Education Department shutdown plans face a new hurdle
House and Senate Democrats optimistic about the outcome of year's midterm elections outlined their plans on Tuesday to stop the…
September 2026
admin DHS secretary defends smaller FEMA workforce after judge challenges 50% staffing cut plans
Markwayne Mullins pointed to technology investments as a way for the disaster agency to operate with a smaller workforce, even…
VA watchdog uses AI to help compile healthcare facility audits
The Office of Inspector General has been using Copilot Chat “to review inspection data such as interview transcripts, documents, questionnaire…
Agencies spent nearly $10 billion for feds not to work in 2025
The use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal…
Hatch Act complaints against Trump officials continue to pile up as investigations go on for nearly a year
Attorney General Todd Blanche and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are the latest administration officials to be accused of breaking the…
Patel won’t say whether FBI agents will be at the polls this fall
The FBI director faced senators’ questions about election activity, hiring standards and the bureau’s handling of AI crimes during a…
‘Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency
Nearly 200 agentic-AI bots are already running autonomously as the combat support agency pushes ahead with AI-powered tools, CIO says.
Judge grants temporary pause in USDA relocations in new lawsuit
A federal judge in San Francisco said an administrative stay “doesn't say anything about the merits" of the case, but…
Supreme Court keeps USPS from carrying out mail-in voting changes in midterm elections
Postmaster General David Steiner previously told Government Executive that USPS would comply if the courts decided to block these changes.
25 years after 9/11, spy agencies face old lessons and new threats
Former intelligence officials describe a nation better equipped to disrupt terrorist plots, but still wrestling with the costs of its…