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GSA announces new FAS, TTS leadership
The new leaders are interested in working with Elon Musk’s DOGE.
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Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech
Trump is wielding — and renaming — the US Digital Service in service of the DOGE.
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Trump axes Biden’s AI executive order
President Donald Trump vowed to repeal the order during campaigning and in his presidential platform.
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GSA will ‘recommit’ to ‘founding purpose,’ says acting administrator
Stephen Ehikian, previously of Salesforce, has been tapped to serve as GSA’s acting administrator.
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Here are the tech bills the 118th Congress passed right before the new session
Some proposed tech legislation didn’t make it into law.
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OMB releases federal tech impact report as Biden admin winds down
Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer, says she expects federal IT to stay bipartisan.
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Experts recommend using TMF to focus on product — not project — delivery
The memo is one of several “Day One” ideas for the incoming Trump administration from the Federation of American Scientists.
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House passes agency software licensing bill
Saving on software licensing appears to also be on the radar of the new DOGE caucus.
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WT 360: Nextgov/FCW’s Natalie Alms on skills-based hiring across public sector
Natalie Alms, who covers technology workforce matters for our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to explain how government agencies and their contractors are changing some job requirements for new employees.
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Major federal IT contracts to remove ‘unnecessary’ degree requirements
The push to focus on skills-based hiring for federal jobs dates back to the first Trump administration. The Biden White House has continued these efforts.
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Potential year-end cyber executive order may hinge on election results, people familiar say
The pending order will focus heavily on federal cyber standards and emerging tech threats, but remains in limbo amid the presidential election.
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Inside the IRS push for digital transformation
IRS employees at an Austin, Texas processing center must still sort through heaps of paper documents. But digitization tools are being powered on to help.
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Federal buyers have a new 'co-pilot' to get good deals for government
The new Procurement Co-Pilot brings data together from across the government — something that’s historically been difficult to do.
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House panel advances bill to make federal contracting easier to understand
The Plain Language in Contracting Act would require agencies to use easy-to-understand language for certain procurement notices pertaining to small businesses.
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New rule cements sustainability mandate for federal buyers
A new update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation is meant to help the government meet goals for net-zero procurement by 2050.
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Senate bill looks to chop through red tape in procurement
The bipartisan legislation aims to both expand access to special acquisition authorities and give new, innovative contractors more opportunities to work with the government.
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New White House policy mandates safeguards for federal AI use
The White House also announced new hiring goals for artificial intelligence talent, a request for information on the procurement of AI and more.
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WT 360: NextGov/FCW's Natalie Alms on modernization challenges
Our NextGov/FCW colleague Natalie Alms jumps in to overview the government's ongoing challenges in artificial intelligence and customer experience.
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TMF, Digital Service hit with cuts in 2024 funding bill
The Technology Modernization Fund alone is slated for a $100 million clawback under the appropriations package released Thursday.
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