People walk past the headquarters of the U.S. Small Business Administration on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
William Kirk said the watchdog would “appropriately look at” possible violations of security standards in response to Sen. Markey’s question about a Wired story on unvetted DOGE…
The White House’s AI Action Plan seeks to accelerate permitting and upgrade the grid to power data centers, chipping away at environmental protections along the way.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks as Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., looks on at a news conference following weekly party policy luncheons at the Capitol in July 2024. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
The Senate Democrats demanded agencies using AI for “consequential” uses, like job applications or hospital treatment, create and maintain a civil rights office.
The Student Privacy Policy Commission would create a panel to determine which federal and state laws around student data privacy are working and which aren't.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., fears that even as Americans drive down the highway, they are vulnerable to the same prevalent privacy concerns and threats of hacking present…