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A USPS mail worker casts a shadow while wheeling boxes near Japanese Cherry Blossom trees in the West Village, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 07, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

USPS exploring AI in hiring, but reassures humans won’t soon be replaced

The Postal Service is drawing on international AI pilots to streamline operations and potentially save money amid its budget crisis, the Office of the Inspector General said.
Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and the rest of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hold a business meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Senate advances bill to eliminate education requirements in federal contracting jobs

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace’s Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a 10-0 vote.
David Weinberg, staff director for Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, speaks during the FedScoop-produced Elastic Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2025. (EPNAC / Photos by Sergey Kolupaev)

Senate panel, with plans for AI-fueled efficiencies, waits on DOGE to call

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Democrats are backing tech bills aimed at government efficiency but haven't heard much from Elon Musk’s crew.
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An information screen informs travelers that train information is not running due to the global technical outage at Canal Street subway station on July 19, 2024 in New York City. Businesses and transport worldwide were affected by a global technology outage that was attributed to a software update issued by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm whose software is used by many industries around the world. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

House Homeland Security aims for CrowdStrike hearing in September

Lawmakers on the committee want the company's CEO to testify about the outage that impacted businesses and government operations around the world.
From left, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler participate in a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the U.S. Treasury on July 28, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Financial regulators have ‘insufficiently’ addressed hedge funds’ use of AI, report says

SEC and CFTC oversight of how investment vehicles use AI to inform trading decisions is lacking and poses risks to market stability, a report from the majority…
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