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The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses OMB and other White House agencies. (Joe Flood / Flickr)

U.S. Principal Deputy CTO Alexander Macgillivray departs

Deirdre Mulligan takes the role of U.S. deputy chief technology officer, according to a person familiar with the matter.

5 hours ago By Nihal Krishan

NIST retires an early cryptographic algorithm

Modules that still use SHA-1 after 2030 will not be permitted for purchase by the federal government.

Dec 15, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

UNITED STATES – JANUARY 22: Man Controlling Trade statue, FTC Building, Washington, D.C. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

Researchers call on FTC to adopt encrypted whistleblower channel for reporting antitrust violations

A proposed open-source tool could make it easier for the commission to collect crucial evidence of anticompetitive behavior, including from employees at big tech companies.

Nov 1, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

IN SPACE – JULY 12: In this handout photo provided by NASA, a landscape of mountains and valleys speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, on July 12, 2022 in space. (Photo by NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI via Getty Images)

‘Morpheus’ ML model key to deciphering James Webb Space Telescope’s high-resolution images

The machine learning model was developed to classify every pixel of a JWST image as an astronomical object like stars and galaxies.

Aug 29, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC., Nov. 4, 2011. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) (Nov. 4, 2011)

Health experts seek separation of IT and policy contracts at national organ transplant network

Health IT experts have called for the federal government to separate the technology and policy arms of the United Network for Organ Sharing.

Aug 5, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Security experts urge agencies to test post-quantum cryptography algorithms now

The advice comes ahead of NIST's expected publication of approved algorithms.

Jun 28, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

VA inventorying data assets, constructing virtual test environment for AI apps

The department is further preparing a statement of objectives for industry on transforming its supply chain with AI.

May 19, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Health Secretary Xavier Becerra delivers remarks on medical debt in the White House on April 11, 2022. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

HHS IT coordinator researching algorithmic bias and implications for health equity

The office is also working with the CDC on a cloud infrastructure that is intended to improve inter-agency data sharing.

Apr 13, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

TSA testing gender-neutral screening algorithms with airport scanners

Replacing gender-based algorithms with more accurate, efficient gender-neutral ones will protect civil rights and improve travelers' experience.

Mar 31, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

MITRE: White House biometrics definition requires rethink

OSTP conflated three distinct concepts as biometrics, which will lead to confusion as it attempts craft an AI Bill of Rights.

Feb 9, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir