President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing $50 million toward artificial intelligence-powered research for pediatric cancer.  […]

Department of Defense (DOD) IT leaders overwhelmingly view artificial intelligence (AI) as mission-critical and are taking a range of steps to scale deployments. […]

A pair of bipartisan senators introduced new legislation on Monday that would require a new evaluation program for advanced AI systems before they can be deployed, with steep penalties for developers who do not comply.  […]

Don’t remember the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) meta-human announcement from a few months back? No problem – new details have just been released, and a top CBP official has hinted that the meta-human may be deployed soon.  […]

Federal Systems Integrators (FSIs) say artificial intelligence (AI) is essential to mission success, but many remain in pilot mode, according to new research released in September by MeriTalk, Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA. […]

The White House is putting artificial intelligence at the center of America’s research agenda in a Tuesday memo detailing the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) fiscal year 2027 research and development priorities.   […]

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has finalized a deal to adopt an artificial intelligence-driven command and control (C2) system across its entire force. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) rolled out OpenAI’s ChatGPT to its employees this week, an OPM spokesperson told MeriTalk. […]

Legislation that would fund artificial intelligence scholarships, centers, and teaching resources to expand education and cyber workforce training was introduced Tuesday by Rep. Vince Fong, D-Calif.  […]

James Mazol, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (OUSD(R&E)), told lawmakers Thursday that maintaining U.S. technological superiority over China requires a bold, future-focused strategy that places emerging technologies at the center of defense planning. […]

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape global industries, U.S. leaders face mounting pressure to respond. During a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, thought leaders urged lawmakers to act swiftly but differed on whether the nation should prioritize innovation, national competitiveness, or public safeguards. […]

As federal agencies prepare to increase their use of artificial intelligence, senior government technology leaders shared on Tuesday that they are taking a measured approach to AI adoption, prioritizing security and data before rolling out new capabilities. […]

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for a national AI regulatory framework to avoid what he describes as a fragmented and failing system of state-led oversight. […]

Federal civilian CIOs and IT leaders overwhelmingly view artificial intelligence (AI) as essential to mission success, but most remain stuck in pilot mode, according to new research from MeriTalk, Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA. […]

As federal agencies move into the digital age, artificial intelligence is changing the way that the  government collaborates, streamlines workflows, and secures sensitive data, said Jeff Brown, lead of Google’s Global Public Sector Workspace, during a recent MeriTalking podcast. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has dramatically ramped up its use of artificial intelligence in the past few years, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is flagging challenges the agency faces in using and managing generative AI. […]

Legislation introduced by a pair of bipartisan lawmakers would require the departments of Energy, Interior, and Agriculture to assess the impact of proposed artificial intelligence data centers on rural communities.   […]

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios told lawmakers on Wednesday that building and exporting the artificial intelligence technology stack is the most important part of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan released this summer.  […]

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced today the first bill of several yet to come that he says will provide a “light-touch” regulatory approach to safe AI development and deployment by reducing the regulatory burden placed on AI developers.   […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National AI Institute (NAII) is taking a pragmatic approach to artificial intelligence, focusing on products that deliver measurable improvements for veterans rather than chasing hype, according to Evan Carey, acting director of the NAII. […]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is leveraging technology to modernize how Americans interact with the health care system, launching a new Health Technology Ecosystem initiative that aims to “kill the clipboard” and deliver personalized care. […]

While artificial intelligence is becoming indispensable to proactive cyber defense strategies, federal cyber leaders warned on Sept. 4 that agencies must pair AI-driven detection with strong response planning and resilience measures to withstand inevitable cyberattacks.   […]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is gearing up to launch artificial intelligence programs to integrate the technology into medical imaging and other use cases, a top agency official said on Sept. 3.  […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) said today it reached a OneGov agreement with ServiceNow that will enable federal agencies to adopt artificial intelligence-powered IT service management solutions (ITSM) more easily and at a discounted rate.  […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Wednesday that it is looking to open a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Operations Center (NAIRR-OC) to arm the nation’s researchers and educators with critical AI tools and resources.  […]

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) conducts operations along the U.S. border, according to a senior official who spoke Wednesday during a webinar hosted by NextGov. […]

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is harnessing artificial intelligence and “structured professional judgment” tools to identify insider threat risks earlier and more effectively, according to a senior agency official. […]

With the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on track to lose one-third of its workforce by the end of the year, OPM Director Scott Kupor said on Tuesday that he’s looking to technology to help steady the agency during its ongoing restructuring. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) said today that its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) will speed its work on authorizing “AI-based cloud services that provide access to conversational AI engines designed for routine and repeated use by federal workers.” […]

U.S. Navy leaders are emphasizing the urgent need to shift cybersecurity approaches, embrace innovation, train the workforce, and drive cultural change as critical strategies to stay ahead of rapidly evolving technologies and emerging digital threats. […]