Biden administration Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 21: U.S. President Joe Biden gives remarks on Artificial Intelligence in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on July 21, 2023. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

NIST to seek input on White House strategy for emerging tech standards development

Biden administration strategy in May supported international standards development for emerging technology led by the private sector.

Sep 6, 2023 By Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 07: The exterior of the White House from the North Lawn on August 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

White House tells federal agencies to bolster cybersecurity in memo

A memo from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reminded agencies to ensure compliance with a 2021 Biden executive order.

Aug 17, 2023 By Madison Alder

“Red Team” members watch security camera footage of their effects on a simulated water treatment facility at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana on June 16, 2022 in Niantic, CT. Cyber Yankee is an annual exercise that pits Blue Teams (network defenders) against a Red Team (network intruders/attackers) on a cyber range which is modeled after a critical infrastructure company’s network. (Photo by Maj. David Pytlik, Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office)

White House launches AI cyber challenge to identify and fix open-source software vulnerabilities

Teams that compete in the DARPA-led challenge will be able to win for prizes worth a total of more than $25 million.

Aug 9, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

GOP lawmakers criticize federal agencies for failing to provide telework policy docs

House Oversight Republicans have renewed an initial May request for information about departments' telework policies.

Aug 7, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to create a federal AI research resource

The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource would be overseen by the National Science Foundation and operated by a non-government organization.

Jul 28, 2023 By Madison Alder

President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium on Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Biden launches cancer tumor removal technology program through ARPA-H

The program funded through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is the nascent agency's first cancer-related project.

Jul 28, 2023 By Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 25: Professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, Stuart Russell testifies during a hearing before the Privacy, Technology, and the Law Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee at Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Billions flooding into private AI creation poses regulatory challenge, lawmakers told

Stuart Russell says he supports involuntary provisions that would force companies whose AI systems violate regulations to recall their products.

Jul 26, 2023 By Madison Alder

Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman (left) and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (right) are pictured in front of a sign reading "Investing in America" on July 18, 2023 at NASA's headquarters in Washington. — Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman (left) and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (right) announced record-high investment in small businesses for government contracts July 18, 2023 at NASA’s headquarters in Washington. (Photo by Madison Alder)

Small business government contracting hits record high of $163B, SBA says

The figure represents a 5.6% year-over-year increase in the volume of small business contract awards made by the U.S. government.

Jul 18, 2023 By Madison Alder

Completing move to zero trust among Customs and Border Protection’s new IT goals

In a recent strategy document the agency sets out its key IT priorities for the next three years.

Jul 17, 2023 By Madison Alder

Exterior entrance of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. (Image Credit: U.S. Chamber of Commerce).

Commerce launches EU-US data privacy framework certification website

American companies have until Oct. 10 to certify their compliance with the new privacy framework.

Jul 17, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones