{
  "entity": "GovNews",
  "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture",
  "domain": "govnews.com",
  "vertical": "Government & Civic",
  "count": 18,
  "generated_at": "2026-08-16T22:33:43.858Z",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "OneGov savings balloon to over $1.6B as agencies weigh future of AI in contracting",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/08/onegov-savings-balloon-over-16-b-agencies-weigh-future-ai-contracting/415437/",
      "summary": "The General Services Administration has already agreed to extend some OneGov deals and is working on brokering new ones, according to an official.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:27:18 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/14/GettyImages_2216861129-1/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Data center audit lacks specifics even as Gov. Abbott, industry leaders tout it",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/data-center-audit-lacks-specifics-even-gov-abbott-industry-leaders-tout-it/415423/",
      "summary": "Without key details on the audits but the eagerness to support them, policy watchers question how impactful these audits will be in curbing data center growth.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/14/20260814_Texas_Alyssa_Langston/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "The precision pivot: The case for local, lean and governed AI",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/precision-pivot-case-local-lean-and-governed-ai/415414/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | Organizations that will lead on AI adoption will not necessarily be those with the largest models or deepest budgets. They will be asking how to best deploy it.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/20260814_OpEd_d3sign/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/people/2026/08/voting-machine-researchers-say-federal-work-abruptly-ended-after-trump-ally-pushed-back-their-findings/415351/",
      "summary": "Mojave Research executives said at DEF CON that the government had been preparing to expand the company’s election security work, and linked Trump adviser Kurt Olsen to pressure they faced after finding election system vulnerabilities but no evidence votes were altered.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:05:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/11/GettyImages_1289778741/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Project 2025 contributor nominated for government watchdog position",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/08/project-2025-contributor-nominated-government-watchdog-position/415320/",
      "summary": "While the president recently nominated Dennis Kirk to serve as inspector general at the Interior Department, he’s reportedly already working in that office as a political appointee.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:14:05 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/10/081026_Getty_GovExec_Capitol/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "The government was ready to expand its voting security work. Then it pulled the plug",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/08/government-was-ready-expand-its-voting-security-work-then-it-pulled-plug/415313/",
      "summary": "Mojave Research executives say the company was gearing up for a broader federal effort when pressure over its findings helped bring the work to an abrupt end.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:09:14 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/10/GettyImages_1289778741/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Local governments are using AI more and more. But are they doing it wisely?",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/local-governments-are-using-ai-more-and-more-are-they-doing-it-wisely/415304/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | AI systems can already monitor traffic lights, scan for potholes and answer residents’ questions – the hard part is making sure people can trust them.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/10/GettyImages_967906100/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "OPM finalizes expanded hazard pay for federal firefighters",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/opm-finalizes-expanded-hazard-pay-federal-firefighters/415432/",
      "summary": "Under regulations set to take effect next month, federal wildland firefighters will be eligible for 25% hazard pay in connection with work on prescribed burns.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:20:47 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/14/GettyImages_528755810/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Intel ops are underway at Space Command’s nascent Alabama HQ",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/08/intel-ops-are-underway-space-commands-nascent-alabama-hq/415427/",
      "summary": "Alabama landed SPACECOM after a years-long political fight. Now it’s getting off the ground.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:10:44 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/14/9649146/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "6,000 BEAD projects need 86K+ permits, report finds",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/6000-bead-projects-need-86k-permits-report-finds/415425/",
      "summary": "Researchers found that over half of those projects will need at least 10 permits, while 1 in 7 will require more than 20 across the state, local and federal levels.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/14/20260814_BEAD_SimpleImages/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "The data center industry’s PR blitz Is backfiring",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/data-center-industrys-pr-blitz-backfiring/415424/",
      "summary": "Front group lauds purported benefits of data centers without disclosing its backer.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/14/20260814_ICN_aire_images/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lawsuit seeks to enforce 2025 SCOTUS decision improving pay for feds called to active duty",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/08/lawsuit-seeks-enforce-2025-scotus-decision-improving-pay-feds-called-active-duty/415415/",
      "summary": "In the 15 months since the Supreme Court ruled that federal workers who also serve as military reservists do not need to prove that an active duty deployment is “substantially connected” to a national emergency, OPM has yet to issue new guidance reflecting the new precedent.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:36:53 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/GettyImages_80834641/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Before you take money out of your TSP, weigh these trade-offs",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/08/take-money-out-tsp-weigh-trade-offs/415395/",
      "summary": "A withdrawal can affect everything from your tax bill and Medicare premiums to how long your savings last and what your heirs receive.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/0813202026retpl/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "The feds want private companies to take the fight to cybercriminals",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/08/trump-admin-gives-private-us-firms-ability-go-after-transnational-cybercriminals/415402/",
      "summary": "A new program would put vetted companies in a more active role against transnational criminal groups, with DHS and Justice overseeing the operations.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:37:31 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/GettyImages_2289620789-1/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Data sharing initiatives should be built on accountability and security, expert says",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2026/08/data-sharing-initiatives-should-be-built-accountability-and-security-expert-says/415401/",
      "summary": "Data sharing initiatives should be built on accountability and security, expert says.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:32:32 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/GettyImages_1363762941/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Statistical agency staffing cuts put federal data under new scrutiny on Capitol Hill",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/statistical-agency-staffing-cuts-federal-data-scrutiny/415399/",
      "summary": "House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott, D-Va., is pressing for a September hearing to examine what staffing losses and leadership vacancies mean for agencies responsible for producing key data.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:05:33 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/Bobby_Scott/large.png"
    },
    {
      "title": "State’s overseas housing rules haven’t kept up with the times, GAO says",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/08/states-overseas-housing-rules-gao/415396/",
      "summary": "The agency is still using standards tied to the D.C. housing market of 1991 to determine how much space employees stationed abroad can have.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:38:48 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/081326_Getty_GovExec_State2/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announces lawsuit against TikTok",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/pennsylvania-attorney-general-dave-sunday-announces-lawsuit-against-tiktok/415392/",
      "summary": "TikTok pushed back on the lawsuit, saying it relies on “misleading and inaccurate claims.”",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/13/29850_oag_tikTok_NK_006/large.jpg"
    }
  ]
}