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Civilian federal agency interest in the company’s technology has grown, but current and former officials have some worries, including cost.

The company, which sells its technology to several government agencies including the FBI, aims to have the tool ready for customers by the end of 2025.

The digital forensics firm makes software and hardware that can crack and extract information from phones.

CISA was paying employees without mission-critical cybersecurity backgrounds as part of a program for retaining cyber talent.

The Department of Homeland Security component’s new CIO has been focused on AI and emerging tech.

A new report warns that fragmented, opaque AI tools are slowing DoD’s race to achieve decision dominance and why a new enterprise-to-edge approach, centered on trusted, transparent AI, is critical to winning an era of ‘algorithmic warfare.’

A new report from the congressional watchdog identified nearly 100 government-wide requirements related to AI.

A database run by the agency and used by law enforcement now includes about 200 AI complaints, per documents obtained by FedScoop.

Another artificial intelligence company is staking its claim in the government marketplace.  Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search engine, is currently

Federal Leadership Kristin Ruiz serves as deputy CIO supporting TSA’s IT strategy, helping oversee systems that safeguard U.S. transportation security operations. She advances digital modernization, data-driven decision-making, and cybersecurity resilience across mission-critical platforms. Ruiz ensures frontline personnel have reliable, secure tools to manage passenger screening, threat detection, and aviation security. Her leadership emphasizes efficiency and […]

Golden Gov: Federal Executive of the Year As one of the longest-serving federal CIOs and vice chair of the Federal CIO Council, David Shive leans on his wealth of federal IT management experience to direct the General Services Administration enterprise IT systems, managing nationwide networks, applications, and services that support tens of thousands of employees […]

Several new privacy documents regarding the agency’s Traveler Verification Service were released by the agency Wednesday.

New documents reveal the transportation agency’s plan to find an integrator to modernize the antiquated system.

The OpenAI tool is officially “in process” with the FedRAMP security review program.

The reorganization comes after Secretary Sean Duffy laid into the agency’s IT operations in a separate memo.

The agency’s CIO office plans to begin sunsetting tech systems in the coming weeks, per the memo.

The OneGov deal gives Google a pricing edge over competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic, which offer their models for $1 per federal agency.

The system is already deployed on Claude traffic, the company says.

The xAI chatbot appears left behind in new GSA AI deals, but the agency says all companies are under consideration.

Antoine McCord, the agency’s chief information officer, will now oversee plans to modernize the system.