HHS’s reported AI uses soar, including pilots to address staff ‘shortage’
The department's 2025 tally of AI uses continues a trend of dramatic annual increases, adding deployments for unaccompanied minors data as well as agentic AI uses.
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Interior Department finding momentum with modernization
A senior official said the agency is incorporating bots in procurement processes, exploring emerging tech and building off lessons learned from other agencies.
House bill seeks AI workforce tax credits, agency-led outreach
The AI Workforce Training Act would amend the federal tax code and task the departments of Commerce, Labor and Treasury with leading a campaign to inform companies.
SEC chair considers ‘innovation exemption’ for in-house AI testing
Paul Atkins told lawmakers he’s eyeing a “sandbox-like environment” for entrepreneurs. The idea seems to align with a bipartisan Senate bill and the White House’s AI Action…
State Department is gearing up to ‘roll out agentic AI’
CIO Kelly Fletcher sees a future with agency consolidation and simplification, paired with AI agents that “make it easy for people to do their job” and “reduce…
Customs and Border Protection personnel — not U.S. troops — used military laser to shoot object near El Paso
And, IRS moves operations employees to tax services for filing season amid workforce cuts
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Energy Department identifies 26 Genesis Mission challenges
A White House official said the challenges are a "direct call to action” to private-sector partners, researchers and other innovators.
DOJ ramps up AI for legal work, crime predictions, surveillance, inventory shows
The agency’s 31% year-over-year surge in AI use cases includes work with predictive models and surveillance technologies that sparked concern from privacy and technology safety advocates.
ICE director denies existence of database tracking US citizens
And, After major Poland energy grid cyberattack, CISA issues warning to U.S. audience
Why AI is central to federal identity assurance
AI-driven identity proofing and continuous verification are becoming essential for agencies looking to counter deepfakes, impersonation and account takeovers.