Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Health Care Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is touting its most recent Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program rollout at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC) near Chicago as its “most successful deployment” yet. […]

CMS

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is calling for independent audits of high-risk AI systems as part of a series of eight recommendations in its new AI Accountability Policy Report released Wednesday.  […]

A new report from the Treasury Department on how the financial services sector is approaching managing AI-driven cybersecurity risks reveals challenges familiar to many sectors – think workforce, data quality, and funding. But one that stands out from the rest gets down to the very basic level of understanding those risks: reaching broad agreement on what artificial intelligence means, and adopting common terms that will allow for greater understanding of the technology. […]

CISA

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published its long-awaited cyber incident reporting rule today for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA), requesting public input on the forthcoming regulations. […]

New legislation introduced in the House by Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., and Eric Burlison, R-Mo., would put limits on how the IRS can use AI technology – specifically in choosing whose tax returns to audit. […]

General Services Administration GSA
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Health Care Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued three new reports on March 21 revealing that scheduling issues within the VA Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program contributed to one patient’s death and may continue to affect deployment of the program at other VA facilities. […]

USPTO
CMS

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is relying on out-of-date and ineffective IT systems to carry out the vital task of managing radio-frequency spectrum use for the Federal government, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report released on March 19. […]

NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has tapped Kevin Stine to serve as the new director of its Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) – one of NIST’s six research laboratories. […]

semiconductor

The Commerce Department said today it has reached a non-binding and preliminary agreement with U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing giant Intel Corp. to provide the company with $8.5 billion of CHIPS and Science Act funding to support chip making projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon. […]

USDA Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently in the early stages of developing its artificial intelligence strategy and hopes to go public with the strategy in the coming months, an agency technology official said. […]

Danny Werfel, Daniel Werfel, IRS commissioner

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) first Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Eric Hysen said this week that he is aiming for DHS to be a national leader in AI technologies – not only for the rest of the Federal government but for industry as well. […]

CISA

In response to the evolving threat environment, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is looking to better coordinate cybersecurity operations across the Federal government through a newly released Federal Operational Cyber Alignment Plan, or FOCAL. […]

fitness tracker, smartwatch

With wearable technologies – like VR headsets, smartwatches, and even exoskeleton tech – advancing rapidly, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is warning that data privacy and cybersecurity concerns may hinder the ability of those technologies to reach their full potential. […]

CISA

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on March 18 the availability of the Repository for Software Attestation and Artifacts that software developers can use to share software attestation forms and relevant artifacts. […]

NASA

The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) component is well on its way to implementing the second phase of the agency’s migration to zero trust security architectures, ITA’s top technology official said. […]

FCC, Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on March 14 to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless internet of things (IoT) devices including home security cameras, internet-connected appliances, fitness trackers, garage door openers, and baby monitors. […]

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Health Care Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the finalists selected to move forward in its AI Tech Sprint competition on March 13, which targets the development of AI solutions to address burnout among healthcare workers. […]

TSA

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials told lawmakers this week that redirecting passenger security fees to help pay for critical security investments — such as further technology improvements at TSA airport checkpoints — would help greatly to accelerate the agency’s broader technology modernization efforts. […]

NIST

The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to launch a competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on artificial intelligence, offering up about $70 million in Federal funds for the new institute over five years. […]

CISA

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new guidance to help deal with identity management capabilities when transitioning from on-premises enterprise networks to cloud-based solutions. […]

USPTO

With AI technology growing rapidly, it’s essential for the government’s private-sector partners to adopt three core principles for AI intended for government use, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) senior technology official said. […]

General Services Administration GSA

The General Services Administration (GSA) has tapped Lauren Bracey Scheidt to serve as the new assistant commissioner for the Office of Solutions within the GSA’s Technology Transformation Service (TTS) organization, according to an official at the agency. […]

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