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  "entity": "IRSNews",
  "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture",
  "domain": "irsnews.com",
  "vertical": "Government & Civic",
  "count": 18,
  "generated_at": "2026-08-13T00:36:29.867Z",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "IRS says a new policy ‘moots’ NTEU’s First Amendment lawsuit. The union isn’t so sure",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/irs-says-new-policy-moots-nteus-first-amendment-lawsuit-union-isnt-so-sure/415352/",
      "summary": "A new policy allows only “agency-sponsored materials” to be posted on communal office bulletin boards, but agency officials still say they have discretion to approve or deny other documents.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:31:42 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/GettyImages_2279118795/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Judge rejects VA’s third attempt to cancel union contracts",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/judge-rejects-vas-third-attempt-cancel-union-contracts/415293/",
      "summary": "U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose OK'd a motion to enforce her prior preliminary injunction preserving collective bargaining at the Veterans Affairs Department on the eve of its planned termination of a collective bargaining agreement with AFGE.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:54:57 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/07/GettyImages_2287743861/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Space Command says it needs to ‘shoot, move and communicate’ in orbit",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/08/space-command-says-it-needs-shoot-move-and-communicate-orbit/415386/",
      "summary": "Gen. Stephen Whiting, the outgoing commander of U.S. Space Command, used his final speech at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., to outline the capabilities he says the military needs to keep pace with China.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:19:38 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/12/9654445-2/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Federal agencies are looking beyond the usual sources for new ideas",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/08/federal-agencies-are-looking-beyond-usual-sources-new-ideas/415384/",
      "summary": "NIH is offering $1 million for practical ideas that could help long-acting HIV prevention and treatment reach more people, and applicants do not need a traditional research background to participate.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:01:58 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/12/GettyImages_1276547627/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "New Jersey reaches its goal to eliminate veteran homelessness",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2026/08/new-jersey-reaches-its-goal-eliminate-veteran-homelessness/415378/",
      "summary": "Tech and data tools that enable communication and care coordination across state agencies and other service providers were a critical tool in fulfilling their mission, state officials say.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:04:09 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/12/GettyImages_2211356347/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Report finds most data centers in urban, not rural, areas",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/report-finds-most-data-centers-urban-not-rural-areas/415363/",
      "summary": "Researchers at New York University found that 97.5% of existing data centers sit in metro areas, counter to the industry narrative that most are in rural regions.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/12/20260812_DCs_marchello74/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/schools-spend-billions-ai-struggle-figure-out-whats-worth-buying/415361/",
      "summary": "Educators and experts say districts are carrying much of the burden of vetting products on their own.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/12/GettyImages_1415990685/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "VA’s benefits system overhaul is running into some familiar problems",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/08/vas-benefits-system-overhaul-running-some-familiar-problems/415366/",
      "summary": "An audit found gaps in planning, cost estimates and oversight that could put the modernization effort further behind schedule.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:28:50 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/12/GettyImages_1167511743/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump admin delays TANF data sharing plan opposed by blue states",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/trump-admin-delays-tanf-data-sharing-plan-opposed-blue-states/415362/",
      "summary": "Democrat-led states are concerned the administration will share cash assistance recipients’ sensitive information with immigration enforcement and other federal agencies.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/12/GettyImages_2288520850/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "NTEU sets deadline for its members to resume paying dues",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/08/nteu-sets-deadline-its-members-resume-paying-dues/415354/",
      "summary": "The union’s deadline comes as the Trump administration has stripped collective bargaining rights from roughly two-thirds of NTEU members and disrupted its primary source of revenue.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/nteu/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/people/2026/08/voting-machine-researchers-say-federal-work-abruptly-ended-after-trump-ally-pushed-back-their-findings/415351/",
      "summary": "Mojave Research executives said at DEF CON that the government had been preparing to expand the company’s election security work, and linked Trump adviser Kurt Olsen to pressure they faced after finding election system vulnerabilities but no evidence votes were altered.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:05:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/GettyImages_1289778741/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "‘We’re still in hell’: A year later, CDC employees remain shaken by headquarters shooting — and angry at agency leaders’ response",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/cdc-employees-remain-shaken-headquarters-shooting/415350/",
      "summary": "The agency is also contending with deep workforce cuts and leadership changes as a new director prepares to take over.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:11 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/081126_Getty_GovExec_CDC/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "How a research paper helped spark Utah’s data center water law",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/how-research-paper-helped-spark-utahs-data-center-water-law/415334/",
      "summary": "What began as an effort by three fellows at the Aspen Institute resulted in a push to bring more transparency around how data centers consume water in the state.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/20260811_Utah_georgeclerk/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Senate Finance panel’s top Dem proposes excise tax on new data centers",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/senate-finance-panels-top-dem-proposes-excise-tax-new-data-centers/415332/",
      "summary": "Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden’s draft white paper calls for a new tax on hyperscalers and data center operators.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/GettyImages_2281570436/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Immigration searches were conducted on Twin Falls Flock network. A month later, agreements changed.",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/immigration-searches-were-conducted-twin-falls-flock-network-month-later-agreements-changed/415333/",
      "summary": "Public records show nationwide police agencies conducted immigration searches on Twin Falls Automated License Plate Readers, evading state law and department policy.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/GettyImages_2288945998/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "How Congress is reshaping the administration's FY27 defense budget",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/defense/2026/08/how-congress-reshaping-administrations-fy27-budget/415336/",
      "summary": "Lawmakers are backing the White House’s spending ambitions in some areas while pushing back on how the Pentagon would spend the money.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:55:32 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/IMG_2880/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Todd Blanche is officially the nation’s top law enforcement official",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/08/todd-blanche-officially-nations-top-law-enforcement-official/415335/",
      "summary": "Trump’s former personal attorney takes over the Justice Department after a contentious Senate confirmation vote.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:49:32 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/08112026Blanche/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Project 2025 contributor nominated for government watchdog position",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/08/project-2025-contributor-nominated-government-watchdog-position/415320/",
      "summary": "While the president recently nominated Dennis Kirk to serve as inspector general at the Interior Department, he’s reportedly already working in that office as a political appointee.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:14:05 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/10/081026_Getty_GovExec_Capitol/large.jpg"
    }
  ]
}