The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it is working with allied-nation law enforcement partners to disrupt fraudsters that are targeting cryptocurrency investors through “approval phishing” scams that generate hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profits for the crooks. […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) has gone public with a new effort to increase power production from U.S.-based nuclear facilities in order to meet expected electric power demand from industrial manufacturers and operators of data centers supporting artificial intelligence (AI) technology providers. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) is seeking feedback from organizations in the education, healthcare, and finance sectors on barriers to adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and is hosting a series of virtual workshops to gather input. […]
Less than two weeks after the Trump administration launched its National Cyber Strategy, intelligence and cybersecurity agencies are already taking steps to integrate its six cyber pillars into their operations. […]
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) is urging federal agencies to tighten cloud security practices following a review of oversight reports that identified recurring security weaknesses and improvement opportunities across government cloud deployments. […]
A bipartisan pairing of House members has introduced legislation that would direct the Education Department to award up to $10 million in grants to promote the integration of cybersecurity education into career and technical education programs that benefit the U.S. critical infrastructure workforce. […]
The Defense Department (DOD) on Tuesday unveiled a new tool that allows its workforce to build custom artificial intelligence (AI) assistants without coding experience. […]
The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to address external factors that could impede implementation of a major new cybersecurity program that has faced pushback from industry, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. […]
Department of Energy (DOE) and Dell Technologies leaders on Thursday cast the agency’s new Genesis Mission and the forthcoming Doudna supercomputer as central to a broader push to accelerate U.S. scientific discovery through artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). […]
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said Congress must play a role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI), including how the technology is regulated as it becomes embedded in the daily lives of millions of Americans. […]
The Trump administration is delaying its planned guidance on how states can spend $21 billion in savings in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the latest slowdown in the initiative designed to help underserved communities gain high-speed internet access. […]
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the Trump administration will move quickly to implement its newly released national cyber strategy through sector-focused pilot programs, workforce initiatives, and a whole-of-government effort to counter cyber threats. […]
The feud between the federal government and Anthropic escalated Monday when the artificial intelligence (AI) company sued the Trump administration over its decision to label the firm a “supply chain risk,” arguing the designation – and the resulting ban on its technology – was unlawful. […]
A bipartisan group of senators is calling on the U.S. government to expand data collection on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the U.S. workforce, seeking to determine the likelihood that AI advances will disrupt the labor market and cause job losses. […]
The White House’s newly released national cyber strategy has received praise from industry officials, but some are also asking for more specifics on the cyber policies. […]
Cybersecurity leaders are on high alert following the United States’ escalating action in the Middle East and are warning that Iran-linked actors could increase cyber activity targeting vulnerable systems and critical infrastructure. […]
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is partnering with the Department of the Army to rapidly adopt AI-enabled coding tools across the workforce of the Defense Department (DOD) – rebranded as the War Department by the Trump administration. […]
President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that technology companies will be required to supply their own electricity for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, framing the move as a way to protect consumers from rising utility costs. […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) cyber threats have reached a critical turning point, with an 89% year-over-year increase in attacks by AI-enabled adversaries, according to a report issued Tuesday from cybersecurity services provider CrowdStrike. […]
The United States joined more than 80 countries in signing the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, signaling a global shift toward voluntary safety measures and accelerated innovation. […]
Throughout February, the Treasury Department plans to issue six resources intended to help enable secure and resilient artificial intelligence (AI) across the financial services sector. The agency released the first two resources on Thursday. […]
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a new rule on Tuesday that would bar federal agencies from purchasing certain products and services that contain semiconductors tied to foreign adversaries. […]
The Pentagon is seeking artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to help manage routine back-office functions across the Department of Defense (DOD) – rebranded as the Department of War by the Trump administration. […]
Federal officials are intensifying efforts to modernize and consolidate back-office systems, positioning artificial intelligence (AI) as an emerging key tool to streamline operations and reengineer business processes. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is changing how it delivers cloud services, rolling out a new cloud environment designed to speed deployment and better align capabilities with operational needs. […]
Cybersecurity leaders across the U.S. military said they are accelerating efforts to modernize networks, tighten access controls, and defend against evolving threats. […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is betting that a strong cloud foundation will accelerate adoption of generative AI across the agency, with its in-house GenAI tool “Scout” now rolled out agencywide, acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) Debbie Stephens said on Thursday. […]
Military officials said Wednesday that the Pentagon’s mandate to speed artificial intelligence (AI) adoption has the services wrestling to balance speed and safety while managing security, governance, and workforce challenges. […]
State Department Chief Information Officer (CIO) Kelly Fletcher said Wednesday that the agency is preparing to “aggressively deploy” artificial intelligence (AI) agents across the enterprise, using them to improve employee experience while buying time for broader IT modernization. […]
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Administrator Amy Gleason outlined a sweeping set of modernization initiatives on Wednesday for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aimed at improving healthcare interoperability and embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into care delivery and agency operations. […]