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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 28: The headquarters for the US Department of Energy (DOE) at Federal Office Building 5, now known as the James V. Forrestal Building on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Energy Department’s CIO office is here to ‘feed’ the Genesis Mission team

The agency’s chief information officer said her team’s workforce enablement tools are helping the crew behind the Genesis Mission do their jobs faster and better.

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Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) transits Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, May 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

Navy launches next-gen undersea security initiative

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Anthropic taps Microsoft, AWS alum Teresa Carlson to lead public sector work

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DIU reshaping its tech priorities and portfolio teams under new leadership

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Illinois governor signs AI safety law requiring audits of frontier models

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Pentagon awards $80M task order for AI-enabled tech to defend Air Force bases against small drones

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Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia is stepping down

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Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia is stepping down

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Veteran federal IT industry leader Teresa Carlson joins Anthropic

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Sysdig clocks first documented case of agentic ransomware

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Air Force, Space Force combine multiple AI tools in latest battle management experiment

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US lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable

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Republicans want data scientists at the IRS. Trump axed those roles last year, Dems say

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NNSA aims to balance modernization, asset protection amid Genesis Mission

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IT experts from Defense Intelligence Agency and GDIT discuss AI modernization — Defense Intelligence Agency CIO E.P. Mathew (right), speaking with GDIT SVP Aaron Bedrowski, discusses DIA’s shift to policy-driven, data-centric computing environments, during GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. (Scoop News Group photo)

How the Defense Intelligence Agency is fast-tracking data and AI modernization

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Panelists at a defense conference. — Defense security leaders discuss the growing convergence of cyber and kinetic assets at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, U.S. Space Force’s Charlene Laughlin, U.S. Army’s Brandon Pugh, DOW’s Katherine Sutton and GDIT’s John Sahlin. (Scoop News Group photo)

The defense sector confronts the growing convergence of cyber and kinetic domains

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Dr. Paul Rodrigues, Chief AI Officer for Microsoft Federal’s National Security Group, speaking at AITalks, April 14, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Why governing agentic AI is the next mission for federal agencies

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Zero trust, zero guesswork: Securing the defense workforce platform

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Russell Vought says there are no plans for a DOGE after-action report

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins takes his seat at the witness table for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on “Opportunities with VHA Reorganization” in the Cannon House Office Building on Feb. 11, 2026. John Bartrum, under secretary for health, is seated to the left. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

VA health secretary quits less than a year into tenure

Anduril’s Menace is seen during AWS Summit Washington on June 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo Source: AWS)

AWS, Anduril debut new tactical data center offering listed on DOD’s cloud marketplace

President Donald Trump laughs with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, Commecre Secretary Howard Lutnick, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and OMB Director Russell Vought during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

OMB eyes AI tool to flag grants that don’t align with Trump’s agenda

Anthropic announced the release of two new Mythos-class artificial intelligence models designed for cybersecurity and biomedical research, targeting both consumers and businesses. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

US lifting export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos, Fable

CIA restructures tech, acquisition offices for the age of AI

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Trump administration announces ‘War Force’ effort

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) leaves the U.S. Capitol on July 11. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Warner bill would create federally vetted list for secure, trustworthy AI agents

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Overland AI lands Pentagon contract to produce autonomous ground vehicles for Marine Corps

Gavin Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2026. (Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images)

California agencies get access to Anthropic’s AI tools at half price

Spc. Byron Clutier, assigned to 3rd Mobile Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), operates a Hunter Wolf Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 13, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariam Diallo)

101st Airborne unit put ‘steel’ between soldiers and the breach, tested limits of AI in recent exercise

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University of Utah board approves state’s first AI bachelor’s degree

Congressional Research Service Director Karen Donfried testifies on the service’s artificial intelligence usage before the House Administration Committee on June 25, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

CRS tried to use AI, but less than 3% of results met their standards, director says

A quantum computer at The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate in Rome, New York is used to conduct experiments to improve quantum computing and networking. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

Uncertain quantum future presents ‘existential threat’ to US military missions, DOD warns

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