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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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USPTO Headquarters, Alexandria, VA — The interior of the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2019. (Antony-22 / Wikimedia Commons)

USPTO releases AI strategic plan

Emerging Tech

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Connolly wants House Oversight to look at modernization and AI

Modernization

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 11: Arati Prabhakar (R), the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, arrives to a classified all-Senate briefing on Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Briefers included members from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House official says R&D funding and AI advances are ‘at risk’

AI

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks to members and supporters of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA on the picket line outside Netflix and Warner Bros. on Aug. 17, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Biden signs Government Service Delivery Improvement Act into law

Tech

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol Dome is seen on Sept. 21, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill would establish an AI safety office in Commerce

Policy

President Donald Trump — President Donald Trump boards Marine One in Georgia after a rally on Jan. 4. (White House / Flickr)

What federal IT could look like under the second Trump administration

Acquisition

The Capitol dome is seen early Wednesday morning before Amb. William Taylor And Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State George Kent testify at the first public impeachment hearing before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

House AI task force releases final report, eyes future work with Trump administration

Policy

Department of Energy (DOE) — (Department of Energy / Flickr)

Watchdog says DOE needs to improve data analytics, take steps to adopt AI

Policy

The North Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

OMB impact report trumpets progress with emerging technologies

Policy