DHS is putting up to $1.5 billion toward bridging its drone defense gaps with awards going to Anduril, Booz Allen, GDIT and others, per procurement documents posted Friday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKUY... Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/dhs-drone-de...
The Technology Modernization Fund would be able to finance new projects through Dec. 11 under a provision in a Senate bill to avoid a government shutdown this fall. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/tmf-funding-...
With identity protection services for millions of victims of the 2015 Office of Personnel Management breach set to expire, a group of lawmakers is making a push to extend them forever. Read more by @timstarks.bsky.social: cyberscoop.com/opm-breach-l...
The Senate is teeing up debate on a raft of new bills that would impact online privacy, kids safety and artificial intelligence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_fe... Read more by @derekbjohnson.bsky.social: cyberscoop.com/senate-kids-...
The group of public interest and left-leaning organizations urged Congress to open an investigation into an OpenAI model that went rogue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D055... Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/public-inter...
The bureau is expecting to train 250 more UAS mitigation officers by the end of next fiscal year. But stakeholders say that may not be enough. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/fbi-drone-tr...
On his personal LinkedIn, Pete Waterman apologized to civilian FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service applicants and called the practice “brutally unfair when taken to the extreme.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY6l... | fedscoop.com/fedramp-dire...
FedRAMP director put on admin leave after veterans’ hiring preference comments
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An amicus brief led by Congressional Hispanic Caucus members made the case that the data-sharing pact violated privacy law and threatens federal revenue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwtG... | fedscoop.com/irs-ice-data...
Democrats urge appeals court to keep block on ICE from using IRS data
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Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia will return to Palantir. And, the Pentagon CIO issues department-wide directive on IT buying. Learn more on the latest episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV8X...
Federal CIO will return to Palantir; Pentagon CIO issues department-wide directive on IT buying
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The legislation is organized into 10 sections, including tax return preparers, the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, judicial review, American citizens abroad, and whistleblowers, among other overarching categories. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/taxpayer-ser...
As the Department of Transportation prepares to roll out its standards for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operations, the agency isn’t rushing the release for industry’s sake, per a top agency official. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/dot-drone-ru...
Tech leaders from across agencies and industry said the government must work together to use AI to fix broken systems, not just use it as a band-aid. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/federal-it-l...
Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden demand answers from the SSA commissioner about myriad DOGE data issues. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N12U... Learn more: fedscoop.com/doge-social-...
Senators push Bisignano on DOGE’s SSA moves after ‘inadequate responses’
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The Department of Homeland Security unit is planning to award a contract later this year to expand its autonomous robotic training tools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIbr... Learn more: fedscoop.com/secret-servi...
The latest district court hearing comes after parties released documentation leading up to the Anthropic ban and designation as a supply-chain risk. www.youtube.com/shorts/EfMeX... Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/anthropic-fe...
Record ‘has gotten worse for the government’ in Anthropic dispute, judge says
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The federal chief information officer recently announced plans to depart at the end of August. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY-p... Read more: fedscoop.com/outgoing-fed...
Outgoing federal CIO Greg Barbaccia will return to Palantir
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The president went against his intelligence agencies’ conclusions about Iran being the likely suspect in the campaign. via @timstarks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGHa... | cyberscoop.com/trump-blames...
Trump blames Minnesota for cyberattacks on water sector, drawing pushback from cyber world
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Anthropic's AI breaking loose and accessing other tech companies' systems to accomplish a mission? Sounds like the future of cyber espionage has truly arrived. My colleages @cyberscoop.bsky.social has more...
CyberScoop@cyberscoop.bsky.social · 5d agoAnthropic’s AI found weaknesses in two cryptographic methods. Separately, Claude accessed real systems during safety tests after a setup error. @gregotto.bsky.social explains both developments. Learn more: • cyberscoop.com/anthropic-cl... • cyberscoop.com/anthropic-cl...
Following OpenAI’s own incident, Anthropic reviewed its own evaluations and found three cases of Claude hacking external companies. Read more from @gregotto.bsky.social: cyberscoop.com/anthropic-cl...
A lawsuit regarding DOGE data incursions in federal systems will move forward after a federal court ruled against the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss the case. Read more from @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/treasury-opm...
The agency wants automation tools to improve efficiency amid an increasing volume of requests, but advocates of transparency and accountability have concerns. Read more by @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/dhs-foia-pro...
HHS removed Minor as the agency’s CIO online before adding his name back following publication of this story. The ex-Palantir executive began at the agency in February 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN84... Learn more: fedscoop.com/clark-minor-...
HHS’s CIO Clark Minor is out
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Zack Schwartz, a top VA IT official, framed the change as a way to avoid “unnecessary delays” in procurement while maintaining security standards. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/veterans-aff...
The Genesis Mission is a Department of Energy-led effort that aims to combine advances in artificial intelligence, quantum and high-performance computing. The goals are lofty, the timelines are tight and the pressure is high.
Claude Mythos exposed mathematical weaknesses in a post-quantum candidate and a simplified version of AES, marking a major breakthrough for AI-driven cryptanalysis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlJ7... Read more by @gregotto.bsky.social: cyberscoop.com/anthropic-cl...
Here’s what Anthropic found when it turned Mythos loose on encryption algorithms
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An independent review found the department was deficient in seven areas. The agency said many of the recommended actions are already underway. Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/va-fails-wat...
HHS has removed Minor as the agency’s CIO online. The ex-Palantir executive began at the agency in February 2025. Read more by @madialder.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/clark-minor-...
The bureau is wary of adversaries getting their hands on tools that can uncover system vulnerabilities and enhance other capabilities. via @lindseywilkinson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fWW... | fedscoop.com/fbi-anthropi...
FBI sees Anthropic’s Mythos as a law enforcement challenge
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It includes the new agentic model MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and the Project Perception platform, with the tech giant claiming it’ll do a better job than its rivals at half the cost. via @timstarks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q70l... | cyberscoop.com/microsoft-ai...
Microsoft debuts AI cybersecurity offerings as competition heats up
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In a Monday filing, the Justice Department said states sued before agencies even decided how the order would work. via @gregotto.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLc4... | cyberscoop.com/trump-suprem...
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail-in voting ahead of midterms
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