2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (535+ words) The federal government is past the "should we use AI?" debate. The real question now is whether agencies can deploy it fast enough to deliver results." Recent executive actions make that expectation clear. OMB Memorandum M-26-05, issued in January, calls for…...

21+ hour, 1+ min ago  (623+ words) Operational technology (OT) is a prime cyber target in federal environments because it underpins essential services and mission-critical operations. According to Forescout Research " Vedere Labs, attacks using OT protocols surged by 84% in 2025 across global government and critical infrastructure environments, including…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (383+ words) The weak data systems are impacting Interior's ability to lease land, verify accurate production reporting and review bonds to ensure it can cover cleanup costs. The auditors conducted the review over a three-year period starting in 2023, and the process included…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (647+ words) FedScoop delivers up-to-the-minute breaking government tech news and is the government IT community's platform for education and collaboration through news, events, radio and TV. FedScoop engages top leaders from the White House, federal agencies, academia and the tech industry both…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (898+ words) This administration includes people who have shown significant hostility toward civil servants and no interest in building functional government services. It also includes people who are trying to make things work " as shown in the recent data.opm.gov redesign,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (522+ words) As the era of artificial intelligence stands to both increase cyber threats and aid efforts to counter them, federal government leaders are looking to bolster resilience with improved coordination, support for leaders, and new AI tools, a White House cyber…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (463+ words) The Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing artificial intelligence sandboxes for entrepreneurs focused on "investor protection," the regulator's chief told lawmakers last week. During a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., asked Chair Paul Atkins if his bipartisan…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (443+ words) During a recent video discussion produced by Scoop News Group, federal and industry leaders explored how AI is reshaping identity proofing, continuous verification, and fraud prevention across government. The conversation highlighted both the policy considerations shaping identity standards and the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (632+ words) The Department of Energy began offloading some emergency operations to AI last year, according to the agency's inventory of use cases posted last week." Using natural language processing, the Energy Department is tapping AI from Dataminr to provide information about…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (718+ words) The FBI more than doubled its AI use cases in the past year, according to the Department of Justice's 2025 inventory posted Friday. Many of those uses are enabling law enforcement activities, from biometric and facial recognition capabilities to data synthesis…...