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President Donald Trump laughs with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, Commecre Secretary Howard Lutnick, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and OMB Director Russell Vought during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

OMB eyes AI tool to flag grants that don’t align with Trump’s agenda

Russell Vought told Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez that the White House is “working on technology, including AI” to use “in conjunction” with agency policy officials.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on June 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

No plans for a DOGE after-action report, Russell Vought says

The OMB director essentially acknowledged DOGE’s phase-out and told House lawmakers he could provide an “assessment” of the Elon Musk group’s work if needed.
People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes bill to force SBA’s hand on AI reporting

The legislation directs the agency to deliver an annual report to Congress on its use of the technology following years of noncompliance with inventory reporting requirements.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Treasury’s Bessent backs Trump’s AI order, voluntary cyber callout

The secretary told Sen. Mark Warner that the executive order “strikes a very good balance between innovation and safety,” and disputed that the EO was scaled back…
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SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and House Small Business Committee Chair Roger Williams, R-Texas, participate in House Republicans’ daily government shutdown news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 27, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House lawmakers seek more AI transparency from the SBA

The House Small Business Committee advanced a bill requiring the SBA to deliver an annual report on its AI use, weeks after the GAO revealed issues with…
President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security

Under a draft executive order, the NSA, Treasury Department and other federal agencies would get 90 days to test new models for cybersecurity and national security concerns.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., questions Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House bill would enlist OPM in federal biotech workforce assessment

The bipartisan legislation from Reps. Ro Khanna and Rich McCormick directs the personnel agency to coordinate an agency-wide push on boosting U.S. biotech efforts.
The Department of Labor building is seen behind a sign marking the location of the agency’s headquarters on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Senators seek Labor-led database on AI workforce impacts

The Workforce Transparency Act from Sens. Mark Warner and Ted Budd would charge the DOL with creating a public resource with “aggregated workforce transparency data.”
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