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2.047-4.464 4.608-4.464ZM5.862 9.535a.447.447 0 0 0-.353.45v2.57c0 3.957 2.85 7.28 6.6 8.012v3.292h-3.34c-.978 0-1.783.807-1.783 1.782v.755h13.296v-.755c0-.975-.805-1.782-1.783-1.782h-3.275v-3.292c3.75-.733 6.6-4.055 6.6-8.013v-2.57a.449.449 0 1 0-.9 0v2.57a7.258 7.258 0 0 1-14.516 0v-2.57a.448.448 0 0 0-.498-.449h-.048Zm7.306 11.144c.165.01.332.032.498.032.167 0 .333-.022.498-.032v3.164h-.996v-3.164Zm-4.4 4.207h3.742c.042.01.084.016.128.016h2.056a.526.526 0 0 0 .112-.016H18.5c.33 0 .548.217.659.498H8.11c.11-.28.327-.498.659-.498Z" /></svg> The Pentagon reviews findings on major UAP reports in Senate hearing; a bipartisan House bill to modernize government data would extend the life of the CDO Council </a> </h3> </header> </article> <div class="featured-media__event"> <div class="featured-media__event-inner"> <span class="featured-media__event-date">March 4, 2025</span> <h3 class="featured-media__event-title">Cybersecurity Modernization Summit</h3> <a class="featured-media__event-cta" 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<span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/cameron-chehreh/"> Cameron Chehreh </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/ramping-up-digital-fraud-prevention-with-advanced-verification-tools/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail_TU.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail_TU.jpg 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail_TU.jpg?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail_TU.jpg?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail_TU.jpg?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/ramping-up-digital-fraud-prevention-with-advanced-verification-tools/"> Ramping up digital fraud prevention with advanced verification tools </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/scoop-news-group/"> Scoop News Group </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/why-agencies-need-to-focus-on-modernizing-public-interaction-over-infrastructure/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="169" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Cloudflare_Header_ExecPerspective-1.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Cloudflare_Header_ExecPerspective-1.png 3840w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Cloudflare_Header_ExecPerspective-1.png?resize=300,168 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Cloudflare_Header_ExecPerspective-1.png?resize=768,432 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Cloudflare_Header_ExecPerspective-1.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Cloudflare_Header_ExecPerspective-1.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Cloudflare_Header_ExecPerspective-1.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, 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<div class="latest-media__section"> <h2 class="latest-media__title"> <a href="https://fedscoop.com/watch/"> Videos </a> </h2> <div class="latest-media__items"> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/what-ai-means-for-public-sector-training-and-upskilling/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png 1800w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?resize=768,421 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?resize=1024,561 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?resize=1536,841 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?resize=600,329 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?resize=1200,657 1200w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/ExecSpotlight_Coursera_Thumbnail.png?resize=1500,822 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/what-ai-means-for-public-sector-training-and-upskilling/"> What AI means for public sector training and upskilling </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/scoop-news-group/"> Scoop News Group </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/how-ai-can-positively-impact-mission-goals-across-the-federal-government/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png 1728w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?resize=1024,561 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?resize=1536,841 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?resize=600,328 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?resize=1200,657 1200w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Thumbnail-2.png?resize=1500,821 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/how-ai-can-positively-impact-mission-goals-across-the-federal-government/"> How AI can positively impact mission goals across the federal government </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/scoop-news-group/"> Scoop News Group </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/taking-a-forward-leaning-stance-to-defense-modernization/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png 1728w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?resize=1024,561 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?resize=1536,841 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?resize=600,328 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?resize=1200,657 1200w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/HPE_Thumbnail.png?resize=1500,821 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/taking-a-forward-leaning-stance-to-defense-modernization/"> Taking a forward-leaning stance to defense modernization </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/scoop-news-group/"> Scoop News Group </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/red-hats-adam-clater-on-how-ai-is-bettering-the-customer-experience/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="199" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-5.20.33 PM.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-5.20.33 PM.png 676w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-5.20.33 PM.png?resize=300,199 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-5.20.33 PM.png?resize=600,398 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-5.20.33 PM.png?resize=254,168 254w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-5.20.33 PM.png?resize=509,337 509w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/video/red-hats-adam-clater-on-how-ai-is-bettering-the-customer-experience/"> Red Hat’s Adam Clater on how AI is bettering the customer experience </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/scoop-news-group/"> Scoop News Group </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> </div> </div> <div class="latest-media__section"> <h2 class="latest-media__title"> <a href="https://fedscoop.com/listen/"> Podcasts </a> </h2> <div class="latest-media__items"> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure 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class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/ann-lewis-is-stepping-down-from-her-role-as-the-head-of-gsas-technology-transformation-services-she-joins-the-daily-scoop-podcast-one-final-time-before-departing/"> A final interview with GSA’s Ann Lewis </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/the-federal-cio-is-focused-on-cyber-a-smooth-transition-in-months-ahead-new-tech-announcements-made-on-defense-secretary-lloyd-austins-trip-to-the-indo-pacific/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-23.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-23.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-23.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-23.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-23.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/the-federal-cio-is-focused-on-cyber-a-smooth-transition-in-months-ahead-new-tech-announcements-made-on-defense-secretary-lloyd-austins-trip-to-the-indo-pacific/"> The Federal CIO is focused on cyber, a smooth transition in months ahead; New tech announcements made on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s trip to the Indo-Pacific </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/the-latest-from-the-pentagons-new-uap-chief-and-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-wants-the-trump-administration-keep-the-departments-ai-board-around/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-22.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-22.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-22.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-22.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-22.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/the-latest-from-the-pentagons-new-uap-chief-and-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-wants-the-trump-administration-keep-the-departments-ai-board-around/"> Head of the Pentagon’s UAP office unveils new projects and more; Mayorkas hopes the Trump admin will preserve DHS’s AI board </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/openai-has-developed-a-blueprint-for-ai-in-the-u-s-and-the-federal-government-has-a-large-role-to-play/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-21.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-21.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-21.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-21.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-21.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/openai-has-developed-a-blueprint-for-ai-in-the-u-s-and-the-federal-government-has-a-large-role-to-play/"> How OpenAI’s new policy blueprint for AI imagines the role of government; a top Biden cyber official says the Trump administration should focus on cyber rules, grants and international partnerships </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/the-head-of-gsas-tts-will-step-down-this-month-and-trumps-nominee-to-lead-dhs-has-a-mixed-track-record-on-cybersecurity-at-the-state-and-local-levels/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-20.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-20.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-20.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-20.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-20.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/the-head-of-gsas-tts-will-step-down-this-month-and-trumps-nominee-to-lead-dhs-has-a-mixed-track-record-on-cybersecurity-at-the-state-and-local-levels/"> TTS Director Ann Lewis to step down from GSA; Inside DHS nominee Kristi Noem’s record on cyber </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/administrator-robin-carnahan-sat-down-with-the-daily-scoop-to-discuss-progress-gsa-has-made-over-the-last-few-years-whats-ahead-and-how-the-agency-has-fared-in-its-charge-to-make-the-damn-websites/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-19.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-19.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-19.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-19.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/DailyScoop_thumbnail-19.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> 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href="https://fedscoop.com/global-engagement-center-disinformation-technology-state-department/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="251" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/GettyImages-1197921593.jpg?w=251" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/GettyImages-1197921593.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/GettyImages-1197921593.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/GettyImages-1197921593.jpg?resize=768,514 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/GettyImages-1197921593.jpg?resize=600,401 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/GettyImages-1197921593.jpg?resize=251,168 251w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/GettyImages-1197921593.jpg?resize=504,337 504w, 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(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/global-engagement-center-disinformation-technology-state-department/"> Global Engagement Center leader talks disinformation, technology and reauthorization </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/dhs-secretary-trump-admin-ai-board-framework/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-2147858082.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/dhs-secretary-trump-admin-ai-board-framework/"> DHS secretary hopes Trump admin will preserve agency’s AI board </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/gao-cloud-computing-guidance-restrictive-licensing/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg 2376w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=300,159 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=768,408 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=1024,544 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=1536,816 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=2048,1088 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=600,319 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=1200,637 1200w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/GettyImages-1669453534.jpg?resize=1500,797 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/gao-cloud-computing-guidance-restrictive-licensing/"> GAO wants agencies to update cloud computing guidance to manage restrictive licensing </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/openai-policy-blueprint-ai-government/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2153474303.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington on May 21, 2024. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/openai-policy-blueprint-ai-government/"> OpenAI’s new policy blueprint for AI imagines a role for government </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/voluntary-ai-commitments-biden-trump-white-house/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="244" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg?w=244" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg?resize=768,529 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg?resize=600,413 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg?resize=244,168 244w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg?resize=489,337 489w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-2171332751.jpg?resize=980,675 980w" sizes="(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> President Joe Biden shakes hand with former President Donald Trump as they join family and friends at Ground Zero on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/voluntary-ai-commitments-biden-trump-white-house/"> Where Biden’s voluntary AI commitments go from here </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/tts-director-ann-lewis-to-step-down-from-gsa/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="Head shot of GSA's Ann Lewis." style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png 1800w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?resize=768,421 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?resize=1024,561 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?resize=1536,841 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?resize=600,329 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?resize=1200,657 1200w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/11/Cisco_Thumbnail_Lewis.png?resize=1500,822 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> GSA Director of Technology Transformation Services Ann Lewis. </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/tts-director-ann-lewis-to-step-down-from-gsa/"> TTS Director Ann Lewis to step down from GSA </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/federal-government-websites-public-satisfaction/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg 2121w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1399560076.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/federal-government-websites-public-satisfaction/"> Public satisfaction with government services hits highest mark in seven years, survey finds </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/faa-seeks-artificial-intelligence-powered-safety-tool/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg 7829w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1246153833.jpg?resize=1264,843 1264w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Grounded Delta Airlines planes are parked at gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images). </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/faa-seeks-artificial-intelligence-powered-safety-tool/"> FAA seeks artificial intelligence-powered safety tool </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/federal-agency-scientists-flemming-award-winners/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg 4256w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=1014,675 1014w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/Medal_certificate1.jpg?resize=1267,843 1267w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> A look at a 2013 Flemming Awards medal. (Photo courtesy of the Flemming Awards) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/federal-agency-scientists-flemming-award-winners/"> From genomics breakthroughs to tracking Amazon fires: Flemming Awards turn spotlight on federal scientists </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/trumps-schedule-f-would-have-hurt-govtech-recruitment-opm-official-says/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="Donald Trump" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg 2000w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/Donald_Trump_5440393641.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> 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https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=768,439 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=1024,585 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=1536,878 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=600,343 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=294,168 294w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=590,337 590w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=1181,675 1181w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/GettyImages-849234128.jpg?resize=1475,843 1475w" sizes="(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px" /> </a> <figcaption 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https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1636033852.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1636033852.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1636033852.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1636033852.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1636033852.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/GettyImages-1636033852.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> A view of the tracks near Basecamp, Brightline’s train maintenance facility, on June 5, 2023 in Orlando, Fla. 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