The fiscal 2026 budget proposal calls for a $2.17 billion jump in funding for the VA’s troubled EHRM, and promises more DOGE involvement in agency IT systems.

While lawmakers and panelists agreed IT modernization should be bipartisan, DOGE loomed over the discussion.

Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told Senate lawmakers that the watchdog is examining what the group has done with data in Treasury, Social Security and OPM networks.

As the cloud services authorization program readies for a revamp geared toward the private sector, commercial AI providers are in wait-and-see mode.

House Democrats and a former top CFPB official warn that DOGE’s access to agency systems threatens competition and capitalism.

The EO moves “America’s bank account” away from paper-based payments in what the White House says is an attempt to cut costs and target fraud.

Pete Waterman, the program’s director, said GSA intends to “collaborate with industry to drive the solution” as it makes changes to the program.

A privacy threshold analysis obtained by FedScoop reveals agency usage of the company’s Seamless Integrated Communications program.

Suzette Kent said the federal government has “taken some baby steps” away from the approach, but needs to make enterprise its North Star.

The executive order would pair agency heads with DOGE team leads to build internal IT systems to track contracts, grants and other expenditures.