Government, policy, and civic life — what's changing and what it means for you.

The artificial intelligence push is part of the Trump administration’s agenda to modernize the child welfare system and address the shortage of foster homes across the U.S.

Many agencies have instituted policies to more strictly scrutinize telework as a reasonable accommodation for workers with disabilities since the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.

Through adequate AI training and keeping humans in the loop of AI-driven solutions, governments can harness the technology to address increasing cyber threats to the public sector, speakers said during a recent event.

Roughly 8,000 career federal employees were stripped of their civil service protections Wednesday, making them effectively at-will employees.

Paxton is banking on his recent lawsuits against tech and social media companies like Meta, WhatsApp and Discord to win a Senate seat, building on notable victories in years past.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill that would have prohibited corporations from using someone's personal data to set individual wages and prices.

COMMENTARY | Countries elsewhere are already embracing agentic AI, and leaders here must act now and with intention if they are to be at the vanguard of this revolution.

The new framework from the General Services Administration pulls together internal lessons on process improvement and automation, with officials now looking to scale adoption across government through demos, showcases and shared tools.

With protests cleared, the Office of Personnel Management can now award a 10-year contract for a new governmentwide human capital platform.

COMMENTARY | Mass layoffs have left thousands of federal workers unemployed and struggling to find their footing as AI accelerates disruption across the public sector.

Newly published regulations would implement a 2025 law enacted in response to a GAO report that found the government could spend up to $1 billion annually on health benefits for people who are no longer eligible to receive them.

The Partnership for Public Service reported that the federal government is spending less on scientific research in a majority of states and congressional districts.

The Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District launched a new data system to turn historical and real-time flooding data into predictive analytics.

Several groups said communities that lack connectivity must be the ones to shape policies to benefit them, and they urged the federal government to step up with money and training.

Attorney General James Uthmeier says suit is a first in the nation.

The report from cybersecurity firm Check Point lands as the Trump administration pushes new voting rules and intelligence officials face questions about how they are handling foreign election threats.

The selection is unconventional for the nation’s lead intelligence official, a role tasked with managing 18 distinct agencies like the CIA and NSA.

Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be.

COMMENTARY | A longtime federal HR chief welcomes the Office of Personnel Management's push to modernize pay and promotions, but warns against the legal tactic the agency is using to make it happen.

Ideas for a cyber service have been floated before. Some experts argue now is the right time.

The 16 agencies that now have non-Senate-confirmed political staffers for the first time in 15 years include the IRS and Forest Service, according to a new report.

COMMENTARY | A new proposal would expand federal nondisclosure agreements beyond classified work. Will it curb leaks or chill legitimate whistleblowing?

Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, said students are “drowning in tech” that is disrupting their lives, and policymakers need to get a handle on it.

Each of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program gained value last month.

Most data centers in Virginia are permitted to discharge water into municipal wastewater systems, the same place household water goes to be treated and recycled for consumption. But there’s limited data tracking of potential chemicals in data centers’ discharge water.

With few meaningful competitors, SpaceX's Starlink is the primary beneficiary.

COMMENTARY | Several are already charting a path forward on how to use the technology, but few have built the systems needed to measure its long-term impact.

COMMENTARY | A federal Pay Agent report and Tennessee’s civil service overhaul highlight a familiar problem: reform depends less on policy design than on management capacity and execution.