New DHS AI directive sets prohibited uses, expands acquisition governance
The directive, quietly issued Wednesday, sets forth DHS’s latest policy for using and acquiring the emerging technology.
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Russell Vought testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his second nomination to be OMB director, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by JEMAL COUNTESS/AFP via Getty Images) Workforce OMB nominee Russell Vought dodges Schedule F question
Any talks with Trump about the policy to ease federal agency firings “are private deliberations,” he said.
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AI Biden takes a final stab at AI policy with EO focused on infrastructure; Melvin Brown II named OPM CIO
The Biden administration issued a last-minute executive order on AI infrastructure. And OPM has a new IT chief.
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Workforce Melvin Brown II takes over as OPM’s chief information officer
Brown has served as deputy CIO at the agency since 2021.
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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) AI DHS reveals new artificial intelligence playbook
The document functions as a victory lap for AI accomplishments reached under Secretary Mayorkas, who leaves the position this month.
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How DHS has tried to improve election security matters Emerging Tech DHS requests information on first responder technology
Responses are due in March.
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Agriculture inspection specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspect imported goods for invasive insect and plant species at the Port of Baltimore July 26, 2017. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Glenn Fawcett / Flickr) AI DHS working with startup to launch AI-powered fitness app
The effort, announced in 2022, was mentioned recently in the agency’s AI inventory.
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(U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr) Emerging Tech DHS announces new partnership to build fentanyl detection tools
The collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory builds on previous DHS work with Interior and CBP.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event to highlight their administration’s approach to artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden issued a new executive order on Monday, directing his administration to create a new chief AI officer, track companies developing the most powerful AI systems, adopt stronger privacy policies and “both deploy AI and guard against its possible bias,” creating new safety guidelines and industry standards. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) AI Federal government discloses more than 1,700 AI use cases
The new total more than doubles the figure from last year. Of those use cases, 227 were labeled rights- or safety-impacting.
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The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Va., on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images) AI DHS needs to beef up government’s AI risk assessments, watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office wants a speedy update to DHS guidance for sector risk management agencies.