Lawmakers and industry experts expressed concern this week that the Federal government will fail to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in a timely manner. […]

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has tapped its current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Ramesh Menon to serve in the additional role of the agency’s chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO), with plans to release an agency-wide AI strategy next week. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is set to publish a new report this month looking at how well Federal agencies have done with artificial intelligence use case inventories, according to an agency official. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is turning to responsible AI to implement human-centered design across the department to serve its many customers, according to DHS Chief Scientist Sam Howerton. […]

As the government and Congress continue to grapple with the dizzying onslaught of advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the management of its risks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has headed full force into in the AI realm – aiming to leverage the emerging technology to drive its mission forward. […]

A top Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official said today that the agency is looking to leverage artificial intelligence tools – including facial recognition technology – to speed up airport security screenings for travelers. […]

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its data strategy for fiscal years (FY) 2024 through 2026, with the mission “to realize the full potential of USDA’s data and workforce to make better decisions, maximize the impact of citizen-facing programs, and provide the public with easier access to data that can solve national problems and spark innovation.” […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is still in the early stages of incorporating generative AI technologies into its larger technology apparatus, an agency official said this week. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that Zach Whitman, GSA’s chief data scientist, will serve as the agency’s chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO). […]

Former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt reiterated this week his views on the need for global-level regulations for development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and said that the era of AI computer systems gaining the capability to set their own “objective functions” may only be five to 10 years away. […]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. – long a champion of tech and cyber bills on Capitol Hill – in the last few months has teamed up with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to generate momentum for several pieces of AI legislation in the Senate that she sees gaining serious legislative traction early next year. […]

With lawmakers and stakeholders working together to develop AI guardrails, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said today that he believes “we are on the right path of a public-private partnership” in AI development. […]

As artificial intelligence technologies continue to evolve, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said today that longstanding laws must be enforced to mitigate the dangers and harms of AI tech. […]

Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s seventh special forum on artificial intelligence on Nov. 29, AI Caucus Co-Chair Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., said today he has been encouraged by the amount of bipartisan effort shown by his colleagues at the first six AI forums. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – in partnership with the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – has released guidelines to help AI developers make informed cybersecurity decisions.  […]

Dorothy Aronson, the National Science Foundation’s current chief data officer (CDO) and former chief information officer (CIO), will also serve as the agency’s chief AI officer (CAIO), an NSF spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today.   […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said this week that its three commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that will give agency staff sharper tools for digging into non-public investigations of products and services that “use or claim to be produced using artificial intelligence (AI) or claim to detect its use.”  […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) recently announced the launch of a new digital learning platform that will educate its workforce on AI capabilities and other emerging technologies.   […]

Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation introduced a bill Tuesday that would direct Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to create a working group to develop an AI initiative within the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.  […]

The U.S. Air Force is evaluating both larger and smaller artificial intelligence (AI) technology models as it moves down the path to development and deployment of the technology, said Lt. Col. Joesph Chapa, the Air Force’s chief responsible AI ethics officer, at the Nov. 14 Intel Public Sector Summit in Washington. […]

The Department of Education has tapped its Chief Technology Officer Vijay Sharma to serve as the agency’s responsible AI officer and chief AI officer (CAIO), a department spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk on Tuesday.  […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Nov. 15 to launch a formal inquiry into the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on illegal and unwanted robocalls and robotexts – an area in which the FCC has a long regulatory history.   […]

Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are spearheading new artificial intelligence legislation that would aim to protect both consumers and entrepreneurs, and task the Commerce Department with new regulatory work.  […]

The Senate Committee on Aging today on Nov. 16 released the eighth edition of its annual fraud-fighting guidance, with this year’s effort taking special notice at scams enabled by adversaries’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]

The State Department on Nov. 9 released its first-ever Enterprise AI Strategy covering fiscal years 2024-25 and highlighting how the agency aims to empower diplomacy through responsible AI technology. […]

As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are accelerating decision-making and data analysis at the mission edge, military tech experts on Wednesday stressed the importance of training individuals in AI and ML in order to outpace adversaries. […]

Federal government experts today said that while artificial intelligence is still an “elusive” technology to many, agencies can start to build trust in AI by using it to tackle employees’ pain points. […]

The Biden administration’s recent artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO) is rapidly accelerating AI use and employee training among Federal agencies, a top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official said on Nov. 15. […]

Federal government agencies will need to “greatly accelerate” their efforts to implement key zero trust security measures in order to keep up with potential cybersecurity threats resulting from the ongoing development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, said a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official who addressed the Red Hat Government Symposium 2023 event in Washington, D.C. today. […]

While the challenges of closing the digital divide are vast and complex, one telecommunications expert told Capitol Hill lawmakers this week that artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to expand broadband services to every corner of the nation. […]