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NIST

The renamed NIST AI Consortium will focus on AI measurement, innovation, and adoption. Organizations with relevant technical capabilities are invited to apply to join the consortium. […]

U.S. and China tech competition, AI
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The partnership expands federal efforts to use AI to accelerate scientific research, strengthen national security programs, and support emerging technologies such as quantum computing and fusion energy. […]

Air Force

A federal appeals panel appeared divided over Anthropic’s challenge to the Pentagon’s “supply chain risk” designation, with one judge sharply criticizing the decision and two others expressing skepticism toward the AI company’s legal claims. […]

USDA

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. […]

NIST

The Senate advanced 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.  […]

Department of Commerce

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.  […]