Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are considering stronger export controls and increased investment in the U.S. workforce to combat China’s race against the United States for artificial intelligence (AI) dominance. […]
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted on Tuesday to advance the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act, sending it to the full House for further consideration. […]
The Senate Committee on Appropriations is looking to stabilize funding for key White House offices while boosting some funding for the federal courts system to tackle cybersecurity needs in fiscal year (FY) 2026. […]
Members of Congress and state lawmakers are urging congressional Republicans to drop their plans to add language to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would place a moratorium on state-level laws regulating artificial intelligence (AI). […]
New legislation would reduce artificial intelligence (AI) data centers’ impact on the environment by managing energy consumption and lowering infrastructure costs, according to a bipartisan pair of senators. […]
Senate Democrat leadership slammed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Russell Vought on Monday for continuing efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), warning that those actions have put Americans’ data at risk. […]
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House on Thursday, Nov. 20, would designate a new temporary payment code for artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled medical devices to ensure small and rural hospitals’ access to new technology. […]
A grant program would annually make $1 million available for medical schools that build artificial intelligence (AI) literacy programs under legislation introduced Wednesday by House Democrats. […]
The National Security Agency (NSA) would be required to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) security playbook under new bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday in the Senate. […]
A bipartisan reauthorization of a critical cybersecurity information-sharing act is unlikely to pass as standalone legislation and will instead be part of another piece of major legislation, two senators behind the renewal proposal said Tuesday. […]
The House voted to pass two key cybersecurity-related pieces of legislation on Tuesday that would renew cybersecurity grants for state and local government until 2033 and stand up an interagency task force to address threats posed by China. […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to concede key export controls to China for a year undermines U.S. national security and disrupts efforts to prevent American semiconductors from reaching Chinese-affiliated entities, Democratic senators warned. […]
Continued suppression of a report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) that identifies significant U.S. telecommunications vulnerabilities is undermining the public’s understanding of these threats and ability to have input on national security measures, two Democratic senators warned. […]
The funding package approved by Congress and President Donald Trump has temporarily extended a cybersecurity grant program used by state and local governments to support their cyber defense measures. […]
Forty bicameral Democrats alerted state governors on Wednesday to a data-sharing policy that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers access to resident records. […]
While the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is officially over, experts are warning that it could take the federal enterprise months – or even years – to recover from shutdown-related disruptions. […]
The House of Representatives voted 222-209 on Wednesday evening to approve a funding package to reopen the federal government, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. […]
Senate Democrats are demanding answers from the White House over climbing electricity bills, which they say are being driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. […]
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are calling for a new, whole-of-government strategy to disrupt the growing cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. […]
As an amendment requiring American semiconductor manufacturers to sell to U.S.-based companies first awaits its fate in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a group of senators are introducing those same provisions through a separate bill. […]
The Senate voted 60-40 on Monday to approve a funding package that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, sending it to the House for a final vote. […]
A group of top Republicans want the Commerce Department to investigate technology in several emerging sectors that may be linked to China’s efforts to undermine U.S. national security. […]
Federal agencies and large companies would need to report layoffs due to artificial intelligence (AI) under new legislation introduced Wednesday by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo. […]
The government shutdown reached its 36th day on Wednesday – the longest in U.S. history – leaving federal employees frustrated, financially strained, and demoralized. […]
A top Senate Republican is calling on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to investigate alleged smuggling of U.S. chips through Malaysia, warning that the chip diversion undermines American artificial intelligence (AI) leadership while bolstering China’s AI industry. […]
Vice Adm. Richard Correll, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), told lawmakers Thursday that the Pentagon’s ability to test, exercise, and conduct electronic warfare operations remains inadequate, acknowledging persistent shortfalls across training and integration efforts. […]
More layoffs and contract terminations are likely to be the outlook for the rest of the second Trump administration, but modernization efforts appear to have a bright future, according to Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va. […]
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., who chairs the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), announced on Wednesday that he will be working with the commission to put forward a new vision for a 21st-century research enterprise. […]
A group of bicameral Democrats has introduced legislation that aims to shore up the power of federal agencies’ inspectors general in response to the Trump administration’s purge of agency watchdogs. […]
Nominees for inspector general (IG) positions in three federal agencies dodged questions from senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday on whether they would hold the Trump administration accountable for breaking the law. […]