A new bipartisan bill would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop detailed guidelines for third-party evaluators to work with artificial intelligence companies to provide independent external verification of their systems. […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service have teamed up to utilize satellite data to detect and report wildfires swiftly. […]
The White House announced Friday that it has hit the nine-month mark of its AI Executive Order (EO), and Federal agencies remain on track with their required directives – with two agencies reporting they are ahead of schedule. […]
The Biden administration on July 26 published an implementation roadmap for its 2023 National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET) that strongly endorses an industry-led approach to developing international standards for the development of emerging and critical technologies. […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released a new digital policy on July 25 that aims to utilize technology for sustainable development and humanitarian response. […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) announced today it has reached a preliminary agreement with Amkor Technology for up to $400 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support cutting-edge advanced packaging technology. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Commerce (DoC) announced a collaborative agreement on Wednesday to invest $30 million in educating and developing the semiconductor workforce. […]
New bipartisan legislation from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., aims to improve the quality, usability, and completeness of grant recipient audit data. […]
The Department of the Air Force is establishing a new office to advance the operational imperatives and address the urgent need for rapid modernization in the face of emerging challenges posed by the era of “Great Power Competition.” […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released long-awaited guidance today to overhaul the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), replacing the existing policy created for the program when it began in 2011. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) officially opened this week its competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on artificial intelligence, offering up to $70 million in Federal funds for the new institute over five years. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Wednesday announced it launched a five-year $67 million investment establishing the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) Center. […]
As countries such as China try to obtain U.S. advanced technologies with military potential, an official from the Commerce Department said today that multilateral export controls will be crucial to maintain national security and stay ahead in the global tech race. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a reorganization that will streamline and bolster technology, cybersecurity, data, and AI strategy and policy functions. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to replace its aging financial management system, but a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the agency needs to develop more comprehensive risk response plans to help mitigate risks that would affect the system’s integration with other VA IT modernization projects. […]
Several U.S. government agencies including the FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued an advisory today warning about a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group that they say is conducting a “global espionage campaign” aimed at advancing North Korean military and nuclear programs. […]
A panel of government and industry experts on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is recommending that Federal government leaders focus on good data structure and governance policies as government agencies increasingly seek to put AI tech into play. […]
A group of industry cybersecurity leaders told lawmakers today that harmonizing “overlapping and inconsistent” government cybersecurity regulations would help reduce the administrative burden on their cyber workforces and free up additional resources for fighting threats. […]
Eric Mill, executive director for cloud security at the General Services Administration (GSA), offered a preview today of planned staffing additions at the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) program office that GSA runs. […]
The Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer (CIO) is setting the stage for a new ecosystem that streamlines software convergence and data access across the service branch. […]
During a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing today, witnesses underscored urgent concerns regarding the Department of Defense’s (DoD) inefficient spending practices, emphasizing a critical need for reform. […]
Lawmakers at a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hearing on July 23 issued a bold call for CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping to dismantle the country’s “Great Firewall,” but witnesses at the hearing had other suggestions. […]
Members of the House Financial Services Committee voiced concern over the dangers of AI-fueled bias in housing services during a July 23 hearing. […]
While generative AI technology has come a long way in the past couple of years, Federal AI experts explained today that the technology is not yet ready for the government to “fire and forget” the technology – meaning it still requires a human-in-the-loop after deployment. […]
National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr. today announced the appointment of Harry Wingo as deputy national cyber director, effective next week. […]
A subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs voted on Tuesday afternoon to approve the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act, which aims to improve the claims process for veterans by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make AI tools available to its workforce. […]
The top U.S. counterterrorism official Christy Abizaid has stepped down as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) after serving in the role for three years. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that Brandon Wales is stepping down as the agency’s executive director, and that Bridget Bean will take over as executive director next month. […]
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., is planning to introduce a bill that would codify the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) following Friday’s Microsoft outage linked to the cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is preparing to restart deployment activities for its Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program in fiscal year (FY) 2025, lawmakers are asking the agency to hold off – and in the words of one of them – to avoid a potential “disaster.” […]