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Caroline Nihill

Caroline Nihill is a reporter for FedScoop in Washington, D.C., covering federal IT. Her reporting has included the tracking of artificial intelligence governance from the White House and Congress, as well as modernization efforts across the federal government. Caroline was previously an editorial fellow for Scoop News Group, writing for FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop. 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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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Arati Prabhakar (R), the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy speaks during a meeting on Artificial Intelligence in her ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Harris hosted the meeting to discuss AI with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Lack of federal R&D support challenges AI innovation, White House official warns

Emerging Tech

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For GSA, a new step to secure the software acquisition process begins

Acquisition

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs — (Getty Images)

VA software license assessments called out in GAO recommendations

Tech

A view of the Department of Labor building in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Labor Department has ‘a leg up’ on artificial intelligence, new CAIO says

AI

The Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

VA’s technical infrastructure is ‘on pretty good footing,’ CAIO and CTO says

Tech

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)

OSTP requests information for data-focused agenda on disability equity

Policy

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission names permanent CIO

Federal

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Democrat pushes for expansion to copyright act to include generative AI research

Policy

OPM Director Rob Shriver testifies during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Federal cyber workforce needs telework flexibilities, OPM director says

Workforce