Government, policy, and civic life — what's changing and what it means for you.

Career staff can continue day-to-day operations, but the leadership gap could affect decisions on voting technology, standards and federal election programs.

COMMENTARY | Regulations provide clear guidance on how to share responsibly, yet are routinely used to justify inaction. Being a responsible data steward means using the data, not just protecting it.

As the Office of Personnel Management completes its transition away from paper, federal employees and retirees must adapt to a streamlined — but strictly digital — process for securing their benefits.

Fraudsters are increasingly using the ATM-like machines for fast access to money that’s difficult to trace.

The bill took a sweeping aim at “addictive” online features like doomscrolling and autoplay, and would have also required social media platforms to estimate the age of users and restrict usage for those under the age of 15.

As the Office of Personnel Management completes its transition away from paper, federal employees and retirees must adapt to a streamlined — but strictly digital — process for securing their benefits.

Investigators are seeking evidence, lawmakers are demanding transparency and several key details remain out of public view.

The Transportation Department said that the post at issue was "inadvertently retweeted” by a staffer.

Suspicious activity on the Homeland Security Information Network, which is being used to support World Cup games around the U.S., was first detected around mid-to-late May.

COMMENTARY | The data suggest the workforce reduction reshaped not just the size of government, but the expertise available to carry out its work, one expert argues.

Efforts at the federal level generated a lot of headlines, but at the state level, where the goal is delivery, a lot more progress can be made, said the head of the Georgetown University-based center.

The program, driven by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration, is designed to accelerate the safe integration of advanced air mobility into the country’s national airspace system.

COMMENTARY | The speed of decision-making matters for those in charge of government programs. AI can change that process from months to days, hours or minutes.

The longtime South Carolina Republican chaired the Senate Budget Committee and led a key appropriations panel.

Career staff can continue day-to-day operations, but the leadership gap could affect decisions on voting technology, standards and federal election programs.

The state’s Department of Human Services is seeing staff spend less time on manual administrative work and more time connecting youth with caregivers after a system modernization project, one official says.

The interim freeze would prohibit new or expanded data centers in the Montana county, excluding the city of Missoula.