AI executive order Archives

The Department of Education building in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Department of Education names chief AI officer

The new Biden executive order instructs agencies to name people to the position.

Nov 20, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

President Joe Biden hands Vice President Kamala Harris the pen he used to sign a new executive order regarding artificial intelligence during a White House event on Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tech groups push back on Biden AI executive order, raising concerns that it could crush innovation

NetChoice, the Chamber of Commerce and SIIA expressed significant concerns about the 111-page EO, which marks the the most aggressive step by the government to rein in…

Nov 9, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Arati Prabhakar attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

OSTP director stresses importance of AI talent search following executive order

Office of Science and Technology Policy and other consulting agencies have 45 days to plan a “national surge in AI talent in the federal government,” per Biden’s…

Nov 8, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

President Joe Biden walks to sign an executive order after delivering remarks on advancing the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Inventories to be ‘more central part’ of understanding how agencies use AI under White House guidance

The White House is specifically seeking input on what should be made public in agency AI use case inventories as part of the Office of Management and…

Nov 7, 2023 By Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

Robin Carnahan, administrator of general services in the Biden administration, delivers remarks at the naming ceremony for the Department of Transportation building on May 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Executive order gives GSA a lead role in executing the administration’s AI vision, Carnahan says

Robin Carnahan said the new policy will push her agency to protect government data and use it responsibly within AI tools, encourage experimentation of the technology —…

Exclusive Nov 2, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Mark Surman, president of the Mozilla Foundation, delivers a speech at Campus Party Sao Paulo Brazil on Jan. 28, 2013, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)

Mozilla president on AI executive order: Government can help promote privacy-enhancing tech

The federal government can help advance privacy and open-source goals through procurement, Mark Surman says in a Q&A with FedScoop.

Nov 1, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young speaks during a daily news briefing at the White House on March 10, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

OMB draft AI guidance defines role of top agency AI official, adds to inventories

Newly released guidance comes amid a series of new Biden administration AI regulatory efforts.

Nov 1, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil Nihal Krishan Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

Biden issued his historic EO on artificial intelligence. Now comes the hard part, experts say

Former government officials and policy experts tell FedScoop that the White House’s AI executive order will face myriad implementation challenges, in everything from hiring to building agency…

Oct 31, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

With AI adoption, agency officials say they need an educated workforce that’s not ‘fearful’ of the technology

Federal executives discuss AI’s crucial role in data strategy and how to train staffers on best practices amid implementation of the White House’s executive order.

Oct 31, 2023 By Matt Bracken

President Joe Biden discusses AI and other topics during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden’s new AI executive order gives several agencies more responsibility

Long-awaited EO calls for new regulatory strategies for federal use of the technology and more AI jobs within the government, among many other provisions.

Oct 30, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil