Navy’s Ashley Elizabeth Evans Talks Future-Ready Automation
In a UiPath Fusion public‑sector interview, Deputy Director Ashley Elizabeth Evans outlined the Navy’s roadmap for scaling automation from isolated pilots to enterprise‑wide, mission‑driven solutions. The service has run a six‑year robotic process automation (RPA) program, deploying more than 500 bots that have reclaimed over two million labor hours. Successful pilots—such as the unmatched‑transaction and milstrip processing bots—have been rolled out Navy‑wide, demonstrating a clear path from experiment to operational capability. Evans highlighted the upcoming ERP+ transformation, a migration from legacy SAP to S/4 HANA that embeds AI and automation by design. The team set an initial target of 15 % of user stories to involve AI; the backlog now exceeds 30 %, leveraging native SAP AI and UiPath integrations. Process‑selection criteria focus on dollar savings, repurposed hours, mission impact, and especially speed‑to‑value. The Navy’s approach signals that large federal entities can achieve rapid, measurable ROI by treating pilots as learning platforms and embedding automation into core ERP architecture, a model other agencies are likely to emulate as they confront budget pressures and accelerating technology cycles.
CISA Warns of ‘Weeks to Months’ of Critical Infrastructure Isolation Amid Conflicts
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a new initiative, CI Fortify, urging owners of critical infrastructure to develop plans that allow essential services to continue for weeks to months while isolated from corporate IT networks and third‑party vendors. The...
Senators Take Another Swing at Bill to Codify Federal AI Resource
The Senate has reintroduced the CREATE AI Act, a bipartisan effort to codify a National Science Foundation‑run National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIR). Sponsored by Senators Martin Heinrich, Todd Young, Mike Rounds and Cory Booker, the legislation seeks to institutionalize...
Army’s 82nd Airborne Division Supplying AI, C2 Network Support for Project Freedom
The video spotlights the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division as the technological backbone of Project Freedom, highlighting its role in delivering AI‑driven command‑and‑control (C2) networks across multiple warfighting domains. The division’s hallmark rapid‑deployment capability—ready to move within hours—now extends beyond traditional...
Guidehouse’s Ed Meehan on Modern HR Systems for Mission Readiness
In a Workday Federal Forum interview, Guidehouse chief growth officer Ed Meehan outlined how federal agencies must modernize HR systems to achieve mission‑ready, AI‑enabled workforces. Meehan said agencies are hampered by fragmented workforce data and legacy platforms, creating an AI readiness...
Disclosed Government AI Use Increased by 70% in 2025
The Office of Management and Budget released its 2025 AI inventory, showing a 70% jump to roughly 3,600 disclosed use cases across federal agencies. The tally, posted on GitHub, reflects the Trump administration’s drive to embed artificial‑intelligence tools for efficiency. The...
DOGE Duo Ducked Security Rules During Treasury Stint, GAO Finds
The Government Accountability Office released a report exposing how two Department of Justice (DoJ) associates, dispatched to the Treasury Department early in the second Trump administration, accessed the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s (BFS) payment platforms without adhering to established...
DOGE Duo Ducked Security Rules During Treasury Stint, GAO Finds
The Government Accountability Office released a report exposing serious IT security lapses by two Dogecoin‑affiliated staffers who were temporarily assigned to the Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) during early 2025. The watchdog examined their access to three...
Trump Orders Big Change to Federal Contracting Structures
The White House unveiled an executive order that flips federal procurement on its head, making fixed‑price, performance‑based contracts the default and relegating cost‑reimbursement arrangements to rare exceptions. The directive follows a review showing roughly $120 billion of FY‑2024 spending on cost‑reimbursement...
Federal Union Projects to Lose ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Members, Court Filing Shows
Federal Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) warned a court it could lose tens of thousands of members after President Trump’s April 2025 executive order barred federal agencies from collective‑bargaining agreements. The filing argues the order and subsequent Office of Personnel Management rulemaking...
Treasury Department Canceled Booz Contracts over Vetting of IRS Leaker, Secretary Scott Bessent Says
The Treasury Department announced it will terminate every contract with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton after a high‑profile leak of confidential IRS data. The decision, disclosed by Secretary Scott Bessent during a Senate Appropriations hearing, marks the most sweeping contractor...
Salesforce’s Mia Jordan on the Rise of the “Agentic Enterprise” In Government AI
The Fed Scoop podcast featured Salesforce public‑sector strategist Mia Jordan, who outlined her vision of an “agentic enterprise” – a unified, AI‑powered work operating system for federal agencies. Jordan argued that current AI deployments remain fragmented, offering only isolated automation. By...
XAI Is Working to Get Grok Approved for Wider Government Use
Elon Musk’s XAI is pursuing a FedRAMP High authorization to expand its Grok Enterprise chatbot across federal agencies, a move backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The high‑security stamp would signal that Grok meets stringent government standards, opening doors...
Berkeley Lab’s Dr. Patrick Huck on Operationalizing Data for Discovery
The interview with Dr. Patrick Huck, principal platform architect at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, centers on how the Materials Project—a cloud‑native, AI‑ready platform for material science—operationalizes data to accelerate discovery in government research settings. Huck emphasizes two pillars: embedding data pipelines...
Trump Admin Sets $75.7B Topline Civilian IT Budget for 2027
The White House released its FY2027 civilian IT budget, setting a topline of $75.7 billion—up from $67.9 billion in FY2026 and exceeding FY2025 levels. This proposal, though a starting point for congressional negotiations, marks a return to pre‑Trump spending trends. Overall IT spending...
The War in Iran Is Quickly Becoming Defined by the Use of Drones
The Daily Scoop episode highlighted two distinct but technology‑driven developments shaping U.S. security policy: ICE’s record‑breaking arrest numbers powered by artificial‑intelligence tools, and the rapid integration of low‑cost attack drones—known as Lucas platforms—into the ongoing conflict with Iran. ICE reported 167,651...
DOT’s Ankur Saini on Accelerating Digital Transformation in Transit
In a MongoDB public‑sector summit interview, Ankur Saini, the Department of Transportation’s chief product and technology officer, outlined how the agency is accelerating digital transformation by grounding AI projects in its core mission of safety and fraud prevention. He emphasized...
President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order that Purports to Limit Mail-In Voting
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at curbing mail‑in voting ahead of the 2026 elections. The order directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile state‑by‑state lists of “eligible voters” using federal databases such as the SAVE system,...
Energy Department Taps Tech Force for Development Skills
The U.S. Department of Energy announced it will tap the federal Tech Force hiring initiative to bring in technologists for two‑year assignments, aiming to fill critical software‑engineering and data‑science roles. Tech Force, launched in December, screens candidates through a cross‑agency panel;...
Why the White House's Two-Year Tech Force Stints Are Aimed at Young People’s Approach to Work
The Daily Scoop highlighted two concurrent initiatives from the Trump administration: a two‑year “Tech Force” program aimed at attracting early‑career talent to federal tech roles, and a high‑profile revamp of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)...
GSA Looks to Follow DOD’s Lead with New AI Clause for Lawful Government Use
The General Services Administration unveiled a draft amendment to its Multiple Award Schedule that would embed a new AI‑specific clause, echoing the Department of Defense’s recent policy after the Anthropic‑Pentagon dispute. The language sets four core requirements: government‑wide data use rights,...
Lawsuit Seeks Release of SSA Records on a DOGE Sharing Voter Data with a Political Advocacy Group
The Daily Scoop highlighted two federal developments: the General Services Administration’s draft AI contract language and a lawsuit demanding the Social Security Administration release records of a voter‑data sharing agreement involving the cryptocurrency firm Doge. The GSA proposal, released on its...
DHS-Built Surveillance Apparatus to Surge in Year Ahead, Documents Show
The Department of Homeland Security is accelerating a new wave of surveillance projects, buoyed by a sweeping funding bill that grants unprecedented financial resources and authority to expand its monitoring capabilities. Investigations reveal that the agency’s budget boost coincides with a...
OPM Launches a Federal HR Shared Service Center
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced Tuesday the launch of a voluntary, fee‑for‑service Human Resources Shared Service Center, designed to streamline benefits, payroll, recruitment, training and workforce planning for federal agencies. The new hub builds on the Trump administration’s...
Iran’s Drone Assaults ‘Down 95%’ as Pete Hegseth Declares Operation Epic Fury Is Still ‘Ramping Up’
The video marks the 13th day of the U.S.-led Operation Epic Fury, a campaign the speaker describes as the heaviest day of kinetic fires over Iran and the disputed region of Tyrron. Pete Hegseth announces that sortie numbers and bomber...
The Trump Administration Touts a $50B Anthropic Investment Amid Ban of the AI Company
The Daily Scoop highlighted two headline‑making developments from the Trump administration: a $50 billion Anthropic investment touted as a win for U.S. AI infrastructure, and the Senate’s confirmation of Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd as the new head of U.S. Cyber Command...
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Drops Claude, Adds Grok and Codex to AI Use Disclosure
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) updated its public AI‑use disclosure on Wednesday, removing Anthropic’s Claude and adding xAI’s Grok and OpenAI’s Codex. The change reflects OPM’s ongoing effort to align its AI tools with evolving federal guidelines and...
How Federal Agencies Have Deployed Claude
Federal agencies, including NASA, the Treasury Department and OPM, have deployed Anthropic’s Claude AI to automate tasks such as drafting documents and coding. The Trump administration has now ordered a halt to further use, citing concerns over data security and...
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Drops Claude, Adds Grok and Codex to AI Use Disclosure
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) updated its public AI‑use disclosure, removing Anthropic’s Claude after a Trump‑issued ban and adding xAI’s Grok and OpenAI’s Codex. The removal follows a dispute over Claude’s guardrails that prompted multiple federal agencies to...
U.S. Targeting Iran’s Space Capabilities Early Into Operation Epic Fury
The United States launched Operation Epic Fury, striking nearly 200 Iranian targets within 72 hours. The attacks focused on infrastructure that enables Iran to move data and conduct space‑warfare operations. Admiral Brad Cooper highlighted the bomber force’s role in degrading...
Dem Lawmakers Press IRS CEO Frank Bisignano on the IRS-ICE Data-Sharing Agreement
Democratic lawmakers grilled IRS Chief Executive Frank Bisignano Thursday over a court‑ordered finding that the agency illegally shared confidential taxpayer data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The hearing focused on a staggering 42,695 instances where the IRS transferred immigration‑related information to...
Iran’s One-Way Attack Drone Launches Drop as U.S. Prepares to Rev up Operation Epic Fury
U.S. and Israeli forces have struck key Iranian drone launch sites and weapons launchers in the newly‑named Operation Epic Fury, achieving a measurable drop in Iranian drone and missile activity over the past 24 hours. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and...
Alleged ICE, DHS Location Data Purchases Under Scrutiny by Dems
Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general demanding a probe into alleged warrantless purchases of location data by ICE and DHS. The request follows a 2021 report that first exposed the agencies’ use of...
Alleged ICE, DHS Location Data Purchases Come Under Scrutiny of Democrats
More than 70 House and Senate Democrats have urged the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general to launch an investigation into alleged warrantless purchases of Americans’ location data by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The inquiry will focus on the legality...
Anthropic Faces Fallout Across Federal Agencies From DOD Clash
The Daily Scoop reported that President Donald Trump ordered the removal of Anthropic’s AI platform, Claude, from every federal agency after a standoff with the Department of Defense over military applications. The directive prompted the General Services Administration, State Department and...
Opening Remarks | GDIT Emerge: Modern Government
At GDIT Emerge: Modern Government, Billy Mitchell opened the event, outlining a focus on innovation, modernization, and mission‑driven technology. He highlighted accelerating digital transformation, secure interoperable systems, responsible AI, and citizen‑centric services. Mitchell stressed collaboration among government leaders, industry partners,...
Improving Citizen Experience
At GDIT Emerge, Maryland Deputy Secretary Marcy Jacobs and GDIT CTO Michael Cole discussed modernizing government services through human‑centered design. They emphasized beginning with the citizen problem, not the technology, and building cross‑functional teams that address real needs. The conversation...
Investing in Results
At GDIT Emerge, Dr. Kelly Fletcher, the State Department’s CIO, highlighted how government agencies can truly invest in results. She cited a year of milestones, including the rollout of generative AI tools, a broader online passport‑renewal platform, and strengthened cybersecurity...
Advancing Agentic AI From Pilot to Mission Impact
At a GDIT Emerge forum, senior officials from the Department of Commerce, CDC, and ServiceNow discussed moving agentic AI from experimental pilots to mission‑critical deployments across federal agencies. The panel highlighted the need for secure, well‑governed AI agents that integrate...
Optimizing Cloud at Scale: Speed, Security & Mission Impact
At a GDIT Emerge event, CMS CIO Patrick Newbold detailed how the agency is scaling a secure hybrid cloud to deliver always‑on services for millions of Americans. The agency now builds new capabilities in weeks rather than years, emphasizing speed,...
Driving Efficiencies in Integrated Large-Scale EHR Systems
At GDIT Emerge, GDIT CTO Lance Scott and IHS CIO Mitch Thornbrugh discussed large‑scale EHR modernization for federal health agencies. They highlighted the need to balance efficiency, modernization, and collaboration while delivering interoperable, reliable health IT services. The panel addressed...
Driving Faster Technology Acquisition
At a GDIT Emerge session, GSA’s Corey Nickens and Commerce Department’s Trevor Wagner examined how federal agencies can speed up technology acquisition. They highlighted friction points in the procurement lifecycle and advocated for solicitation designs that keep pace with rapid...
Closing Remarks | GDIT Emerge: Modern Government
At GDIT Emerge: Modern Government, Scoop News Group SVP Billy Mitchell delivered closing remarks that emphasized the shift toward outcome‑focused modernization across federal agencies. He highlighted key priorities such as strengthening cybersecurity, optimizing cloud environments, responsibly adopting AI, and improving...
Modernizing Systems, Streamlining Processes & Delivering Services
Acting CIO Debbie Stephens of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office joined Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell at a GDIT Emerge session to discuss modernizing legacy systems. She emphasized moving beyond mere technology deployment to achieve genuine adoption, highlighting artificial...
State Department Makes Multiple Awards Under $10B IT Program
The Daily Scoop highlighted two concurrent federal developments – a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security that is stalling the $625 million FIFA World Cup Grant Program, and the State Department’s issuance of nearly 50 indefinite‑delivery‑indefinite‑quantity (IDIQ) contracts under...
DHS Shutdown Puts Strain on Security, Information-Sharing Ahead of World Cup
The video highlights that the Trump administration is refusing to release $625 million in FEMA‑approved security grants for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, money already appropriated by Congress. The funds, intended for host cities and states to bolster police staffing, mutual‑aid...
House Passes Bill to Scrap Education Requirements From Federal Contracting Jobs
The House passed the Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act, a bipartisan bill from Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), that would bar minimum education requirements—including four-year degrees—on certain federal contracts. Backers, including Rep. William Timmons, argue the measure removes...
House Dems Question DHS, ICE Use of Surveillance Tech
House Democratic members of a House Oversight subcommittee sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Christy Gnome demanding a briefing on the department’s use of advanced cell‑phone surveillance technologies. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Shantel Brown, highlighted recent acquisitions of...
Senators Press SEC Chair on Agentic AI Guardrails During Senate Banking Committee Hearing
Senators pressed SEC leadership during a Senate Banking Committee hearing to address risks from 'agentic' AI systems that can autonomously execute trades, raising questions about who would bear liability if such tools commit illegal or harmful acts. Lawmakers warned that...
SEC Chair Considers ‘Innovation Exemption’ for In-House AI Testing
SEC Chair Jay Clayton (note: actual chair may vary) signaled support for creating an 'innovation exemption' to enable regulated firms—broker-dealers and investment advisers—to pilot AI tools in a controlled sandbox. The proposal aligns with the administration’s 2025 AI Action Plan...