Aerial shot of a data center for cryptocurrency mining, cloud services and AI computing in a large, temperature controlled warehouse in a remote location in Stutsman County, North Dakota. (Getty Images)
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., conducts a news conference with freshmen women during the House Democrats 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on March 13, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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…
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
With the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs set to expire, lawmakers propose one-year funding while pushing for longer-term authorization.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The front doors of the Internal Revenue Service building are seen in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The GAO said in a new report that OMB “must act now to determine the future of” the Technology Business Management framework in the federal government.
The Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building, which houses the Department of Commerce, is seen from the Washington Monument on June 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
A bipartisan bill from Reps. Crow and Kean would give the Bureau of Industry and Security IT upgrades to help keep U.S. dual-use technologies away from Russia,…
The seal of the Federal Communications Commission hangs inside the hearing room at the FCC headquarters on Feb. 26, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act from Sens. Budd and Welch aims to protect Americans “from being preyed on by criminal enterprises across the globe.”