A top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know whether two federal judges use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in their court orders. […]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), is asking three major Medicare Advantage insurers to disclose whether they use artificial intelligence or other predictive technologies to make decisions about patient care. […]
The U.S. Army and the Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a new program today aimed at deploying a commercial microreactor on a domestic military base within three years, marking a major step in advancing next-generation nuclear energy. […]
Speaking during a Defense News livestream at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting on Monday, Brandon Pugh, the Army’s principal cyber advisor, outlined plans to overhaul how the service manages its expanding data enterprise. […]
The U.S. Army is turning to robotics to build barracks and infrastructure for soldiers, officials said Monday, noting that technology partnerships with industry are helping modernize military infrastructure through faster and more affordable construction. […]
What do ship corrosion, weather modeling, and autonomous vehicle vision systems have in common? They’re all Federal use cases where quantum computing is poised to make a real-world impact – today. Once confined to physics labs and theory journals, quantum is stepping into mission applications, thanks to industry and government collaboration. […]
The U.S. Army is embarking on a bold 30-month sprint to overhaul its command and control (C2) systems across all 19 divisions, top Army leaders said today during a Defense News livestream at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Annual Meeting. […]
Amid a government shutdown that has stalled much of Congress’s agenda, the U.S. Senate managed to pass its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 on Oct. 9 with a vote of 77-20. […]
David Sacks, the White House’s artificial intelligence “czar,” said he wants to preempt a patchwork of state AI regulations, saying that current legislation may push diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements onto developers. […]
The FBI has seized a large domain used by hacker group ShinyHunters, which was responsible for stealing large amounts of Salesforce client data and threatening to post that information. […]
The Trump administration has laid off over 4,000 employees amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a late Friday court filing from the administration. […]
Worker unions and new labor regulations could be essential in addressing future challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to jobs, training, and economic stability, witnesses told lawmakers on Thursday during a Senate hearing. […]
Technology experts are warning that the ongoing government shutdown could impact the federal IT workforce, who may choose to leave government service for a private sector job that offers reliable and higher pay. […]
Legislation introduced in the Senate on Thursday will require artificial intelligence systems used within healthcare settings to have an option to override decisions made by AI to maintain human judgment in health decisions. […]
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chief of staff of the Air Force, warned senators this week that while the service is successfully recruiting cyber talent, it faces an urgent crisis in retaining and training skilled cyber professionals. […]
Kirsten Davies, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chief information officer (CIO) for the Pentagon, is one step closer to gaining the title after the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday favorably advanced her nomination. […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is looking for input in identifying existing federal regulations or guidance that may hinder the development, deployment, and adoption of artificial intelligence technologies within the United States. […]
The U.S. Army has consolidated two of its major commands as part of its efforts to “modernize and streamline its operations,” marking the end of one era and the beginning of another. […]
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D., are leading efforts to reestablish legal protections for cyber threat information sharing between the federal government and industry after those protections expired last week. […]
The U.S. Space Force is expanding warfighter access to commercial space services by launching a new working capital fund, projected to exceed $1 billion annually, to help military users purchase services such as commercial satellite communications. […]
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking insight from industry on how it can enhance its high-tech threat identification capabilities. […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) wants help as it tests a new automated search program that will give inventors a look at similar ideas to speed patent reviews and boost their quality. […]
The federal judiciary said it will deploy its modernized online system used to manage and file court cases and documents within the next two years after a series of recent cyberattacks put sensitive information in those systems at risk. […]
Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., said Wednesday that getting the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program off the ground – along with key permitting reforms – is his “top priority” this Congress. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Gabrielle Rivera, vice president, federal financial agencies, and regulatory commissions at Maximus, to discuss a comprehensive approach to modernization that combines data modernization, cybersecurity maturity, outcome-based contracting, and AI and automation in federal financial operations. […]
Lawmakers want answers from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of spyware that can access mobile phones without knowledge or consent. […]
The U.S. Navy’s new undersecretary, Hung Cao, has been tasked with leading a broad slate of priorities, with digital modernization topping the list, following his Senate confirmation last week. […]
Congress is warning that billions of dollars’ worth of advanced semiconductor equipment is continuing to flow to China, undermining U.S. efforts to slow Beijing’s technological rise – and some of those semiconductors are coming from America. […]
A bicameral bill introduced on Tuesday by Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., and Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., aims to provide timely relief to federal employees who have been illegally fired or subjected to other unjust personnel practices. […]
Brig. Gen. Linda J. Riedel with the South Carolina National Guard, who currently serves as assistant adjutant general for the Army, has been selected as the incoming deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. […]