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Trump’s VA pick voices support for continued EHR deployment

Former Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., said “there's no reason in the world” why VA cannot successfully deploy its beleaguered Oracle Cerner electronic health record system.

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Trump: Agencies should fire 'all' bureaucrats

Atop the president’s anticipated actions this week are executive orders moving to reinstate Schedule F, reduce unions’ bargaining rights and broad rollbacks of telework at federal agencies.

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OPM’s new CIO replaced on second day of Trump administration

Greg Hogan will serve as the new CIO for the personnel agency, following Melvin Brown II’s one week stint in the role.

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AI at the edge enhances decision-making in unpredictable environments

The ability to shift processing and analytics power directly to disconnected, remote locations is a game changer for public sector operations.

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Tracking Trump’s national-security conflicts of interest

Experts say the businessman-turned-president has even more entanglements this time around.

Digital Government

Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech

Trump is wielding — and renaming — the US Digital Service in service of the DOGE.

Artificial Intelligence

Trump axes Biden’s AI executive order

President Donald Trump vowed to repeal the order during campaigning and in his presidential platform.

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2 CIOs elevated to acting agency heads as Trump takes office

The tech leaders at USDA and USAID will head their agencies in an acting capacity until the Senate confirms Trump’s nominees for the permanent roles.

Emerging Tech

Trump, Musk set sights on Mars

NASA is still developing technologies necessary to send humans to Mars.

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TSA head who oversaw pipeline cyber rules pushed out by Trump

The TSA under David Pekoske oversaw sweeping pipeline and rail cybersecurity directives as part of a broader Biden-era push to bolster U.S. cyber posture. It’s unclear why he was asked to leave.

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Revolutionizing Federal Data Management

Federal agencies face increasing challenges in modernizing IT infrastructure and safeguarding sensitive data.

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What Trump’s inaugural address means for federal employees

Many of Trump’s expected Day 1 executive orders will impact government workers.

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Trump to again freeze federal hiring

The new president will allow some exceptions, but says the freeze is necessary to root out "useless and overpaid" activists from federal rolls.

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GSA will ‘recommit’ to ‘founding purpose,’ says acting administrator

Stephen Ehikian, previously of Salesforce, has been tapped to serve as GSA’s acting administrator. 

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IRS chief to step down upon Trump's inauguration, well before his term expires

The announcement follows Trump's decision to replace Biden's top tax collection official.

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Trump’s DHS pick says CISA is ‘far off-mission’ and should be smaller

Current South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wants CISA to be “refocused” on critical infrastructure and to no longer address mis- or disinformation efforts online.

Cybersecurity

US sanctions Chinese firm behind sweeping Salt Typhoon telecom hacks

The Treasury Department also sanctioned an individual involved in recent Chinese hacks into its own systems.

Ideas

Why CIOs should prioritize people and process

The next level of transformation for federal IT organizations can only happen when we prioritize these pillars.

Artificial Intelligence

Accenture Federal’s new CEO eyes AI-driven transformation during Trump 2.0

Ron Ash sees agencies as having opportunities ahead to modernize legacy systems and improve efficiency by harnessing the power of new tools like agentic artificial intelligence.

Cybersecurity

Space companies say cyber threat intelligence is often overclassified, unactionable

Space and aerospace industry feedback from a series of government-run workshops noted that such threat intelligence is difficult to translate into actionable cyber efforts.

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Trump’s pick for OMB chief defends removing civil service protections, withholding appropriated funds

Russ Vought laments "weaponized bureaucracies" as he draws bipartisan criticism for declining to commit to following spending laws.