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Nominations for the 2025 #FedScoop50 Awards are officially open! Each year, FedScoop honors the most influential leaders, programs, and innovations driving progress in federal IT and digital transformation. From visionary government executives and trailblazing technologists to rising stars and standout industry partners, the FedScoop 50 celebrates those who are shaping the future of government through technology. If you know a person, project, or organization making a meaningful impact in federal tech, now is the time to recognize their contributions. 📝 Submit your nomination today: https://hubs.li/Q03dH7CK0

A lawsuit seeking relief from DOGE’s accessing of PII at the agencies can move forward on claims that the Administrative Procedure Act may have been violated. https://lnkd.in/e-WbxGyd

The federal government has no overarching strategy to counter scams, a new watchdog report found, leaving consumers vulnerable to the kinds of digital crimes that have surged in recent years. According to the Government Accountability Office’s findings, there’s not only no federal strategy to combat tech-fueled cons — there also isn’t a governmentwide estimate of how much money has been lost to that type of fraud, or even a common definition for what constitutes a scam. What has bubbled up in place of a comprehensive, coordinated scam-fighting operation is a patchwork system spread across agencies, including the FBI, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission. https://lnkd.in/e8b4VU_w

The future of government technology isn’t on the horizon — it’s already here. On May 1, join us for AI & Tech for Government: Innovation in Action at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., for a closer look at the innovations helping federal agencies advance mission success today. From artificial intelligence to dedicated networks and Push-to-Talk solutions, this event highlights real-world applications driving results across federal IT. 📍 Learn more and sign up: https://hubs.li/Q03f1LBX0 #AIandTechforGovt #TMobileForGovernment #GooglePixel #GooglePixelforBusiness

Chris Krebs resigns from SentinelOne to focus on fighting Trump’s executive order. The former CISA director departed the cybersecurity company in response to the order, which directs DOJ to investigate him. via Tim Starks https://lnkd.in/etvUduzu | https://lnkd.in/g5v_ecuR

Two recent requests for information show the Justice Department components’ interest in the SpaceX-provided satellite internet service. https://lnkd.in/eRJbdRZY

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders Tuesday to revamp the federal procurement and contracting processes, part of the administration’s sweeping takedown of government regulations. The procurement order takes aim at the Federal Acquisition Regulation, which the White House says has evolved “into an excessive and overcomplicated regulatory framework and resulting in an onerous bureaucracy.” To “create the most agile, effective, and efficient procurement system possible,” Trump’s EO calls for the removal of “undue barriers” and “unnecessary regulations” in procurement. As part of that approach, the order says the “FAR should contain only provisions required by statute or essential to sound procurement, and any FAR provisions that do not advance these objectives should be removed.” https://lnkd.in/eHK6PpUP

The Trump administration has decided to terminate the IRS’s Direct File program, according to a source familiar with the situation, putting an end to the free electronic filing system that congressional Republicans and the tax preparation industry have had in their crosshairs since its creation. And, Dean Ball, a policy scholar with a focus on the intersection of history, political theory, policy and technology, is joining the Trump administration as a senior policy advisor on artificial intelligence and emerging technology, he announced Tuesday on the social media platform X. Learn more on The Daily Scoop Podcast: https://lnkd.in/e4aAtBq5 #IRS #TrumpAdministration #GovTech #OSTP #Leadership

The Trump administration issued an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to maximize the use of technology in environmental review and permit processes for infrastructure development projects. President Donald Trump’s executive order aims to streamline processing time for projects, ensure legal departments in agencies have technology to provide enhanced defense of challenged environmental documents and permit decisions, reduce duplicative data submissions and more. Federal agencies and executive departments “shall make maximum use of technology in environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects of all kinds, such as roads, bridges, mines, factories, power plants and others,” the order states. https://lnkd.in/emkD9aTc

Palantir and Anthropic have a new partnership focused on introducing Claude to the federal government, an expansion of the companies’ preexisting relationship centered on AI in the public sector. In a press release announcing the collaboration Thursday, the companies revealed that they are now working together through FedStart, a Palantir program meant to aid compliance with FedRAMP. Google Cloud is also a major partner. As they increasingly attempt to sell their technology to the federal government, AI companies are currently figuring out how best to approach FedRAMP, FedScoop previously reported. The General Services Administration-housed program oversees security standards and benchmarks, and is focused on reducing the need for multiple agencies to conduct redundant reviews of cloud technology. https://lnkd.in/eQe9R7eg