The Biden administration’s recent artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO) is rapidly accelerating AI use and employee training among Federal agencies, a top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official said on Nov. 15. […]

Federal government agencies will need to “greatly accelerate” their efforts to implement key zero trust security measures in order to keep up with potential cybersecurity threats resulting from the ongoing development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, said a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official who addressed the Red Hat Government Symposium 2023 event in Washington, D.C. today. […]

While the challenges of closing the digital divide are vast and complex, one telecommunications expert told Capitol Hill lawmakers this week that artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to expand broadband services to every corner of the nation. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning to conduct a series of artificial intelligence (AI) technology “sprints” following the Biden administration’s Oct. 30 release of its AI Executive Order that features a broad mandate for Federal agencies to pursue responsible development and deployment of AI tech while mitigating risks that the technology may pose. […]

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is continuing to make progress on its responsible AI efforts, including by issuing its Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Toolkit that is now available to the public. […]

The White House is working closely with Congress to develop legislation that would establish a Cyber Workforce Development Institute, as directed by the Biden administration’s National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is aiming to responsibly use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in its missions to protect Federal civilian agencies and critical infrastructure sectors, while also assisting government and private sector organizations in making sure that the AI-enabled software they use is secure by design. […]

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would prohibit the Federal government from using blockchain technology developed in China or other nations deemed adversarial to the U.S. out of concern that the foreign-made technology could be used to access U.S. national security intelligence. […]

A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., sent a letter on Monday to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja to voice its support for a proposed rule that aims to protect career civil servants against a Trump-era Federal workforce policy known as “Schedule F.” […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking input from the private sector about supply chain risk illumination tools that will help mitigate supply chain risks, according to a request for quotes posted by the agency on Oct. 27. […]

Citizen satisfaction with U.S. Federal government services continues to improve, advancing 2.9 percent to a score of 68.2, and led by a sharp increase in satisfaction with Federal websites, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Federal Government Report 2023 released today. […]

The Biden administration today released its National Spectrum Strategy, marking the beginning of a multi-year evaluation of how scarce radio frequency spectrum is being used in the United States by government and private sector users, and how it could be used better in the future to accommodate insatiable demands for more spectrum to accommodate wireless-delivered services of all kinds.  […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Nov. 9 released new draft guidance of revised cybersecurity requirements for protecting sensitive unclassified information housed by non-Federal systems and organizations including government contractors. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is taking the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to task for slow progress on its years-long Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) project which aims to modernize U.S. air traffic management systems by moving from a ground-based air-traffic control system that uses radar, to one based on satellite navigation and digital communications. […]

Acting National Cyber Director (NCD) Kemba Walden will depart from her White House position on Friday, an NDC spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]

The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) announced a new investment today at the Department of Labor (DoL) totaling nearly $3.5 million that will help American employees find their lost retirement benefits and savings. […]

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho – have sent queries to three Federal agencies asking for clarification on how these agencies are implementing best practices to safely utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]

The Director of Artificial Intelligence at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Nov. 9  that OMB’s draft AI guidance to Federal agencies – released early this month – takes a broad approach that encompasses both traditional and generative AI. […]

The Office of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) has named Kevin Mulvihill the permanent deputy CIO for command, control, and communications (C3), the agency announced via LinkedIn on Nov. 7. […]

To mark this Veterans Day, the White House announced the launch of the new Veteran Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) campaign and Task Force to help protect veterans and their families from bad actors. […]

The use of artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes offers great promise, but members of Congress and Capitol Hill witnesses warned this week that the emerging technology can introduce bias without the use of diverse data and reinforcement learning staff that helps in training AI models. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday unveiled its new Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS), which aims to advance DHS’s statistical reporting and analysis capabilities. […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is undertaking a three-part technology “sprint” that aims to quickly deploy three tech upgrades aimed at increasing runway safety, according to a senior FAA official who testified before Congress this week. […]

The head of the Pentagon’s office investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), or UFOs as they are more commonly known, plans to step down from his post in December, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced on Nov. 8. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with the Treasury Department, to provide guidance to agencies on how to report their spending data on USAspending.gov. […]

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Innovation Lab is building its own generative AI models to help solve some of the problems GAO’s mission teams face, according to the agency’s first chief data scientist and director of the Innovation Lab. […]

A group of 30 House Democrats is raising concerns with private sector developers and users of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies about the use of AI to create “deepfake” content, and what those firms plan to do about identifying that content and pushing back against the risks that it poses. […]

The Biden-Harris administration unveiled a new plan on Wednesday that aims to generate contract savings while improving the performance of Federal contracts, including those for common enterprise-wide software licenses. […]

A sampling of government IT sector officials is giving solid reviews to President Biden’s AI Executive Order issued on Oct. 30, and looking forward to next steps as the administration begins a months-long effort to push the order’s requirements out to Federal agencies. […]

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), in partnership with Splunk, has released a new research study on Federal agencies’ defensive cyber operations, revealing the vital role of AI in preemptively identifying and mitigating cyber threats. […]