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The Technology Modernization Fund has committed $83.4 million to four AI-enabled initiatives across the departments of State, Transportation, and Agriculture. The awards focus on operational efficiency, legacy system replacement, permitting acceleration, and secure agentic AI deployment with strict human oversight.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a market research request targeting potential alternatives to its massive Microsoft enterprise agreement. Covering over 540,000 users, the move signals a strategic shift to reduce vendor lock-in and leverage non-FedRAMP commercial software.

The General Services Administration has reinstated FedRAMP Director Pete Waterman while tapping Treasury CIO Sam Corcos for three key acting executive roles across GSA. The moves signal consolidated leadership over federal cloud authorization, tech procurement, and digital identity infrastructure.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is adjusting its proposed NEISS-R electronic injury surveillance system rollout following privacy pushback from major hospital groups. The modernized framework relies on third-party AI processing and FedRAMP-certified tools to ingest sensitive electronic health records across 50 states.