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Caroline Nihill

Caroline Nihill was a reporter for FedScoop in Washington, D.C., covering federal IT. Her reporting included the tracking of artificial intelligence governance from the White House and Congress, as well as modernization efforts across the federal government. She earned her bachelor’s in media and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after transferring from the University of Mississippi.

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President Joe Biden walks to sign an executive order after delivering remarks on advancing the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Inventories to be ‘more central part’ of understanding how agencies use AI under White House guidance

AI

Sen. Mark Warner (Mark Warned/Flickr)

Bipartisan bill would require federal agencies to use AI risk framework, push OMB to issue guidance

AI

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young speaks during a daily news briefing at the White House on March 10, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

OMB draft AI guidance defines role of top agency AI official, adds to inventories

AI

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough testifies during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

VA launches tech sprint for health care innovation required by AI executive order

AI

President Joe Biden speaks about artificial intelligence (AI), in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

In signing AI executive order, Biden calls for ‘bold action’ that pushes agencies to reduce risks but allow for innovation

AI

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing titled "AI and The Future of Our Elections" on Capitol Hill September 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on what effect Artificial Intelligence can have on the 2024 election and future elections in America. — (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Schumer endorses guardrails for AI use in elections, considers candidate pledge

AI

Mani Albrecht — A Customs and Border Protection worker at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. (Mani Albrecht / U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr)

Customs and Border Protection begins process for IT acquisition

Acquisition

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 25: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese walk into the Rose Garden for a press conference at the White House on October 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese are speaking to the media following a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office. — WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 25: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese walk into the Rose Garden for a press conference at the White House on October 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese are speaking to the media following a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office.(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Innovation and emerging technologies get top billing as U.S., Australia reaffirm tech-focused alliance

Policy

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) speaks at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee will hear testimony about the Biden administration's ongoing plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and Delta variant. — (Photo by Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Senate lawmakers identify AI as potential solution for combating robocalls, scams

AI