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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’

OSTP’s Arati Prabhakar reiterated her concerns about federal R&D funding and innovation as Republicans prepare to take full control of Washington.
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

Under the new law, the Office of Management and Budget will be required to appoint a senior official to oversee service delivery improvements governmentwide.
The General Services Administration (GSA) building is pictured in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2016. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden signs GSA tech accountability bill into law

The agency will be required to provide an annual report to Congress detailing its tech projects, many of which come via Technology Transformation Services.
The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol Dome is seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) prepares to speak during a press conference on September 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi, along with other lawmakers, is celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the steps it takes to lower healthcare costs. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill would establish an AI safety office in Commerce

Five lawmakers from the Senate Commerce Committee introduced legislation to establish national security standards for frontier developers.
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

Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said the president-elect’s tech transition team met with the task force last week and conversations are ongoing.
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Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., questions U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Agency software purchasing bill passes House

Backers of the bill to improve federal oversight of software acquisition practices are hopeful it clears the Senate before the end of the year.
President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump team signs transition MOU but refuses GSA’s tech services

GSA traditionally provides IT services that facilitate “secure connectivity and collaboration” between transition teams and the federal government,” but the Trump team has chosen to forgo using…
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