And, HHS eyes AI to support caregivers in multimillion-dollar competition.

In lieu of congressional action, U.S. officials are planning to train and deputize state and local partners to address authority gaps for counter unmanned aircraft systems.

And, the new spending bill ties full VA EHR funding to updated timeline, cost estimates.

And, CFPB’s cybersecurity program deemed ‘not effective’ after recent staff cuts, a watchdog says.

And, a bipartisan Senate bill calls for agencies to report AI-related job cuts.

In a proposed rule issued Monday, the agency said it wants to broaden the pool of individuals whose data it can collect and administer DNA testing of…

Anduril conducts first flight test of Air Force CCA drone prototype

And, new US courts interim AI guidance looks to make room for experimentation with guardrails

Also: how use of Perplexity and ChatGPT caused error-ridden orders for federal courts.

Canceled grants include data-focused clean air and water projects, predictive models for chemical testing and more. Researchers worry the U.S. won’t “recover” from ruthless cuts to science.