Justice Department OIG calls out lack of an updated public AI strategy
DOJ’s inspector general listed cybersecurity and emerging technology, such as AI, among the challenges facing the agency in 2024.
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Europe’s fight for AI transparency faces staff and pacing challenges. The US can take note.
Two European algorithm-focused outfits, one in government and one outside, show the challenges of governing in the AI age.
National Archives CIO Sheena Burrell takes chief innovation role at FDIC; Senators urge DHS to evaluate budding facial recognition ‘regime’ at airports
NARA CIO Sheen Burrell has taken a role as chief innovation officer for the FDIC. And, a group of 12 senators want more oversight of TSA's use…
House bill to modernize government data, extend CDO Council moves out of committee
The Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government Act passed out of committee during a House Oversight and Accountability markup.
IRS’s AI voicebots and chatbots have room to grow, advisory panel says
An Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council report delivered eight recommendations to the agency on its AI-enabled customer service tools.
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The Pentagon reviews findings on major UAP reports in Senate hearing; a bipartisan House bill to modernize government data would extend the life of the CDO Council
The head of the DOD's AARO office testified on a handful of major UAP reports and how the office was able to disprove evidence of any transmedium…
Anthropic model subject of first joint evaluation by US, UK AI Safety Institutes
An updated Claude 3.5 Sonnet underwent the first-ever joint pre-deployment evaluation by the U.S. and U.K. AI safety bodies.
State Department reveals new interagency task force on detecting AI-generated content
More than 20 agencies are currently involved in the effort.
Anthropic eyes FedRAMP accreditation in quest to sell more AI to government
The AI company is in talks with federal agencies, its head of global affairs said in an interview with FedScoop.
A final interview with GSA’s Ann Lewis
Ann Lewis is stepping down from her role as the head of GSA's Technology Transformation Services. She joins the Daily Scoop Podcast one final time before departing.
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