General Services Administration CIO Dave Shive speaks during the Elastic Public Sector Summit, produced by Scoop News Group, on March 13, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo) The US is leading its counterparts in digital transformation at scale, GSA’s Shive says GSA IT chief David Shive pointed to the Login.gov single sign-on platform as a prime example of scaled digital transformation at play. By Billy Mitchell
President Joe Biden chats with administration officials and other guests during an event regarding government regulations on artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) AI’s future depends on who’s at the table — not just who’s in the Oval Office Commentary By Gaurab Bansal
The growth of satellites and cloud-enabled ground stations is unleashing a new era of space industrialization. USAID helping Philippine space agency investigate satellite internet Tech By Rebecca Heilweil
What’s at stake in the AI national security memo; the DOD braces to modernize defenses against quantum hacking
President Biden is set to issue AI national security memo; ARPA-H wants information on autonomous AI systems for health care
Digital Futuristic abstract background, data visualization. (Image credit: Getty Images) The Department of State’s pilot project approach to AI adoption Senior IT leaders at State argue that small-scale pilots of AI technology can help bring a wealth of benefits to federal government, such as increased transparency. By Samuel Stehle Matthew Graviss Eric Stein
President Joe Biden discusses AI and other topics during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Biden to release AI national security memo By Madison Alder
Artificial intelligence brain and futuristic graphical user interface data screen on a dark background. (Image credit: Getty Images) ARPA-H wants information on autonomous AI systems for health care By Madison Alder
Arati Prabhakar attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images) OSTP director renews calls for more NAIRR, AI R&D funding By Caroline Nihill
Transforming federal and defense network infrastructure with new wireless technologies By Scoop News Group
The White House is set to issue federal data guidance; Social Security and HUD get a combined $50 million in TMF funding By FedScoop Staff
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has eliminated all legacy systems; Scale AI pushes Congress to take action on AI data, safety issues this year By FedScoop Staff
Google Public Sector CEO Karen Dahut give listeners a special preview of the company’s annual summit By FedScoop Staff
Login.gov launches facial recognition option; the White House issues final Trust Regulation By FedScoop Staff
HHS is working on a new AI strategic plan; Budget woes for government’s science and technology efforts By FedScoop Staff
Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang testifies during a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation hearing about artificial intelligence on July 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Scale AI pushes Congress to take action on AI data, safety issues this year
MIAMI, FL – AUGUST 29: The logo of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seen at the Nation Hurricane Center on August 29, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images). NOAA’s environmental information hub working to ‘recoup data’ after Helene outage
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Black Hawk helicopter is pictured on Sept. 28, 2024 in San Diego. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) For Customs and Border Protection, AI has been a ‘game-changer’
A sign marks the entrance to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on May 30, 2014 in Hines, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) VA staffers are piloting two chatbots for internal use
US President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer as he tours the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 6, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images). Cyber officials cite legacy systems as post-quantum readiness challenge
Alondra Nelson, deputy director for science and society at OSTP, speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 16, 2021. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images). Alondra Nelson among Biden’s selections for National Science Board
A view of NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. (Photo credit: NIST) ASTM International wins $15 million from NIST to stand up standardization center
The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building in Washington, DC, November 21, 2016. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) FedRAMP’s new director has big plans for the cloud compliance program
A view of a Social Security Administration building in Burbank, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2020. (Photo by Valerie Macon /AFP via Getty Images) SSA database to flag synthetic identity fraud has cost issues, GAO finds
A selection of U.S. government websites are pictured on Oct. 7, 2013. (Getty Images) Government websites aren’t created equal. GSA’s 10x program aims to change that
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the Rayburn House Office Building June 13, 2024. (Photo by Madison Alder) House Republicans probe NIST on facial recognition for federal digital identity verification
(Getty Images) MITRE’s Federal AI Sandbox will focus on critical infrastructure, weather modeling, social services
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