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The federal government has terminated a $285 million CHIPS Act contract with Durham-based SMART USA Institute.

The U.S. Tech Force is aiming to hire about 1,000 top-level technical employees and supervisors to join federal agencies and work on projects related to artificial intelligence and modernization.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power inspect nearly 100 drinking water reservoirs and storage tanks due to concerns over improper maintenance.

A bill being introduced in Congress would establish new government teams to improve technical talent in federal agencies, with a focus on AI.

The new President’s Management Agenda from the Trump administration outlines many goals that have already started taking shape across government.

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid. One air traffic controller is warning over the upcoming ...

Americans' emotional divide over federal government reaches historic levels with only one-in-five trusting government to do right, according to new Pew Research Center polling.

Most Americans (66%) say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.

Throughout 2025, Penn received threats from the federal government concerning its funding status, including instances where threats to withhold funding were leveraged during negotiations.