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Grace Dille

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Grace Dille is MeriTalk's Assistant Managing Editor covering the intersection of government and technology.

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hiring for a deputy federal chief information officer (CIO). […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been officially shut down since funding ran out at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, constraining agencies such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and delaying key cybersecurity initiatives. […]

USPTO

With the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) preparing to restart deployments of its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program in April, a senior federal health IT leader said Thursday that the effort is entering a new phase shaped by hard lessons learned and growing confidence in the underlying system. […]

The CIA announced a new acquisition framework on Monday that looks to streamline the agency’s collaborative efforts with commercial technology companies. […]

VA, Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reported 367 artificial intelligence (AI) use cases in its 2025 AI use case inventory, marking a sharp increase from recent years as the department both added new applications and retired dozens of older efforts. […]

FCC, Federal Communications Commission

Universal connectivity and competitive communications markets will determine whether artificial intelligence (AI) delivers broad economic gains or reinforces market concentration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Olivia Trusty said on Wednesday. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a final rule on Thursday establishing Schedule Policy/Career in the excepted service, a move that makes it easier for the Trump administration to fire federal employees in policy-making positions. […]

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