Pentagon taps Musk's xAI to boost sensitive government workflows, support military operations

Pentagon partners with Elon Musk's xAI to deploy Grok AI across military systems, giving 3 million personnel advanced AI tools by 2026 for sensitive tasks.
Washington Technology

Booz Allen acquires PAR Government Systems for $95M

Booz Allen Hamilton has acquired the PAR Government Systems Corp. business for approximately $95 million in a move by the former to further build out its digital battlespace business in the defense ...
The Atlantic

The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified

If you have tips about the remaking of the federal government, you can contact Charlie and Ian on Signal at @cwarzel.92 and @ibogost.47. Elon Musk’s unceasing attempts to access the data and ...
NextgovOpinion

Making agentic government work: 7 principles for safer, smarter AI adoption

Principle: Trust is built on traceability. Government must be able to explain every digital action. Agentic systems should ...
Ars Technica

DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gained access “to a payroll system that processes salaries for about 276,000 federal employees across dozens of agencies,” despite ...
The Hill

Government-run health care systems also deny or delay treatment

Many critics of the U.S. health care system claim the tragic murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is understandable because health insurance companies occasionally refuse to cover certain ...
PBS

Trump takes steps to shutter USAID and gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems

Editor's note: If you’re a current or former career civil service employee in the federal government, we’d like to hear from you. Specifically, we’re looking to speak with government tech workers and ...
Government Technology

The Case for a Return to On-Premise Government IT Systems

For more than a decade, government agencies have been urged to move their data and infrastructure to the cloud, sold on promises of scalability, agility and simplified operations. And while the cloud ...
Nextgov

NIST issues new guidelines on protecting unclassified data in government systems

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The federal ecosystem was supplied with a new set of security standards on Tuesday aimed at protecting the unauthorized transmission of ...
GovCon Wire

Patrick Markus Appointed VP, GM of Defense & Government Systems at Hughes

Patrick Markus shared on LinkedIn two weeks ago that he has been appointed vice president and general manager of the defense and government systems division at Hughes, an EchoStar subsidiary. The ...
Chicago Tribune

Ald. Silvana Tabares: Government leaders must fix the systems meant to protect women and their children

Last month, the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to pass resolutions that initiate the city of Chicago-Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force. I ...
Seeking Alpha

BAE Systems Has Strong Government Support For Growth

BAE Systems plc raised FY24 sales guidance to 12-14% and EBIT margin to 12-14%, driven by strong performance across all segments and operational efficiencies. Significant contracts include £25b order ...