Last Week in Federal Technology - September 29 - October 3, 2025
Catch up on last week’s top stories in federal technology — from furloughed Education Department workers discovering their automatic emails were altered, to a data glitch at the State Department that sent furlough notices to already laid-off employees, agencies grappled with shutdown fallout across government.
A lawsuit demanded records on how AI supports Trump’s deregulation agenda, while a bipartisan Senate bill sought to create a path for AI harm lawsuits and another proposed a Department of Energy risk-evaluation program for advanced AI systems.
Other highlights: FedScoop examined how IT operations are faring under the shutdown, Civilian federal agency interest in the Palantir’s technology has grown, but current and former officials have some worries, including cost. HHS named DOGE affiliate Zachary Terrell as CTO, and the SAMOSA Act returned to Congress to reform software purchasing.
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