A letter from Consumer Reports urges the agency to not alter privacy protections or no-fee stipulations in a Dodd-Frank rule giving Americans more access to their financial…

Legislation led by Rep. Nanette Barragán would give the Energy secretary $1 billion to fund ocean-powered energy technologies.

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., wants the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and other financial regulators to assess the effectiveness of AI in anti-money laundering investigations.

In newly released compliance plans, agencies cited many of the same barriers to AI implementation and varied widely in how they’re approaching high-impact uses.

The bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act would establish a risk evaluation program at DOE to assess safety concerns on advanced AI systems.

A bipartisan bill would launch AI hubs across the country, and authorize NSF to award AI studies scholarships and create fellowships for AI professional development.

The bipartisan legislation calls for a study from the departments of Energy, Interior and Agriculture into the impact AI data centers are having on rural areas.

The Consumer Safety Technology Act also calls for a Commerce-FTC study on how blockchain can protect consumers from fraud. The companion bill passed the House in July.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo is probing the agency on whether the Numident database was accessed or leaked.

The head of the Farm Service Agency said in a letter that “efficiency employees” have security clearance, but Rep. McClain Delaney has questions about what is being…