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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 18h

House Financial Services Republicans have had “preliminary discussions” with the OIG regarding its report on erased messages from ex-Chair Gary Gensler’s phone. via @mattbracken.bsky.social fedscoop.com/sec-deleted-...

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

House Financial Services Republicans have had “preliminary discussions” with the OIG regarding its report on erased messages from ex-Chair Gary Gensler’s phone.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 2d

The suit says the changes go “far beyond” the “lawful use of the presidential bully pulpit.” via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/education-de...

Federal workers union sues Education Department over altered shutdown emails

The suit says the changes go “far beyond” the “lawful use of the presidential bully pulpit.”

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 2d

The Social Security Administration commissioner will keep his current position and step into the newly created role overseeing day-to-day operations at the embattled tax agency. via @mattbracken.bsky.social fedscoop.com/irs-ceo-fran...

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

The Social Security Administration commissioner will keep his current position and step into the newly created role overseeing day-to-day operations at the embattled tax agency.

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 4d

The group leveraged dozens of social media accounts and “routinely used” AI-generated imagery and video to stoke unrest among Iran’s population, according to Citizen Lab. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rk1... | cyberscoop.com/citizen-lab-...

Researchers say Israeli government likely behind AI-generated disinfo campaign in Iran

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Stone Cold Blue @stonecoldblue.bsky.social · 6d

“Furloughed Education Department workers ‘shocked’ after automatic email replies changed to blame shutdown on Democrats” via @fedscoop.bsky.social:

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

The apparently automatic email changes are raising fears that agency employees will be implicated in Hatch Act violations.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 6d

The apparently automatic email changes are raising fears that agency employees will be implicated in Hatch Act violations. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/furloughed-e...

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

The apparently automatic email changes are raising fears that agency employees will be implicated in Hatch Act violations.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 6d

That included notifications that roles were “excepted” during a shutdown. A spokesperson pointed to “minor data” discrepancies, which the agency worked to fix. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/data-error-r...

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

That included notifications that roles were “excepted” during a shutdown. A spokesperson pointed to “minor data” discrepancies, which the agency worked to fix.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 6d

Democracy Forward is calling on four agencies to release documents on how they use AI for deregulatory efforts. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/lawsuit-seek...

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

Democracy Forward is calling on four agencies to release documents on how they use AI for deregulatory efforts.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 6d

FedScoop takes a detailed look at contingency plans at civilian CFO Act agencies for general tech and Office of the Chief Information Officer functions. fedscoop.com/agency-it-te...

How agency IT operations will play out during the shutdown

FedScoop takes a detailed look at contingency plans at civilian CFO Act agencies for general tech and Office of the Chief Information Officer functions.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 7d

For the first time since 2019, also during a Trump administration, federal appropriations have lapsed, resulting in furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contractors and the halting of many agency operations. youtu.be/daykUNII04c

The federal government shuts down; Takeaways from Hegseth’s meeting with the military’s top brass

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 8d

The Department of Health and Human Services has tapped DOGE affiliate Zachary Terrell to be its chief technology officer, sources told FedScoop. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/hhs-has-new-...

HHS has a new DOGE-affiliated technology chief

Zachary Terrell is the chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, FedScoop has learned. He is also serving at NSF.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 8d

The SAMOSA Act, reintroduced by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, would overhaul IT purchasing practices across the federal government. via @mattbracken.bsky.social fedscoop.com/house-samosa...

Federal software buying bill is back in play in the House

The SAMOSA Act, reintroduced by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, would overhaul IT purchasing practices across the federal government.

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 11d

DOGE is “bypassing cybersecurity protections” at three agencies, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Democrats concluded. via @timstarks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=viiq... | cyberscoop.com/senate-democ...

Dem report concludes Department of Government Efficiency violates cybersecurity, privacy rules

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 11d

In an administration hellbent on slashing budgets, IT leaders from the NRC, DOJ and PNNL connect the dots between a unified ITAM strategy and lower costs. via @mattbracken.bsky.social fedscoop.com/federal-itam...

Federal leaders see IT asset management as crucial to cost savings

In an administration hellbent on slashing budgets, IT leaders from the NRC, DOJ and PNNL connect the dots between a unified ITAM strategy and lower costs.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 11d

The incomplete data quality reports covered $2 billion in federal contracts in fiscal 2023. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/agency-feder...

Watchdog finds dozens of agencies fail to consistently certify procurement data

The incomplete data quality reports covered $2 billion in federal contracts in fiscal 2023.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 12d

The White House’s Greg Barbaccia and GSA’s Pete Waterman spoke Wednesday about next steps to improve government cloud purchasing. via @madialder.bsky.social & @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/federal-cio-...

Federal CIO ‘fully committed’ to GSA 20x as it moves into phase two

The White House’s Greg Barbaccia and GSA’s Pete Waterman spoke Wednesday about next steps to improve government cloud purchasing.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 13d

In a message to agency leaders, the Office of Management and Budget said a funding lapse for programs means that they no longer have to be carried out. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/white-house-...

White House directs agencies to consider staff reductions in case of shutdown

In a message to agency leaders, the Office of Management and Budget said a funding lapse for programs means that they no longer have to be carried out.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 13d

The GSA’s AI safety team determined Grok 4 met its guidelines after testing, an agency official said. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/grok-governm...

xAI strikes GSA deal for Grok after weeks of speculation

The GSA’s AI safety team determined Grok 4 met its guidelines after testing, an agency official said.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 14d

Misclassification makes it harder to track IT spending, could result in redundant purchases, and increases the risk of breaches and vulnerabilities, the OIG report said. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/interior-wat...

Interior watchdog finds $40 million in misclassified IT purchases

Misclassification makes it harder to track IT spending, could result in redundant purchases, and increases the risk of breaches and vulnerabilities, the OIG report said.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 14d

The tax agency’s Sept. 30 deadline matches a March executive order to modernize payments across the federal government. via @mattbracken.bsky.social fedscoop.com/irs-paper-ch...

IRS to begin phasing out paper refund checks next week

The tax agency’s Sept. 30 deadline matches a March executive order to modernize payments across the federal government.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 14d

Agency officials at recent govtech events say they’ve leaned into AI education and touted the ability to eliminate toil as part of efforts to combat workforce hesitancy with the technology. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/federal-lead...

Federal leaders tailor ‘sales pitch’ to curb AI hesitancy in agencies

Agency officials at recent govtech events say they’ve leaned into AI education and touted the ability to eliminate toil as part of efforts to combat workforce hesitancy with the technology.

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Derek B. Johnson @derekbjohnson.bsky.social · 14d

We'll have elections, and the Constitution is on the side of the states and Congress in terms of how they're run, but we have never had a federal government use all its power to screw with an election before. It would be wise for everyone for begin gaming out different scenarios.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 15d

The White House released five federal priorities for fiscal year 2027. They come as administration actions face backlash from scientists and researchers. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/emerging-tec...

Emerging tech, energy, space among Trump administration R&D priorities

The White House released five federal priorities for fiscal year 2027. They come as administration actions face backlash from scientists and researchers.

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Meta will offer Llama AI models to government for free in a new GSA deal.

Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic in providing government access to AI models for steep discounts. 🤖

But they won't be free forever. 👀

Full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/meta-gsa-dea...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 15d

Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that scraped the internet for images of people’s faces for its database, is building a tool to deal with an emerging problem: AI-generated faces. 🤖

Learn more on @fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/clearview-ai...

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