Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are spearheading new artificial intelligence legislation that would aim to protect both consumers and entrepreneurs, and task the Commerce Department with new regulatory work. […]
The Senate Committee on Aging today on Nov. 16 released the eighth edition of its annual fraud-fighting guidance, with this year’s effort taking special notice at scams enabled by adversaries’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) claims it saved the Federal government $70.4 billion during Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 by recommending ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in Federal programs, according to a new report. […]
Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) told members of Congress this week that the agency’s Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program has seen improvements in terms of total outage time, but also that VA employees are still unsatisfied with the EHR system. […]
The Federal government will remain funded at fiscal year 2023 – which ended on Sept. 30 – levels through later in January 2024 after the Senate voted late Wednesday by an 87-11 margin to approve a continuing resolution funding bill. […]
The State Department on Nov. 9 released its first-ever Enterprise AI Strategy covering fiscal years 2024-25 and highlighting how the agency aims to empower diplomacy through responsible AI technology. […]
While implementing a zero trust architecture in the Federal government can often feel like a compliance activity, cybersecurity experts on Tuesday stressed that it’s more than just meeting standards and requirements – it’s about protecting your intellectual property and people. […]
As the deadline for public input on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) quantum standardization efforts approaches on Nov. 22, a NIST official said during the Nov. 15 Red Hat Government Symposium 2023 event in Washington, D.C. that the public can expect to see the finalized version of the guidelines in the first part of 2024. […]
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are accelerating decision-making and data analysis at the mission edge, military tech experts on Wednesday stressed the importance of training individuals in AI and ML in order to outpace adversaries. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) $9 billion multi-vendor cloud contract, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC), has made more than $260 million in task order awards as it approaches the one-year mark, a DoD official said on Nov. 14. […]
The IRS has officially chosen Rajiv Uppal as the agency’s new chief information officer (CIO), filling the position which had been without a permanent CIO since March of this year. […]
The Indian Health Service (IHS) – a Department of Health and Human Services agency – awarded General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) a $2.5 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to modernize its electronic health record (EHR) system, according to a recent release. […]
Days before Acting National Cyber Director (NCD) Kemba Walden is slated to resign from her post at the White House, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee favorably reported Biden’s nomination, Harry Coker, to the full Senate today on a vote of 9-6. […]
Federal government experts today said that while artificial intelligence is still an “elusive” technology to many, agencies can start to build trust in AI by using it to tackle employees’ pain points. […]
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. […]