Drew Myklegard, deputy federal CIO, speaks during a fireside chat at FedTalks 2024. (FedScoop) OMB guidance on federal AI acquisition coming soon OMB in March issued a request for information on responsible AI procurement "to inform future OMB action to govern AI use under Federal contracts." By Billy Mitchell
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) GSA official touts cyber posture as agency considers passwordless environment Cyber By Caroline Nihill
The IRS Service Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC. (Image credit: iStock / Getty Images). Former IRS staffer who managed IT contracts pleads guilty to bribery charges Tech By Matt Bracken
Nuclear Regulatory Commission in ‘testing’ phase with Azure OpenAI By Caroline Nihill Rebecca Heilweil
DOD is putting the final touches on a new zero trust assessment standard; agencies have cleared AI executive order’s talent benchmarks
Intel officials expect more foreign influence efforts leading up to Election Day; DHS takes the next step on research into algorithms and violent online content
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
(Getty Images) Federal Highway Administration will adopt cyber tool created by CISA By Rebecca Heilweil
GAO Chief Data Scientist Taka Ariga (GAO) From pandemic data to AI, first GAO Innovation Lab director reflects on progress By Madison Alder
(Getty Images) NRC report pushes nuclear sector on monitoring and boundaries for AI use By Caroline Nihill
Law enforcement agencies need standardized AI field testing, presidential advisers say By Matt Bracken
(Getty Images) How enhanced identity data supports AI adoption, strengthens security, and improves public service By Haywood Talcove
DISA’s Steve Wallace on the importance of taking a measured approach to AI adoption By Scoop News Group
Most federal agencies on target to meet Sept. 30 zero trust goals; National Labor Relations Board scores a $23 million TMF investment By FedScoop Staff
The U.S. accuses Russia of interfering with 2024 elections; CISA moves away from trying to influence content moderation decisions on election disinformation By FedScoop Staff
More than 140 groups flag DHS’s AI use cases in new letter; Watchdog calls for additional oversight of VA’s Digital GI Bill Platform By FedScoop Staff
FedRAMP has a new director; the Biden administration charges ahead on electric vehicle charger goals By FedScoop Staff
The White House issues guidance for AI use case inventories; tech groups urge the passage of the SAMOSA Act By FedScoop Staff
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) 140+ groups flag DHS’s AI use cases in new letter to Mayorkas
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). GDIT awarded $100 million to support new NOAA high-performance computer
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 28 2022 — A sign outside the Department of Energy building on Independence Ave SW. (Image credit: John Hewitt Jones) New DOE investments boost next-generation batteries, storage tech
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 OIG calls for additional oversight of Digital GI Bill Platform project
Sen. Mike Rounds speaks after a November 2023 AI Insight Forum in the Senate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Biomedical data center, financial services reporting included in Rounds’ AI bill package
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members wave American flags during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) NLRB names its first chief artificial intelligence officer
Clare Martorana. Image Credit: The White House. Federal CIO highlights budgetary restrictions, need for trust following FedRAMP memo
(Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) OpenAI, Anthropic enter AI agreements with US AI Safety Institute
The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons) NSF announces $75 million to create five biofoundries at research institutions
Gundeep Ahluwalia speaks at the 2018 VMware Public Seector Innovation Summit. (FedScoop) Labor’s modernization must accelerate to meet demands of transforming jobs market, Ahluwalia says
Martin O’Malley appears before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration on Nov. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) SSA to digitize application process for supplemental income
The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) GSA taps TMF, USDS alum as new FedRAMP director
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