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10/16/2025

The bipartisan congressional group also suggested the creation of an interagency body at the DOT to improve airspace communications.

The bipartisan congressional group also suggested the creation of an interagency body at the DOT to improve airspace communications.

10/16/2025

Even if the cuts were reversed today, former OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar said the Trump administration’s “destruction” will have yearslong impact.

Even if the cuts were reversed today, former OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar said the Trump administration’s “destruction” will have yearslong impact.

10/16/2025

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10/16/2025

Deploying artificial intelligence requires taking on the right amount of risk to achieve a desired end result, a National Institute of Standards and Technology official who worked on its risk management framework for the technology said on a panel this week.

While federal agencies, and particularly IT functions, are generally risk averse, risks can’t entirely be avoided with AI, Martin Stanley, an AI and cybersecurity researcher at the Commerce Department standards agency, said during a Wednesday FedInsider panel on “Intelligent Government.” https://scoopmedia.co/475zWeo

10/16/2025

A handful of federal financial regulatory agencies may have some new artificial intelligence work to do soon, courtesy of an amendment tucked into the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act.

The $925 billion must-pass defense bill, which cleared the upper chamber Thursday night, included an amendment from Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., that calls for a report on the implementation of AI in certain anti-money laundering investigations. https://scoopmedia.co/4n3Fpbt

10/16/2025

The Trump administration pushed forward Friday with plans to fire federal employees amid the government shutdown, directing reductions-in-force at the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Housing and Urban Development, among other agencies. https://scoopmedia.co/4naecnL

10/16/2025

As the Trump administration systematically slashes clean energy projects across the country in favor of oil, natural gas and coal, a trio of House Democrats are trying to reverse course by laying the groundwork for marine-focused technological solutions.

The Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act from Democratic Reps. Nanette Barragán of California, Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon and Chellie Pingree of Maine calls for $1 billion in investments in ocean-powered energy technologies, doled out by the Department of Energy. https://scoopmedia.co/4n68DXe

10/16/2025

A federal judge in California said the RIFs appear to be “politically motivated” and temporarily halted efforts to carry them out.

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10/16/2025

A nonprofit legal group is calling on the Social Security Administration to release records on recent internal changes and “customer service breakdowns,” alleging it has caused widespread service disruptions for millions of Americans under the Trump administration. https://scoopmedia.co/47eQ0uw

10/16/2025

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday to put a pause, for now, on agency reductions-in-force during the government shutdown, saying they appear to be “politically motivated.”

In a ruling from the bench, Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the defendant agencies to stop issuing RIF notices to federal employees in functions with workers represented by the unions who brought the lawsuit “during or because of the government shutdown.” https://scoopmedia.co/3JdYtGb

10/16/2025

A new report from the password management company NordPass is challenging the idea that federal institutions are more secure than local governments against cybersecurity threats.

The study, conducted by NordPass and threat exposure management platform NordStellar, found a total of 53,070 passwords belonging to U.S. civil servants were exposed in public sources since the beginning of 2024. https://scoopmedia.co/42ECSNN

10/16/2025

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