The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a collective $94 million in federal cost-shared funding to eight companies to support the near-term deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs). […]

Federal officials on May 14 said Anthropic’s Claude Mythos tool marks a turning point for government cybersecurity and military operations, warning that advanced AI models will require stronger public-private partnerships to defend against emerging risks. […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) governance in government has moved “from concept to practice with remarkable speed,” according to a new practitioner’s playbook, which says public agencies are rapidly adopting rules and structures to harness AI’s benefits while managing a complex and evolving set of risks. […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is leaning on a year-old digital and customer experience team to sharpen accountability for federal IT spending, and separately, it is exploring artificial intelligence (AI) use cases aimed at improving service delivery and workforce efficiency. […]

The Senate confirmed Arvind Raman as the next director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and under secretary of commerce for standards and technology on Tuesday.  […]

The Pentagon will not use Anthropic as a Department of Defense (DOD) vendor despite ongoing government interest in the company’s powerful Claude Mythos artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DOD Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Emil Michael said Tuesday at the Politico Security Summit. […]

The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) said on Monday it will invest approximately $25 million in a new national competition aimed at upskilling American workers in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.  […]

As President Donald Trump and a group of top technology executives prepare to travel to China this week to meet with President Xi Jinping, lawmakers and policy experts are urging the administration to sharpen its position on artificial intelligence (AI) policy and safety.  […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for details on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will coordinate cybersecurity preparedness for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments as advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities accelerate threats.  […]

The latest version of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) internal artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Elsa, is now available to all agency staff for a multitude of functions, the FDA announced Wednesday. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and a coalition of international partners on May 1 released new guidance urging organizations to take a “careful” approach to adopting agentic artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and outlining cybersecurity risks and safeguards for deployment.   […]

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor said artificial intelligence (AI) could help the agency modernize its retirement services operation, a manual, paper-based process that still relies on mailed documents. […]

The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is expanding the use of a new task automation platform dubbed CDAO Wingman. The platform is designed to help personnel build digital assistants to offload document-heavy and compliance driven workloads. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) is working with federal agencies to determine how to charge them for its USAi platform beginning in fiscal year 2027, as officials seek to understand the platform’s value and long-term support requirements. […]

The White House is considering an executive order that would evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) models’ safety before they are released to the public, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday.  […]

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a unit of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced on Tuesday new security testing agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI. […]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has not consistently met federal artificial intelligence (AI) use case reporting requirements, limiting public and congressional oversight of the agency’s AI activity, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Monday.  […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced on Monday the launch of a new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tool, USA Class, which is designed to automate the creation of federal job descriptions. […]

A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation to formally establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) as the pilot program continues into its second year without permanent status.  […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Monday that its Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) reorganized into five portfolios and launched a new office focused on automation and artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a broader push to consolidate federal procurement. […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) announced today that it entered into agreements with eight artificial intelligence (AI) companies to deploy advanced AI capabilities across its classified networks for what officials described as “lawful operational use.” […]

Two top Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are launching an investigation into artificial intelligence (AI) models developed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC).   […]

Lawmakers on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are weighing several proposals to regulate energy amid the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) but appear divided on how to address the issue.   […]

Congress is considering designating artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and space-based technologies as critical infrastructure, following a House Homeland Security Cybersecurity Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.   […]

A new tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is helping the Navy connect sailors with personalized job opportunities, and it’s already driving a 40% boost in second-term retention, according to Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Ben Kohlmann. […]

A legislative package introduced to the House Monday afternoon includes over 20 bipartisan proposals to advance recommendations made by the Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force.   […]

Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Greg Barbaccia said Tuesday that artificial intelligence (AI) and technical skills are set to become core competencies for every federal employee as the government works to recruit more tech-savvy talent. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) released a data strategy and an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy to operationalize data and accelerate its transition to an AI-first force. […]

Department of Commerce Acting Chief Technology Officer Matt Passos said the agency is deploying agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to support workforce productivity, enterprise coordination, and mission delivery, while emphasizing security and governance as central to adoption.   […]

A bipartisan House proposal introduced Tuesday would create a new commission to study how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the American economy and develop policy recommendations.  […]