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)
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.
Doug Burgum, secretary of the Department of the Interior testifies before Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing examines the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of the Interior. (Photo by John McDonnell/Getty Images)
The growing technology could be used to track and monitor probate packages, aid data entry, and scan for accuracy based on historical data, a department spokesperson said.
President Joe Biden discusses AI and other topics during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The executive order focuses on collaboration with industry, advancing economic competitiveness, and building next-generation data centers to support AI.
A June 2023 image from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-16 satellite shows smoke from wildfires in Canada over the midwest and northeastern regions of the U.S. GOES-16 was the first of four geostationary weather satellites in the GOES-R series. (Image via NOAA)
Interior and the Forest Service will work with NOAA to use data from a fleet of weather satellites to improve the speed and accuracy of wildfire tracking.
OPM CISO James Saunders, right, and Interior CISO Stan Lowe, left, take part in a panel discussion on zero trust at the Amazon Web Services Innovate Day on May 15, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)
Security chiefs at OPM, Interior and USCIS reflect on budgetary and cultural challenges ahead of a Sept. 30 due date to implement zero trust architecture.
This illustration picture shows the ChatGPT logo displayed on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Andrea Brandon, deputy assistant secretary of budget, finance, grants, and acquisitions at the Department of the Interior speaks on a panel at FedTalks 2023. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez)