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New technology is changing how federal agencies use personal data and this week, new tools aim to show what responsible use should really look like
From cross‑agency data sharing to AI‑driven analysis, federal programs now rely on personal information in ways the Privacy Act never fully anticipat…
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As federal agencies rethink how data moves, they’re also rethinking how ideas move, especially from the lab to policymakers
This week, early‑career scientists will step up to a microphone and have three minutes to explain their research to policymakers, without jargon and …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The government paid $4.5 billion to feds who took the DRP, one estimate shows
The government paid an estimated $4.5 billion for federal employees not to work under the deferred resignation offer last year. The calculation comes…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
AI poses urgent challenges to how agencies handle CUI
Agencies have long struggled to manage so-called controlled unclassified information, or CUI. Now artificial intelligence is posing new and urgent ch…
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Artificial intelligence may offer federal financial managers something they’ve long lacked: real visibility across programs and payments
Instead of another systems overhaul, a new IBM Center report zeroes in on how metadata and AI can illuminate relationships across federal financial o…
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After a two‑week recess, Congress is back in Washington with a crowded spring agenda and several unfinished fights waiting on the Hill
Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week facing pressure to move stalled legislation, navigate internal party tensions and make progress on must‑pa…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, April 13, 2026
Coming up today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
After a two‑week recess, Congress is back in Washington with a crowded spring agenda and sever…1 month, 3 weeks ago
Apportionments rarely make headlines, but they play a decisive role in how Congress’s funding decisions are actually carried out
Apportionments are a core but often overlooked part of how congressional funding decisions are implemented across the executive branch. A new analysi…
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After a nearly a decade, GSA on track to fully implement TDR
One of Ed Forst’s first priorities as GSA administrator has been finishing what’s been years in the making. In his first 100 days on the job, Forst m…
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White House seeks $17.5 billion for Golden Dome, but most funding hinges on reconciliation
The Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense system could receive $17.5 billion in fiscal 2027 after it received a $23 billion down payment…
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