Ideas
Why the convergence of AI and cybersecurity must be a top priority for the administration
COMMENTARY | Here’s what a strategy could look like.
Artificial Intelligence
What rights do AI companies have in government contracts?
It depends on the acquisition pathway, the contract type and the contract terms.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers from both parties back data center permitting reform
Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., estimates the U.S. will need “about 85 gigawatts [more] a year in order to keep pace with our demand.”
Artificial Intelligence
CMS saved $2 billion by using AI to fight fraud, official says
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services COO Kim Brandt talked about her agency’s use cases for artificial intelligence in the ongoing battle against fraudulent medical claims.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon says it’s getting its AI providers on ‘the same baseline’
Military is still abiding by ethics principles, according to DOD research head.
Cybersecurity
New Treasury initiative targets improved cyber risk management for AI tools
The department says it plans to release deliverables from a public-private working group in phases throughout the rest of February.
Ideas
2026 diplomacy: own the data layer before the AI layer
COMMENTARY | As global diplomacy enters 2026, infrastructure is destiny.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA aims to publish results on USAi program, official says
The agency’s chief AI officer discussed what GSA is learning from the new AI procurement program and how it plans to reveal those results.
Digital Government
Trump’s nutrition website directs users to Elon Musk’s Grok
The inclusion of Elon Musk’s chatbot in the government website follows backlash over the chatbot creating millions of sexualized images of women and children.
Cybersecurity
AI info-sharing center is in development, CISA official says
CISA’s Nick Andersen told reporters that he didn’t know of a completion timeline, but talks were ongoing across government and industry.
Ideas
DOD’s AI acceleration strategy
COMMENTARY | How does the Pentagon's new artificial intelligence strategy enable the military to adopt emerging tools?
Acquisition
Agencies are prioritizing flexibility and cost savings in AI purchases, GSA official says
GSA’s acting Assistant Commissioner Lawrence Hale from the General Services Administration said early demand has been focused on AI tools that support everyday work and productivity.
Ideas
Building government resilience in an era of AI-driven cyberattacks
COMMENTARY | As AI reshapes cyber threats, resilience will hinge on speed.
Ideas
Watch for GenAI browsers, purple teaming and evolving AI policy in 2026
COMMENTARY | Government IT leaders cannot afford inaction, especially as AI adoption accelerates.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers worry over new rule that will allow sales of Nvidia’s H200 chips to China
A revised licensing review policy will allow Chinese firms to purchase Nvidia’s H200 chips, although some members of Congress say the move will embolden Beijing’s own AI ambitions.
Digital Government
Predictions 2026: Three ways government tech will surprise us this year
2026 looks like a year when government technology settles into its next phase of maturity.
Artificial Intelligence
2026 is set to be the year of agentic AI, industry predicts
Leaders from major technology companies said their clients are asking for more specific agentic AI solutions, and cloud computing and data transformation will pave the way.
Ideas
When data defense becomes national defense
COMMENTARY | The next frontier of defense is not in the skies or at sea; it is in the cloud, in our data centers and in the invisible flows of information that keep our societies running.
Digital Government
NASA and Microsoft finalize tool to track Earth’s water changes
The space agency will host the Microsoft and OpenAI-powered Earth Copilot to make analyzing hydraulic data easier.
Ideas