DCAS currently includes information about personnel who have been classified as deceased, wounded, ill, or injured during their service. www.youtube.com/watch?v=edJH...

Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/10/09/d...

The memo framed the Pentagon’s use of AI as a way to shed “dysfunction” caused by outdated classification and declassification procedures, which it describes as “endangering” to the department’s mission. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8VQ...

Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/10/07/p...

Last month I spoke with @fedscoop.bsky.social about how OPM's updated USAJOBS API Terms of Service were confusing and inconsistent with OPEN Government Data Act and their data being in the public domain. Today, OPM clarified as a result of this feedback:

developer.usajobs.gov/guides/terms...

Staff reductions at the Employee Benefits Security Administration could compromise a federal retirement law, House Education & Workforce Committee Democrats said in a letter shared first with FedScoop.

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Nvidia, AMD, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, among others, are investing resources into the collaborative hub that will work toward identified challenges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYlc...

Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/genesis-miss...

The watchdog audited the process agency IT officials use to assess the risk of technology investments — though the IT dashboard where the information is posted is sunsetting.

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The Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, signed into law Wednesday, directs the agency to have one point of contact for individuals whose SSNs have been compromised.

Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/social-secur...

The long-awaited clause was issued as a regulation deviation last week, and while some previous commenters are relieved, they still have worries about it in practice.

Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/gsa-ai-acqui...

Federal agencies have struggled to implement practices designed to keep their information protected in the face of an attack from a future quantum computer, a congressional watchdog found.

Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/agencies-beh...

The FAA 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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH0x...

Learn more: fedscoop.com/faa-air-traf...

A bill to eliminate educational requirements in federal contracting jobs unanimously passed the Senate late last Wednesday night, putting the legislation a presidential signature away from becoming law. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rue...

Learn more: fedscoop.com/senate-passe...

The new AI-chatbot is intended to provide Americans with one place for all of their needs from the government. The platform reportedly leverages Gemini and Grok. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Gu...

Read: fedscoop.com/trump-launch...

While using CLEAR is free and not mandatory, the pilot is “one of the first steps of a larger VA modernization effort” and combats identity fraud when accessing veterans’ benefits.

Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/va-piloting-...

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdRV...

Antoine McCord left the defense technology company to take over the Department of Homeland Security’s top IT role, which he held for a year and a half.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOLB...

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“The revolving door has always been there, but it seems to only get worse over time. Under this administration, that doesn’t seem to prioritize things like ethics and conflicts of interest; it’s even worse than it has been previously.” [email protected] in @fedscoop.bsky.social ⬇️

Former DHS CIO lands back at Anduril.

And, VA piloting CLEAR identity verification on its website.

Hear more on The Daily Scoop Podcast: youtu.be/PRWQ9Df-maU?...

IT leaders at the agency have flirted with the boundaries of ethical and legal limits with various ties to federal contractors, government experts say.

Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/the-revolvin...

Another deeply reported story by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social at @fedscoop.bsky.social on DHS and Washington's "culture of corruption," to borrow a phrase my wife coined when we became CIA whistleblowers. It's also just one more reason why #DHS should be abolished.

White House, Anduril announce plans for new ‘software-defined’ shipyard to help build attack submarines.

And, Hegseth issues new directive to hasten U.S. military’s counter-drone pursuits.

Hear more on The Daily Scoop Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=peA-...

A Federal Reserve Board staffer mishandled sensitive classified files and triggered hundreds of data loss prevention alerts leading up to their retirement, the agency’s inspector general revealed in a new report.

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