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GOP lawmakers introduce two bills targeting VA electronic health record system rollout

The proposed legislation is focused on halting further implementation of the health records system until all functionality issues are resolved.

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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 28: Screens display information on Hurricane Ian inside the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images).

Charles Armstrong joins FEMA as chief information officer

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Matt Rosendale to lead House VA tech modernization subcommittee

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GOP House committee leaders probe ‘conflicting definitions’ in NIST AI framework and AI ‘Bill of Rights’

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

GOP House committee leaders probe ‘conflicting definitions’ in NIST AI framework and AI ‘Bill of Rights’

A House Science Committee spokesperson says lawmakers' concerns center on varying definitions of the technology included in the two documents.

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The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, DC, 21 July 2007. (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CIO expects agency to move claims management systems to the cloud

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Biden administration picks eight new National Science Board members

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In a an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Mr. Scott Bray shared this Navy image of a UAP captured during Naval Exercises off the East Coast of the United States in early 2022. The image was captured through night vision goggles and a single lens reflex camera. (DOD photo)

New ‘official channels’ for sharing data on unexplained phenomena leads to uptick in Pentagon’s collection of evidence

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FAA awards 15 prime contracts as part of $2.3B systems engineering procurement

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Brian Goodger appointed permanent director of NITAAC

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NIST working on ‘potential significant updates’ to cybersecurity framework

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NSA awards $284M cybersecurity services contract to CACI

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Federal Aviation Administration says NOTAMS outage was caused by contracting personnel deleting files

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A congressional staff member in the Cannon House Office Building on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Alondra Nelson, deputy director for science and society at OSTP, speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 16, 2021. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images).

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

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DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS – FEBRUARY 25: General view of a 5G broadcasting tower on February 25, 2021 in Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Image credit: Niels Wenstedt/BSR Agency/Getty Images).

NIST joins nonprofit focused on improving transparency of 5G standards

President Joe Biden greets panel participants before speaking about the new health research agency, ARPA-H, during an event at the White House complex March 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. Pictured (L-R) are Dr. Dustin Tyler, Haptix researcher at Case Western University; Dr. Alondra Nelson, Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Dr. Francis Collins, Science Advisor to the President. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Kevin Duvall joins ARPA-H in dual-hatted IT leadership role

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 04: Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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