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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trump launches AI-fueled America.gov in bid to tie government services together. And, Google extends GSA OneGov deal for Gemini. Hear more on The Daily Scoop Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ri1...

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Trump’s America.gov goes live in bid to tie government services together using AI

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The nuclear agency’s expanded partnership with DOD’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 is meant to reduce duplicative testing and speed up drone defense deployments. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/nnsa-jiatf40...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The watchdog isn’t sure if the public’s data was protected after the CFPB, SEC, NOAA and Education provided incomplete information and the SBA and VA didn’t engage with it. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/gao-report-d...

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I hide lychees @heidileech.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm so glad @matthenry.fyi put out an open letter about saving USWDS. Thank you! And that @fedscoop.bsky.social picked it up! Please add your name to the letter (link in the article) if you want to save USWDS from AI takeover ✊🏻 fedscoop.com/websites-jeo...

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Websites ‘in jeopardy’ amid U.S. Web Design System takeover, coalition tells GSA

The letter comes after administration officials changed leadership for the system, implemented new AI tooling, and shut out members of an open-source community.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The new AI-chatbot is intended to provide Americans with one place for all of their needs from the government. The model reportedly leverages Gemini and Grok. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIoZ... Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/trump-launch...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking Congress for an additional $30 billion to reach its modernization goals tied to the overhaul of air traffic control systems and aviation infrastructure. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/faa-air-traf...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found inconsistencies in how the IRS tracks its procedures for evaluating data quality checks in high-impact AI models. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/irs-ai-use-c...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The IRS has a new mobile app that its chief executive officer said will put “more services at taxpayers’ fingertips.” Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/irs-launches...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Defense Department is growing the user base for Palantir’s Maven Smart System amid the Iran conflict and other demands for the AI-powered platform, a senior Pentagon official said last Tuesday at DefenseTalks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hyd... Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/22/m...

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More than 100K personnel use Maven Smart System: Pentagon official

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The FBI jobs site, which was temporarily defaced, remains unavailable and the agency said it’s investigating the claims. www.youtube.com/shorts/e4RUw... More by @mattkapko.com: cyberscoop.com/shinyhunters...

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ShinyHunters claims attack on FBI exposes almost all agents

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

GitHub community and accessibility experts are concerned about a reversal of progress amid potential AI reliance and plans to “automate as much accessibility testing as possible.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMjL... Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/trump-team-a...

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A Trump team wants to automate U.S. Web Design System accessibility testing. Experts are worried.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The IRS is still digging out of a pandemic-fueled backlog of identity theft claims in which it takes the tax agency an average of 20 months to process a case, according to a new watchdog report. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/irs-identity...

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A former Army soldier responsible for a series of attacks and extortion attempts on telecom companies, including AT&T, was sentenced to 70 months in prison, the Justice Department said Friday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O0Z... Read more by @mattkapko.com: cyberscoop.com/cameron-wage...

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Army soldier sentenced for spree of attacks on AT&T, Snowflake and other major companies

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief @gregotto.bsky.social breaks down three cybersecurity stories to know this week, Sept. 21-25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLSC... Learn more: cyberscoop.com

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Three cybersecurity stories to know this week

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 25/09/2026

“This is one part of the surveillance and intelligence wing that ICE is building,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @fedscoop.bsky.social. “It’s a big part of it, but it’s still just one part. ... It’s going to feed in and be indexed alongside all this other surveillance equipment and pipelines.”

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ICE awards contested, controversial surveillance contract to Thomson Reuters

Documents shared exclusively with FedScoop offer insight into the initial contract awarded six years ago that acted as a critical building block in DHS’s current surveillance apparatus.

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some tech employees at the General Services Administration have been told they may be reassigned or given the option to resign or retire early, according to an email viewed by FedScoop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IgM... Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/some-gsa-tec...

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Some GSA tech workers may be reassigned, given option to leave agency, email shows

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Documents shared exclusively with FedScoop offer insight into the initial contract awarded six years ago that acted as a critical building block in DHS’s current surveillance apparatus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W2r... Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/dhs-ice-surv...

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ICE awards contested, controversial surveillance contract to Thomson Reuters

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The system will analyze every check written by a grant recipient starting at the end of this month. Housing and tech experts worry about politicization and its impact on small awardees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVgi... Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVgi...

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HUD eyes AI tool to review grant spending. Housing advocates have concerns

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CIO Kelly Fletcher and Chief AI Officer Amy Ritualo recently joined Billy Mitchell on The Daily Scoop Podcast to discuss all things AI at the State Department, from their early successes to the challenges they faced in getting there and what’s next. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4H1...

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The secret to the State Department’s AI success

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Patent and Trademark Office just got a new chief artificial intelligence officer and is eyeing more drafting and searching tools, Deborah Stephens said. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/uspto-ai-cap...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The agency’s Science and Technology Directorate wants to add testing and evaluation sites, forge partnerships with industry and create internal roles to lead the work. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/dhs-biosurve...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Google and Samsung Wallet users can use the licenses to verify their identity, GSA announced, in an effort to combat artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/mobile-drive...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 988 Lifeline has made progress on cybersecurity but still needs to implement improvements to contingency plans, as well as identity and access controls. Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/hhs-suicide-...

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The FBI is investigating an attack on its own systems after ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the incident, putting the prolific cybercrime group in the most direct conflict yet with agents responsible for investigating data extortion attacks. via @mattkapko.com: cyberscoop.com/shinyhunters...

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ShinyHunters claims attack on FBI exposes almost all agents

The FBI jobs site, which was temporarily defaced, remains unavailable and the agency said it’s investigating the claims.

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Defense Department is growing the user base for Palantir’s Maven Smart System amid the Iran conflict and other demands for the AI-powered platform, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/22/m...

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K. Sophie Will @ksophiewill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

After I broke the news that @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social raised the Oracle #EHRM contract to *$27 BILLION*, we did a comprehensive deep dive into how we got here & where the $$$ is going Read + explore the interactive timeline & spending tables @fedscoop.bsky.social 👇 fedscoop.com/bipartisan-b...

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Inside the bipartisan backlash to the $27 billion VA-Oracle EHRM contract blindsiding Congress

Billions of dollars, dozens of hearings, three administrations and no answers. On the VA’s fourth attempt to modernize electronic health records, Congress says “enough.”

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The mid-June breach exposed names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers, a VA email said. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LFj... Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/veterans-aff...

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30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Built by Air Space Intelligence as part of a 12-year, nearly $876 million contract, the tool is on pace with early expectations of being operational to some degree by the fall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNHG... Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/faa-ai-smart...

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FAA unveils AI aviation data tool in Washington airspace

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An ineffective IRS cybersecurity program in fiscal 2026 could leave taxpayer data vulnerable to bad actors, the agency’s watchdog warned in a report published Friday. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/irs-cybersec...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The agency’s Missing and Murdered Unit will use Clearview AI tools to “rapidly identify and locate missing persons, crime victims, and suspects nationwide,” contracting documents said. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/interior-cle...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Billions of dollars, dozens of hearings, three administrations and no answers. On the VA’s fourth attempt to modernize electronic health records, Congress says “enough.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZH_... More by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/bipartisan-b...

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Inside the bipartisan backlash to the $27 billion VA-Oracle EHRM contract blindsiding Congress

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The FUTURES Act aims to close “talent gaps, procurement barriers, or technological blind spots” at the federal financial regulators, the bill’s Republican co-sponsor says. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/house-passes...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Agriculture Department has launched a public data tool for the office that publishes official U.S. data on crop production and prices, it announced Wednesday. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/usda-launche...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Congress has a singular opportunity to respond swiftly and effectively to these warning shots before true catastrophes occur,” the representatives said in a letter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGX... Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/bipartisan-c...

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Bipartisan coalition calls on House leaders to advance AI guardrails

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The agency announced a $215 million initiative to demonstrate first-generation scientifically relevant quantum computers, plus a verification and validation testbed. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/quantum-gene...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anthropic has extended its OneGov deal with the General Services Administration by one month, a website update Thursday shows. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/anthropic-ex...

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Coast Guard and FBI boarded two foreign vessels coming to the United States last month to investigate potential cyberattacks on the ships, according to a joint statement from the agencies Wednesday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW0n... More by @timstarks.bsky.social: cyberscoop.com/coast-guard-...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The age of AI-enabled drone warfare is here, and U.S. military leaders should assume that their troops will be “hunted” by autonomous systems on the battlefield, according to America’s top officer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqYP... Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/16/g...

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Gen. Dan Caine says U.S. forces must prepare to be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The regulator’s refreshed strategy will debut in the coming months, and its modernized website is set to soft launch this week. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/nrc-ai-strat...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The secretary told House Financial Services Committee lawmakers that the “best way to guarantee safety” is for AI creators to be held “liable for what they build and generate.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eU... More by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/treasury-sco...

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Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The announcement is the first time a Pentagon official has confirmed the existence of U.S. space-based weapons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FErp... More by @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/14/m...

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U.S. Space Force has deployed space control weapons to orbit

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A federal judge issued a pause on the Trump administration’s inclusion of a question that asked applicants how they’d advance the president’s agenda and policies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_11... More by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/court-blocks...

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A federal court blocks Trump administration’s ‘loyalty question’ from use in agency job applications

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ChatGPT models will be available to the federal government through discounted, consumption-based pricing, the release said, and will last until Dec. 31, 2028. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC-8... Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/openai-gsa-r...

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OpenAI and General Services Administration extend OneGov deal for ChatGPT through 2028

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Agencies have several requirements related to a public inventory of their datasets coming up at the end of the month. Federal data leaders are sharing strategies. Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/open-governm...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

While the system’s deployment timeline is unclear, the Department of Homeland Security unit described the platform as providing a secure access point to large language models. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/ice-ai-assis...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

OpenAI and GSA extend OneGov deal for ChatGPT through 2028. And, a federal court blocks Trump administration’s ‘loyalty question’ from agency job applications. Hear more on The Daily Scoop Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMqy...

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OpenAI and GSA extend OneGov deal for ChatGPT through 2028

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A former associate of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Berry will be implementing the agency’s One Farmer, One File initiative. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m95... Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/sam-berry-us...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

U.S. officials shared new details about the fast-tracked migration and early enterprise deployments of military-tuned frontier AI models. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgwW... Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/11/d...

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DOD poised to move all classified AI workloads off Anthropic by October

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