Farmer would replace the Trump administration’s former top IT official, Greg Barbaccia, who left the office in August.

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Microsoft and Google are among the vendors NASA is working with for mission control and image cataloguing use cases, per Johnson Space Center’s top IT official.

Two sources tell FedScoop the personnel changes are part of a broader effort to consolidate IT and cybersecurity functions at DHS headquarters.

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From searches of mobile devices to facial recognition, the Homeland Security division has nearly doubled its use cases since July 2025, according to the Wednesday report.

In an interview with FedScoop, federal CIO Greg Barbaccia addressed the status of the tech workforce, methodology of consolidation, and current structure of the DOGE.

In lieu of congressional action, U.S. officials are planning to train and deputize state and local partners to address authority gaps for counter unmanned aircraft systems.

The RIFs have begun.

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

One group, whose leadership includes two former BLS commissioners, called on Congress to respond immediately and investigate her removal.

A GSA spokesperson told FedScoop the agency welcomes all American companies who “abide by our terms and conditions."

The growing technology could be used to track and monitor probate packages, aid data entry, and scan for accuracy based on historical data, a department spokesperson said.

The ruling provides a win for administration challengers on the heels of several recent court victories for the DOGE.

The new generative AI chatbot is aimed at tasks like “summarization” and “multi-file analysis,” adding to the department’s existing DHS Chat.

Officials at the Food and Drug Administration who spoke to FedScoop believe that information from a recent “data call” on critical and essential systems informed staff reductions.

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Ex-CIOs agreed that political appointees can be valuable changemakers, but some cautioned against a blanket policy, politicization of the role.

A new federal court filing sheds light on some of the early impacts defense personnel are experiencing as a result of firings by the Trump administration.

The stay applies to all fired Agriculture probationers who were told their employment wasn’t in “the public interest” based on performance.

The human capital agency updated guidance to say it’s “not directing agencies to take any specific performance-based actions.”

Federal agency responses included giving workers a template and warning to write responses as if they’re going to “be read by malign foreign actors.”

The statement comes after reports that federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, were preparing to or had fired probationary workers.

The company will work with the safety body to jointly develop testing criteria with the aim of opening up evaluation to companies of all sizes.

Emails forecasting a “99% chance of shit showers” for the next four years and signing people up for Scientology Today were immediately posted online.

A new Office of Management and Budget memo walks back the previous directive that caused widespread confusion.

Installing a CAIO, CTO and CDO comes after a reshuffle of the agency’s technology and cyber work in July.

The new total more than doubles the figure from last year. Of those use cases, 227 were labeled rights- or safety-impacting.

The agencies said the mysterious sightings thought to be drones appear to actually be manned aircraft operating lawfully.

The agency responsible for foreign affairs has introduced an internal chatbot and tools to aid employees with things like news analysis and searching department policy.

The agency hopes to use the technology in all of its border apprehensions, according to a source familiar with the program.

Pahlka, who wrote about transforming government services in her book “Recoding America,” said the DOGE leaders need to connect with people already doing the work.

An updated Claude 3.5 Sonnet underwent the first-ever joint pre-deployment evaluation by the U.S. and U.K. AI safety bodies.

The watchdog recommended governmentwide coordination to ensure the public’s civil rights and civil liberties are protected.

The National Secure Data Service Demonstration project is considering the AI use case as one of many initiatives to streamline the government’s data infrastructure.

The incoming Trump administration is expected to rescind Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence. A slimmer policy could take its place.