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Microsoft’s Jason Payne emphasizes cybersecurity advancements in the government

Microsoft joins FedScoop at FedTalks 2023.

Sep 14, 2023 By marielaecheverria

Andrea Brandon sits on a panel with two other people. A lectern with a "FedTalks" sign is in the foreground. — 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)

Interior eyes Microsoft’s mixed reality tool for national parks tours

The agency is moving forward with innovative technology “boldly,” Department of the Interior’s Andrea Brandon said at FedTalks.

Sep 7, 2023 By Madison Alder

Sen. Chuck Schumer — Sen. Charles Schumer (Senate Democrats / Flickr)

Sen. Schumer to host Musk, Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs for closed-door AI forum

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will host tech leaders including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Aug 30, 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).

House Oversight lawmakers to probe State Department email hack

Leaders at the Departments of State and Commerce will have until Aug. 9 to provide further information about the intrusion to the GOP-led committee.

Aug 2, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

Leidos, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

Leidos teams up with Microsoft to push on generative AI in public sector

According to Leidos, the new partnership will focus in the near term on generative AI solutions to support organizational efficiency, enhanced productivity and cross-domain applications.

Jul 31, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

JAN. 23, 2023 — Screens display the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images).

Microsoft Azure OpenAI service approved for use on sensitive government systems

The service has received FedRAMP High approval, meaning it can be used in cloud environments that hold sensitive, unclassified data.

Exclusive Jul 28, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

A Skydio 2 drone in flight. (Image credit: Skydio)

USAID delivers drones to Ukraine to help document war crimes

The nine autonomous drones were a donation from U.S. manufacturer Skydio and will be used by Ukraine’s prosecutor general.

Jul 27, 2023 By Madison Alder

Department of Commerce in Washington — (Getty Images)

Commerce hires Jay Lewis from Microsoft to join CHIPS for America research office

While working at the software giant, Lewis developed a partnership with the Pentagon to secure a domestic supply of advanced semiconductors.

Jul 24, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

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)

OpenAI, Meta and other tech firms sign onto White House AI commitments

The commitments include committing to pre-release security testing for AI models and forming insider threat safeguards and cybersecurity investments focused on unreleased and proprietary model weights.

Jul 21, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 29: A Microsoft corporate logo hangs on the side of their office building on Eighth Avenue on April 29, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Microsoft appoints Candice Ling as president of federal business unit

The technology executive takes over leadership of Microsoft's federal IT business following the departure of Rick Wagner.

Exclusive Jul 18, 2023 By Nihal Krishan