaf, paint, and #FFD700?

Public Sector25 Aug 2025 | 71

Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers

Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas

Security21 Aug 2025 | 38

Google joins government AI discount frenzy, undercuts competition with $0.47 deal

If anyone’s gonna lock in Uncle Sam’s business, it'd better be us!

Public Sector21 Aug 2025 | 2

Talk to the bot: Salesforce AI agents could replace US govt employees

Have a complaint? Need a benefit? Agentforce now has a bot for that

AI + ML20 Aug 2025 | 7

Uncle Sam launches AI sandbox for government use, says it won't be around for long

GSA AI chief says market can do better but the feds needed a kickstart

Public Sector20 Aug 2025 |

Uncle Sam asks industry if it has AI that'll make procurement suck less

Plan includes chatbots 'with full user context and data access' – what could go wrong?

Public Sector19 Aug 2025 | 9

List or get off the pot: Auditors demand gov’t improve IT reporting or give it up

A plan to standardize IT record keeping is incomplete after 8 years, and the GAO wants someone to act

Public Sector18 Aug 2025 | 3

Tsunami forecasting about to get a lot faster thanks to El Capitan super

The world's most powerful known supercomputer stretches its legs with some life-saving science

Supercomputing Month13 Aug 2025 | 18

Gov't HR department latest to get nastygram from auditors

OPM is the fourth federal agency to get a list of outstanding items from GAO in past two weeks

Public Sector13 Aug 2025 | 5

Box's AI agents set to help US government agencies

The vendor hops aboard GSA’s OneGov train, offering models from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and more

AI + ML13 Aug 2025 |

US lawmakers introduce bill to update ancient export control IT systems

Last year's attempt failed, but increased concern over the state of the BIS might make the second time the charm

Public Sector12 Aug 2025 | 2

GSA inks another $1 OneGov vendor deal, this time with Anthropic

Deal could give legislative and judicial agencies access to AI that hallucinated legal citations in a court filing

Public Sector12 Aug 2025 |

Fed cloud contracts up 2x this year after red tape slashing

Biden-era program has reduced FedRAMP processing times to just five weeks from previous year or more

Public Sector11 Aug 2025 | 1

AWS offers $1B credit to slash Uncle Sam's cloud bills - and lock in as a provider until at least 2028

What, you don't expect them to keep using Microsoft with its Chinese cloud admins, do you?

Public Sector07 Aug 2025 | 5

Politically hot parts of US Constitution briefly deleted thanks to 'coding error'

Nothing to see here - just removing that old Emoluments Clause and habeas corpus

Legal07 Aug 2025 | 47

Google, OpenAI, Anthropic get blanket deal to saturate US government with their AI

Act now and Uncle Sam will throw in ChatGPT Enterprise for your agency for just $1

Public Sector06 Aug 2025 | 6

Three US agencies get failing grades for not following IT best practices

Updated CIOs at the EPA, DHS, and GSA are called out for failure to implement critical cybersecurity recommendations

Public Sector05 Aug 2025 | 5

Uncle Sam floats tracking tech to keep AI chips out of China

Plan would embed location verification in advanced semiconductors to combat black market exports

Systems05 Aug 2025 | 27

NIST discovers DevSecOps, thinks world should really check this out

What's next - gonna tell us it's time to migrate to Windows 8?

Devops31 Jul 2025 | 2

US agencies log nearly 9x more GenAI use cases in 2024 - but deployments stall

Strict regulations, lack of funding, and hallucinations remain hurdles to implementation

AI + ML29 Jul 2025 | 2

US science left out in the cold amid plans to retire Antarctic icebreaker

Another week, another protest over budget proposals

Science29 Jul 2025 | 29

US DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter and energy builds

Private sector invited to colocate at legacy nuclear facilities

On-Prem25 Jul 2025 | 1

AI data-suckers would have to ask permission first under new bill

If it passes, the law would redefine the boundaries of fair use

AI + ML24 Jul 2025 | 10

IRS has lost one-quarter of its IT staff since Trump took office

The 2026 tax year ought to be fun

Public Sector23 Jul 2025 | 28

Biden broadband benchmarks are BS, says Trump FCC

No more consideration of affordability or 1 Gbps speed goal if Chairman Carr gets his way

Public Sector22 Jul 2025 | 41

NASA Goddard Center Director quits as agency staffers issue dissent letter

Updated Voyager Declaration rails against 'indiscriminate cuts' to science and aeronautics research

Science22 Jul 2025 | 14

NASA veteran warns Hubble faces death by a hundred cuts

Interview Former astronaut laments software shutdowns, staff reductions amid ongoing budget squeeze

Science21 Jul 2025 | 13

Please don't cut funds for space traffic control, industry begs Congress

TraCSS is like an FAA for space, and it's slated for the chopping block

Public Sector10 Jul 2025 | 7

One Big Brutal Bill: Ex-NASA brass decry Trump's proposed budget cuts

'If this is the priority for our tax dollars, we are doomed'

Science08 Jul 2025 | 40

Feds brag about hefty Oracle discount – licensing experts smell a lock-in

If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is

Cloud Infrastructure Month08 Jul 2025 | 12

Ousted US copyright chief argues Trump did not have power to remove her

Shira Perlmutter lost her job after her office published report on generative AI and fair use limits

AI + ML04 Jul 2025 | 63

US budget bill passes without controversial block on states regulating AI

And with some increases to rural broadband funds, fresh spectrum auctions, and wholesale dismantling of clean energy subsidies

Public Sector03 Jul 2025 | 18

Huawei can't wriggle out of Iran sanctions trial, judge rules

Dismissal bid denied as 16-count indictment moves toward court in May 2026

Networks02 Jul 2025 | 4

Senate decides free rein for AI companies isn't such a good thing

Trump's budget bill moves back to the House with some mods

Public Sector01 Jul 2025 | 13

Fed chair Powell says AI is coming for your job

ai-pocalypse AI will make 'significant changes' to economy, labor market

AI + ML27 Jun 2025 | 13

Iran cyberattacks against US biz more likely following air strikes

Plus 'low-level' hacktivist attempts

Cyber-crime23 Jun 2025 | 31

US patent office wants an AI to scan for prior art, but doesn't want to pay for it

'The selected vendor must be willing to receive consideration that is primarily non-monetary,' says the USPTO

AI + ML20 Jun 2025 | 44

Uncle Sam seeks time in tower dump data grab case after judge calls it 'unconstitutional'

Feds told they can't demand a haystack to find a needle

Cyber-crime19 Jun 2025 | 17

Dems hyperventilate about Palantir's work with the IRS in letter to CEO Karp

They're taking the data from IRSengard, claim Dems; officials tell us that's not true

Public Sector17 Jun 2025 | 41

CISA loses another senior exec - and the budget cuts haven't even started yet

Another one bites the dust at America's top cybersecurity agency

Public Sector12 Jun 2025 | 4

Trump administration's whole-government AI plans leaked on GitHub

Updated The AI.gov repository and staging site vanished when we asked questions, but don't worry – we captured backups

AI + ML10 Jun 2025 | 48

Tinfoil hat wearers can thank AI for declassification of JFK docs

Plus: AWS launches second Secret-level cloud region

AI + ML10 Jun 2025 | 28

Judge cites big OPM records leaks from 2015 in DOGE slapdown

Federal court blocks further data sharing, blasts lack of safeguards

Public Sector10 Jun 2025 | 3

As AI gallops through the federal workforce, lawmakers once again call for expanded training

The last effort never went anywhere

Public Sector09 Jun 2025 | 6

Senate dishes out second helping of SAMOSA to kill costly software licenses

House version of software license management bill introduced in March has yet to budge amid distractions

Public Sector05 Jun 2025 | 4

Trump’s cyber czar pick grilled over CISA cuts: ‘If we have a cyber 9/11, you’re the guy’

Plus: Plankey's confirmation process 'temporarily delayed'

Security05 Jun 2025 | 7

Elon Musk pukes over pork-filled budget bill with Tesla subsidies on the line

No matter who wins, the US EV industry is likely to lose, expert tells us

Public Sector05 Jun 2025 | 154

US govt login portal could be one cyberattack away from collapse, say auditors

Public Sector04 Jun 2025 | 13

Dem senators pen stern letter urging Noem to reinstate cyber review board

Remember Salt Typhoon? Anyone?

Public Sector02 Jun 2025 | 8

Palantir's Trump bonanza continues with Fannie Mae contract to fight fraud

Yet more juicy data for the all-seeing eye

AI + ML29 May 2025 | 29

Elon Musk bragged this group had been 'deleted' when DOGE shut it down - now they're appealing

18F says the whole thing was political

Public Sector29 May 2025 | 40

TeleMessage security SNAFU worsens as 60 government staffers exposed

Infosec In Brief PLUS: Interpol kills more malware; GoDaddy settles in awful infosec case; Giant stolen creds DB exposed

Security26 May 2025 | 11

Cybercrime is 'orders of magnitude' larger than state-backed ops, says ex-White House advisor

INTERVIEW Michael Daniel also thinks Uncle Sam should increase help to orgs hit by ransomware

Cyber-crime24 May 2025 | 26

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Biden stopped ICE from buying Israeli spyware, but Trump admin allows it to proceed

Microsoft rewarded for security failures with another US government contract

xAI's Grok has no place in US federal government, say advocacy groups

Pentagon ends Microsoft's use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud

DHS says it needs $100M worth of counter-drone tech to protect America

How does China keep stealing our stuff, wonders DoD group responsible for keeping foreign agents out

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Uncle Sam throws AI 'chili cook-off' to spice up healthcare fraud detection

DOGE accused of duplicating critical Social Security database on unsecured cloud

Uncle Sam speedruns AI chatbot adoption for federal workers

Solid-gold nav bars? Trump plans redesign of government websites

Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers

Google joins government AI discount frenzy, undercuts competition with $0.47 deal

Talk to the bot: Salesforce AI agents could replace US govt employees

Uncle Sam launches AI sandbox for government use, says it won't be around for long

Uncle Sam asks industry if it has AI that'll make procurement suck less

List or get off the pot: Auditors demand gov’t improve IT reporting or give it up

Tsunami forecasting about to get a lot faster thanks to El Capitan super

Gov't HR department latest to get nastygram from auditors

Box's AI agents set to help US government agencies

US lawmakers introduce bill to update ancient export control IT systems

GSA inks another $1 OneGov vendor deal, this time with Anthropic

Fed cloud contracts up 2x this year after red tape slashing

AWS offers $1B credit to slash Uncle Sam's cloud bills - and lock in as a provider until at least 2028

Politically hot parts of US Constitution briefly deleted thanks to 'coding error'

Google, OpenAI, Anthropic get blanket deal to saturate US government with their AI

Three US agencies get failing grades for not following IT best practices

Uncle Sam floats tracking tech to keep AI chips out of China

NIST discovers DevSecOps, thinks world should really check this out

US agencies log nearly 9x more GenAI use cases in 2024 - but deployments stall

US science left out in the cold amid plans to retire Antarctic icebreaker

US DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter and energy builds

AI data-suckers would have to ask permission first under new bill

IRS has lost one-quarter of its IT staff since Trump took office

Biden broadband benchmarks are BS, says Trump FCC

NASA Goddard Center Director quits as agency staffers issue dissent letter

NASA veteran warns Hubble faces death by a hundred cuts

Please don't cut funds for space traffic control, industry begs Congress

One Big Brutal Bill: Ex-NASA brass decry Trump's proposed budget cuts

Feds brag about hefty Oracle discount – licensing experts smell a lock-in

Ousted US copyright chief argues Trump did not have power to remove her

US budget bill passes without controversial block on states regulating AI

Huawei can't wriggle out of Iran sanctions trial, judge rules

Senate decides free rein for AI companies isn't such a good thing

Fed chair Powell says AI is coming for your job

Iran cyberattacks against US biz more likely following air strikes

US patent office wants an AI to scan for prior art, but doesn't want to pay for it

Uncle Sam seeks time in tower dump data grab case after judge calls it 'unconstitutional'

Dems hyperventilate about Palantir's work with the IRS in letter to CEO Karp

CISA loses another senior exec - and the budget cuts haven't even started yet

Trump administration's whole-government AI plans leaked on GitHub

Tinfoil hat wearers can thank AI for declassification of JFK docs

Judge cites big OPM records leaks from 2015 in DOGE slapdown

As AI gallops through the federal workforce, lawmakers once again call for expanded training

Senate dishes out second helping of SAMOSA to kill costly software licenses

Trump’s cyber czar pick grilled over CISA cuts: ‘If we have a cyber 9/11, you’re the guy’

Elon Musk pukes over pork-filled budget bill with Tesla subsidies on the line

US govt login portal could be one cyberattack away from collapse, say auditors

Dem senators pen stern letter urging Noem to reinstate cyber review board

Palantir's Trump bonanza continues with Fannie Mae contract to fight fraud

Elon Musk bragged this group had been 'deleted' when DOGE shut it down - now they're appealing

TeleMessage security SNAFU worsens as 60 government staffers exposed

Cybercrime is 'orders of magnitude' larger than state-backed ops, says ex-White House advisor

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