IT Modernization

GSA, NIST partner to craft evaluation standards for AI tools in federal operations

Through the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, both agencies will help streamline the process to develop standards for artificial intelligence tools being used in government workflows.

Energy opens applications for $293 million in research funding

A new RFA invites scientific researchers to apply for federal funding to solve pressing scientific and technological challenges and advance the Genesis Mission.

From national AI policy to agency execution

COMMENTARY | AI dominance is not declared. It is operationalized, process by process, metric by metric, deployment by deployment.

What rights do AI companies have in government contracts?

It depends on the acquisition pathway, the contract type and the contract terms.

The diminished state of Defense IT acquisition and how to fix it

COMMENTARY | Here’s what the Defense Department can do to improve IT acquisition outcomes.

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.

Navigating FedRAMP 20x and the continuous compliance imperative

COMMENTARY | FedRAMP 20x is a great step forward, but there is still work to be done.

As US celebrates 250th, CIOs turn youngish 30

COMMENTARY | What can be done to improve federal IT leadership?

From the trenches: Five essential lessons for federal IT modernization

COMMENTARY | Treating technology as a silver bullet, separate from its operational context, is a common pitfall.

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.

Agriculture focuses on SNAP fraud, while experts worry EBT theft will go unabated

“The most damaging form of fraud in SNAP is fraud where the low-income recipients are the victims, not the perpetrators,” a senior analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities argues.

Leading the AI transformation in government HR

COMMENTARY | As AI increasingly handles routine tasks, human workers must be equipped for strategic, creative and judgment-intensive roles. 

The overlooked risk in government health IT modernization: protecting the legal medical record

COMMENTARY | Modernization, interoperability and AI will shape the future of government healthcare IT. But ambition must be matched with responsibility.

Government spending package includes money for House modernization efforts

Funding earmarked for the House of Representatives’ Modernization Initiatives Account can be used to accelerate the development of innovative constituent-focused tools.

The hidden debt slowing America’s AI future

COMMENTARY | Government modernization must be driven by a single goal: eliminating the readiness debt.

Post-9/11 veterans group’s project to modernize VA healthcare includes suicide prevention focus

The initiative from the nonprofit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is helmed by former VA Secretary David Shulkin and is looking into seven preliminary areas of care.