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Just one day after taking a different argument, the Trump administration notes federal law guarantees back pay for employees sent home during a shutdown.

COMMENTARY | Agencies need to consider security and privacy concerns before deploying new AI capabilities.

Contractors have 30 days after work resumes to file for equitable adjustments, but the accounting and documentation must start now.

OPM Director Scott Kupor wants to bring on new feds with cutting edge skills, but the government’s recent flood of layoffs and resignations could complicate that effort. With a government shutdown ongoing, too, the administration is threatening more layoffs.

The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis is working to incrementally reduce the size of its workforce, following plans for mass cuts that faced severe pushback from stakeholders over the summer.

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

Experts warned that the move could further facilitate the consolidation of Social Security and IRS databases for use in immigration enforcement.

Dr. Kevin Rhodes has been a senior adviser to the Office of Management and Budget since February and focused his efforts on the Federal Acquisition Regulation overhaul.

Hartman most recently served as acting head of cyber at the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency. He now joins Merlin to grow its partnerships with technology companies and government agencies.

A provision in the 2026 annual intelligence community bill would lift Senate confirmation rules for the chief counsels of the CIA and ODNI. Advocates warn the change would weaken transparency and public oversight of the intelligence community.

Though many federal agencies have fraud-prevention responsibilities, no one agency has the authority to coordinate such efforts.

The new agreement between OpenAI and Advanced Microelectronic Devices underscores the huge demand for computing power in the AI era.

Senate once again fails to approve spending bill and the two sides remain far divided.

Legal experts agree recent messages by the Trump administration about the shutdown at least pose ethical concerns about government impartiality.

COMMENTARY | Insider threats to national security systems are changing with technology, but requirements to defend those systems aren’t keeping pace.

Some of the advanced software tools made available to federal agencies as part of the OneGov initiative are available for a limited time with impending expirations.

The AI tools currently being used to identify veterans at high-risk of suicide always include human outreach.

Plaintiffs represented by a coalition of advocacy groups have argued that drawing searchable data from other government agencies into a system maintained by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services “far exceed” that system’s scope.

Lawmakers from both parties and good government groups have argued that recent moves by the Trump administration will chill whistleblowing and watchdog offices.

So far, just one agency has pursued RIFs while others have largely followed normal shutdown procedures.

Democracy Forward is suing four federal agencies in a bid to access official documentation regarding if and how AI has been used in the Trump administration’s policy execution.

Organizations may lean on contract arrangements to facilitate data-sharing channels previously enabled by the now-expired regulation, a former U.S. official said.

“As AI tools are validated and show worth, they will be incorporated into the EHR and many other information technology platforms through coordination between innovators and the teams managing those systems today,” the department said.

It’s not a shutdown issue: the White House is withholding funds from the umbrella organization for the government’s inspectors general.