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The U.S. Department of Energy building is seen behind a sign marking the location of the agency’s headquarters on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Energy Department would host AI risk program under Senate bill

The bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act would establish a risk evaluation program at DOE to assess safety concerns on advanced AI systems.
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Aerial shot of a data center for cryptocurrency mining, cloud services and AI computing in a large, temperature controlled warehouse in a remote location in Stutsman County, North Dakota. (Getty Images)

House bill targets rising rural utility costs from AI data centers

The bipartisan legislation calls for a study from the departments of Energy, Interior and Agriculture into the impact AI data centers are having on rural areas.
Bridget Carper, the Department of Energy’s deputy CIO for architecture, engineering, technology and innovation, speaks at Salesforce’s Agentic AI Government Summit + Jamfest, presented by FedScoop, on Aug. 19, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo)

Department of Energy national labs studied DeepSeek, and ‘positives’ may be approved

DeepSeek isn’t allowed across the board at the agency, but national labs found some attributes that could be approved, DOE’s Bridget Carper said.
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