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. […]
Lee Ann Crochunis has been named deputy director for the Office of Information Technology at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). […]
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. […]
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. […]
The General Services Administration has announced the appointment of 21 new Presidential Innovation Fellows who will began year-long assignments with 14 Federal agencies to help them with technology projects. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced today that it has charged seven hackers associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for “malicious” cyberattacks that targeted U.S. government officials, politicians, and companies. […]
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. […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) should adopt stronger fraud risk management practices to improve its trademark system, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a March 14 report. […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded CGI Federal Inc., a firm-fixed-price contract of $72 million to help modernize the agency’s Health Plan Management System (HPMS). […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
The IRS needs to work on improving how the agency tracks its modernization efforts, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released March 19. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
The State Department has selected four scientists to serve as the agency’s 2024 U.S. Science Envoys to help develop international engagement on key science and technology issues. […]
NASA has pioneered many supercomputing technologies, but a new agency watchdog report reveals that the agency is in need of a “renewed commitment” to supercomputing in order to successfully launch future missions. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]