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A White House official said the challenges are a "direct call to action” to private-sector partners, researchers and other innovators. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/energy-depar...
Energy Department identifies 26 Genesis Mission challenges
A White House official said the challenges are a "direct call to action” to private-sector partners, researchers and other innovators.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:50 AM
A White House official said the challenges are a "direct call to action” to private-sector partners, researchers and other innovators. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/energy-depar...
The shakeup follows warnings from the Treasury’s watchdog about how staffing cuts at the IRS could affect tax filing season. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/internal-rev...
IRS moves operations employees to tax services for filing season amid workforce cuts
The shakeup follows warnings from the Treasury’s watchdog about how staffing cuts at the IRS could affect tax filing season.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The shakeup follows warnings from the Treasury’s watchdog about how staffing cuts at the IRS could affect tax filing season. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/internal-rev...
A declaration from the tax agency’s chief risk and control officer revealed incomplete data requests from ICE that the IRS fulfilled, violating an MOU and potentially federal privacy law.
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IRS official says agency improperly shared some taxpayer data with ICE
A declaration from the tax agency’s chief risk and control officer revealed incomplete data requests from ICE that the IRS fulfilled, violating an MOU and potentially federal privacy law.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A declaration from the tax agency’s chief risk and control officer revealed incomplete data requests from ICE that the IRS fulfilled, violating an MOU and potentially federal privacy law.
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The MEGA Act and SAVE Act would dramatically transform U.S. election laws in a quest to curb election fraud. Audits and experts say improprieties are extremely rare. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dD... | cyberscoop.com/republicans-...
GOP Congress moves to shape election law in Trump’s image
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February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The MEGA Act and SAVE Act would dramatically transform U.S. election laws in a quest to curb election fraud. Audits and experts say improprieties are extremely rare. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dD... | cyberscoop.com/republicans-...
The agency’s 31% year-over-year surge in AI use cases includes work with predictive models and surveillance technologies that sparked concern from privacy and technology safety advocates. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/justice-depa...
DOJ ramps up AI for legal work, crime predictions, surveillance, inventory shows
The agency’s 31% year-over-year surge in AI use cases includes work with predictive models and surveillance technologies that sparked concern from privacy and technology safety advocates.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The agency’s 31% year-over-year surge in AI use cases includes work with predictive models and surveillance technologies that sparked concern from privacy and technology safety advocates. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/justice-depa...
The one-year base contract will provide access to a database of billions of publicly available images, according to documents posted this week. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/dhs-cbp-cont...
CBP to strengthen ‘tactical targeting,’ ‘counter-network analysis’ with Clearview AI
The one-year base contract will provide access to a database of billions of publicly available images, according to documents posted this week.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The one-year base contract will provide access to a database of billions of publicly available images, according to documents posted this week. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/dhs-cbp-cont...
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Joint Task Force - Southern Border trained CBP personnel on the equipment who used it during the incursion. defensescoop.com/2026/02/11/e...
Customs and Border Protection personnel — not U.S. troops — used military laser to shoot object near El Paso
U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel shot down an object with a military laser earlier this week near El Paso, Texas, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Joint Task Force - Southern Border trained CBP personnel on the equipment who used it during the incursion. defensescoop.com/2026/02/11/e...
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Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations. via @timstarks.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/cisa-shutdow...
Acting CISA chief says DHS funding lapse would limit, halt some agency work
Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala warns Congress that a DHS shutdown would halt CISA’s strategic planning and delay critical CIRCIA regulations.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations. via @timstarks.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/cisa-shutdow...
The oversight hearing featuring three top officials across DHS’s law enforcement operations comes amid ongoing clashes between agents and civilians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CCv... | fedscoop.com/ice-dhs-data...
DHS officials testify before House panel
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February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The oversight hearing featuring three top officials across DHS’s law enforcement operations comes amid ongoing clashes between agents and civilians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CCv... | fedscoop.com/ice-dhs-data...
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Congress introduced legislation placing the NSF in charge of $1M prize competitions where AI is used to solve problems in disciplines including:
🏥 health
⚡ energy
🌳 environment
🪖 national security
🦺 materials science
🔐 cybersecurity
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🏥 health
⚡ energy
🌳 environment
🪖 national security
🦺 materials science
🔐 cybersecurity
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February 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Congress introduced legislation placing the NSF in charge of $1M prize competitions where AI is used to solve problems in disciplines including:
🏥 health
⚡ energy
🌳 environment
🪖 national security
🦺 materials science
🔐 cybersecurity
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🏥 health
⚡ energy
🌳 environment
🪖 national security
🦺 materials science
🔐 cybersecurity
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The bipartisan legislation directs agencies to standardize data systems and use cloud-based platforms to digitize federal permitting. A companion bill already passed the House. fedscoop.com/senate-eperm...
Senate takes up push to modernize environmental permitting process
The bipartisan legislation directs agencies to standardize data systems and use cloud-based platforms to digitize federal permitting. A companion bill already passed the House.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The bipartisan legislation directs agencies to standardize data systems and use cloud-based platforms to digitize federal permitting. A companion bill already passed the House. fedscoop.com/senate-eperm...
The bipartisan, bicameral AI Grand Challenges Act would task NSF with overseeing $1 million competitions where innovators use AI to solve problems in health, energy, cyber and more. fedscoop.com/national-sci...
Lawmakers take another shot at NSF-run prizes for using AI to solve problems
The bipartisan, bicameral AI Grand Challenges Act would task NSF with overseeing $1 million competitions where innovators use AI to solve problems in health, energy, cyber and more.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The bipartisan, bicameral AI Grand Challenges Act would task NSF with overseeing $1 million competitions where innovators use AI to solve problems in health, energy, cyber and more. fedscoop.com/national-sci...
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The MEGA Act and SAVE Act would dramatically transform U.S. election laws in a quest to curb election fraud. Audits and experts say improprieties are extremely rare. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/republicans-...
GOP Congress moves to shape election law in Trump’s image
The MEGA Act and SAVE Act would dramatically transform U.S. election laws in a quest to curb election fraud. Audits and experts say improprieties are extremely rare.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The MEGA Act and SAVE Act would dramatically transform U.S. election laws in a quest to curb election fraud. Audits and experts say improprieties are extremely rare. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/republicans-...
Despite reports to the contrary, Todd Lyons said the agency is not surveilling American citizens or building a database of detractors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLI8... | fedscoop.com/ice-dhs-data...
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons denies existence of database tracking US citizens
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February 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Despite reports to the contrary, Todd Lyons said the agency is not surveilling American citizens or building a database of detractors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLI8... | fedscoop.com/ice-dhs-data...
Despite reports to the contrary, Todd Lyons said the agency is not surveilling American citizens or building a database of detractors. fedscoop.com/ice-dhs-data...
Acting ICE director denies existence of database tracking US citizens
Despite reports to the contrary, Todd Lyons said the agency is not surveilling American citizens or building a database of detractors.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Despite reports to the contrary, Todd Lyons said the agency is not surveilling American citizens or building a database of detractors. fedscoop.com/ice-dhs-data...
The agency is continuing to deepen its collaboration with industry as it works to advance technical priorities amid a tight schedule and forthcoming deadlines. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/energy-depar...
Energy Department unveils Genesis Mission Consortium to spur partnerships
The agency is continuing to deepen its collaboration with industry as it works to advance technical priorities amid a tight schedule and forthcoming deadlines.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The agency is continuing to deepen its collaboration with industry as it works to advance technical priorities amid a tight schedule and forthcoming deadlines. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/energy-depar...
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The Defense Department announced Monday that it will incorporate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into the military’s generative AI platform that’s already being used by more than a million personnel. defensescoop.com/2026/02/09/p...
Pentagon adding ChatGPT to its enterprise generative AI platform
ChatGPT will be available on the GenAI.mil platform, according to the Pentagon.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The Defense Department announced Monday that it will incorporate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into the military’s generative AI platform that’s already being used by more than a million personnel. defensescoop.com/2026/02/09/p...
DHS privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM; Air Force bans Meta AI glasses over OPSEC concerns, while other services’ policies vary www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-2d...
Department of Homeland Security privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM
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February 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
DHS privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM; Air Force bans Meta AI glasses over OPSEC concerns, while other services’ policies vary www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-2d...
It’s the second ruling in favor of plaintiffs against the IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement, this one citing the “high potential for misidentification” and improper agency rulemaking.
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Federal judge blocks ICE from using IRS taxpayer data in enforcement
It’s the second ruling in favor of plaintiffs against the IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement, this one citing the “high potential for misidentification” and improper agency rulemaking.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
It’s the second ruling in favor of plaintiffs against the IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement, this one citing the “high potential for misidentification” and improper agency rulemaking.
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Roughly 50,000 could lose federal workforce protections under new OPM rule; CISA tells agencies to stop using unsupported edge devices www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJQn...
Roughly 50,000 federal employees could lose workforce protections under new OPM rule
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February 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Roughly 50,000 could lose federal workforce protections under new OPM rule; CISA tells agencies to stop using unsupported edge devices www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJQn...
While the Trump administration labels the change as an “accountability” measure, worker advocates blasted the rule as a ploy to make nonpartisan employees easier to fire and replace. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/federal-empl...
Roughly 50,000 could lose federal workforce protections under new OPM rule
While the Trump administration labels the change as an “accountability” measure, worker advocates blasted the rule as a ploy to make nonpartisan employees easier to fire and replace.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
While the Trump administration labels the change as an “accountability” measure, worker advocates blasted the rule as a ploy to make nonpartisan employees easier to fire and replace. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/federal-empl...
Secretary Scott Bessent said there’s still “a great amount of learning to do” on AI during a pair of Hill appearances this week about FSOC’s annual report to Congress. via @mattbracken.bsky.social fedscoop.com/treasury-dep...
Treasury pushing for ‘robust’ use of AI in banking, but in a ‘gradual’ way
Secretary Scott Bessent said there’s still “a great amount of learning to do” on AI during a pair of Hill appearances this week about FSOC’s annual report to Congress.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Secretary Scott Bessent said there’s still “a great amount of learning to do” on AI during a pair of Hill appearances this week about FSOC’s annual report to Congress. via @mattbracken.bsky.social fedscoop.com/treasury-dep...
It follows a 30% reduction in the acquisition workforce at the General Services Administration over the past year. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/gsa-procurem...
GSA procurement leader says ‘community readiness’ poses challenge to acquisition overhaul
It follows a 30% reduction in the acquisition workforce at the General Services Administration over the past year.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
It follows a 30% reduction in the acquisition workforce at the General Services Administration over the past year. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/gsa-procurem...
The potential independent, temporary commission is part of a bipartisan effort meant to better inform future legislation, the Trump administration and relevant federal agencies. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/robotics-com...
House lawmakers lay groundwork to create robotics commission
The potential independent, temporary commission is part of a bipartisan effort meant to better inform future legislation, the Trump administration and relevant federal agencies.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The potential independent, temporary commission is part of a bipartisan effort meant to better inform future legislation, the Trump administration and relevant federal agencies. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social fedscoop.com/robotics-com...