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Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Senate Dems to FERC: Prevent ‘unreasonable rate hikes’ from AI data centers

$GAO shares its audit of DOGE ethics training, financial disclosures Only a fraction of the 206 DOGE personnel identified by a congressional watchdog had paper trails associated with ethics and records management training and financial disclosures, a congressional watchdog reported Wednesday. The findings came as part of a Government Accountability Office report focused on identifying the employment statuses and administrative activities of personnel while a part of the notorious, and now mostly defunct, Department of Government Efficiency. The Technology Modernization Fund would be able to finance new projects through Dec. 11 under a provision in a Senate bill to avoid a government shutdown this fall. The current version of the fiscal 2027 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill authorizes $5 million for the fund, and though the bill has not yet received a floor vote in either chamber, the TMF is prioritizing artificial intelligence and projects to support faster permitting with the money it has left. Links: • Watchdog finds scant records of DOGE ethics training, financial disclosures via FedScoop: https://fedscoop.com/doge-ethics-training-financial-disclosures-watchdog-report/ • Senate stopgap would extend TMF’s new project deadline via FedScoop: https://fedscoop.com/tmf-funding-senate-stopgap-bill/ #doge #gao #financialdisclosure #ethics #departmentofgovernmentefficiency #elonmusk #trumpadministration #tmf #watchdogreport #governmentaccountability #federal #government #news #informationtechnology #technews Follow The Daily Scoop Podcast on Social Media • https://www.twitter.com/DailyScoopPod • https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-daily-scoop-podcast/ • https://www.facebook.com/thedailyscooppodcast About The Daily Scoop Podcast We discuss the latest news and trends facing government leaders on such topics as technology, management and workforce. The program will explore headlines of the day as well as in depth discussions with top executives in both government and industry. The Daily Scoop Podcast is released every weekday afternoon. For the latest insights from Washington, you can subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, and Spotify. https://fedscoop.com/show/the-daily-scoop-podcast/$

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