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GovAcademy formalizes partnerships with 12 Chief Data Officer Council member agencies to co-develop and deliver the Federal Data Leadership Certificate Program.

GovAcademy announces its 2026 development roadmap including 20 new advanced courses, expanded cohort capacity to serve 50 agencies simultaneously, and a new federal practitioner community platform.

GovAcademy reaches the 12,800 certified alumni milestone across 340+ agency partners, with cybersecurity and AI governance courses leading completion rates.

GSA’s new Digital Acquisition Academy designates GovAcademy as its preferred training partner for cybersecurity, AI governance, and cloud compliance courses for federal acquisition professionals.

NIST publishes the first federal implementation guide for blockchain-verified digital credentials, providing technical standards that GovAcademy’s credential system already meets.

GovAcademy opens enrollment for the 2026 Government AI Lab Capstone Practicum (GA-050), a 45-hour intensive program where federal professionals build AI implementation proposals reviewed by senior government practitioners.

OPM formally recognizes GovAcademy’s Executive Diploma programs as qualifying continuing education for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs.

GovAcademy releases a free Federal AI Risk Assessment Tool aligned to NIST AI RMF, allowing agencies to conduct preliminary AI system risk assessments and identify relevant training needs.

GovAcademy completes its annual curriculum refresh cycle, updating all 50 courses to reflect 2025 policy changes, new NIST publications, and lessons learned from federal agency implementations.