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GSA to reduce tech services arm by 50%, eliminate non-statutory work

Thomas Shedd, Technology Transformation Services director and Tesla alum, said during a town hall that only critical and statutorily required work will continue.

Exclusive By Caroline Nihill

Matthew Graviss, the State Department’s chief AI officer and chief data officer, speaks during AI Talks on April 18, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Former State Department data, AI leader Graviss joins Atlassian

Transition

By Madison Alder

President Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room flanked by Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank, Larry Ellison, executive charmain of Oracle, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the White House on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Agency AI use case inventories must stay, groups tell Trump officials

AI

By Matt Bracken

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VA to complete EHR deployment at nine more facilities

By Caroline Nihill
Sen. Ernst introduces bill to reauthorize small business tech programs

By Caroline Nihill
SSA bans news websites on agency devices

By Billy Mitchell
Trump White House registers ‘creators.gov’ domain

By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil
Federal board orders temporary reinstatement of thousands of USDA probationers

By Madison Alder

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The Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Commerce Dept. revamping broadband program after ‘woke’ Biden-era mandates

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he's “ripping out” the “pointless requirements” inserted by former President Joe Biden into the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.

By Colin Wood

Former Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., nominee to be the next deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OMB deputy director nominee defends Elon Musk, DOGE’s ‘outstanding effort’

Former Rep. Dan Bishop’s defense of the tech billionaire’s government cuts comes as House Democrats open an inquiry into DOGE “attacks on federal employees.”

By Matt Bracken

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) building is seen at 600 Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP).

FAA has an agreement for OpenAI technology

The aviation agency has an $80,000 award for “Azure OpenAI CDO,” per USASpending.

By Rebecca Heilweil

Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., speaks alongside members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus outside of the West Wing after a meeting with President Joe Biden on April 25, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Consumer product regulators would get AI assist from House bill

Legislation from Rep. Darren Soto requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to create an AI pilot to support its work advanced out of committee Tuesday.

By Matt Bracken

OPM tells agencies it’s not directing probationary firings

By Madison Alder

Former ICE officials clash on agency’s need for increased data access

By Caroline Nihill

Unleashing government efficiency: Why a fully resourced and modernized cloud authorizing entity is key

By Daniel Gorfine

Democracy Forward requests records on DOGE’s reported AI use

By Madison Alder

OPM quietly swapped out privacy assessment for governmentwide email system central to ongoing litigation

By Billy Mitchell

Insights

Identity’s expanding and intricate role in enhancing the new administration’s government operations and public service

By Deepika Sud

The modern battlefield demands modern talent management systems

By Michael Houlihan

Federal agencies urged to invest now in accelerated hardware to meet looming AI workloads

By Scoop News Group

Rethinking cybersecurity in government: Prioritizing recovery and resilience

By Brendan MacCarthy

Videos

How generative AI is paving the way for transformative federal operations

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How scalable solutions are helping federal agencies unlock AI’s potential

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How digital adoption platforms can help federal agencies tackle rapid technology transformation

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AI’s rising tide: Transforming government healthcare

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Podcasts

GSA reveals plans to reduce TTS tech services arm by 50%, eliminate non-statutory work; Former State Department CAIO Matthew Graviss joins Atlassian

By FedScoop Staff

How probationary firings are ‘devastating’ to cyber, national security; In light of court rulings, some fired probationary employees are being reinstated

By FedScoop Staff

The FedScoop team shares insights on federal IT news coverage under Trump 2.0

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Katie Arrington named acting DOD CIO; Is DOGE using AI? A legal nonprofit wants to know

By FedScoop Staff

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drones, uas, airport, counter-drone, aviation, aircraft — (Getty Images)

Floppy disks and aging software: FAA held back by technology woes

Elimination of 18F could slow Trump admin’s digital services

The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons)

NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly speaks at a press conference outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

House Democrats ask OPM to reinstate probationary workers

PIF, Presidential Innovation Fellows, 18F — A PIF logo inside GSA. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

GSA shutters 18F, possibly leaving agencies in the lurch

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is pictured in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2016. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA tells agencies to terminate contracts with top-10 consulting firms

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 17: The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible along with signs that read “Protect National Park Workers” and “No One is Above The Law” at a rally against the Trump administration during “Not My President’s Day” protests at the Capitol Reflecting Pool on February 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Protests are being held in cities across the nation on Presidents’ Day against what the organizers say are “the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

US judge issues temporary pause on federal probationary worker firings

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., speaks to supporters at the Nevada Democratic Party’s election results watch party at Aria Resort & Casino early on Nov. 6, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Senate bill targets DeepSeek ban from government devices

The United States General Services Administration Building, photographed on Friday, July 16, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Larry Bafundo steps down as TMF director

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With ‘AI Jam,’ Anthropic, OpenAI pursue work at US national labs

Jonathan McKernan, nominee for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 27, 2025 at the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

CFPB nominee signals openness to continuing data-broker work

A Starlink device connects the 155th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigade to the internet on Feb. 9, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. The 155th Brigade has been trained by the French Armed Forces. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink

President Donald Trump holds up paperwork during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Feb. 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump order calls for creation of DOGE-linked agency payment-tracking systems

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