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Weslan Hansen

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Weslan Hansen is a MeriTalk Senior Technology Reporter covering the intersection of government and technology.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., a top Democrat on a Senate intelligence panel, is sounding the alarm that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is no longer providing the same election security support to state and local governments ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.  […]

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The White House is considering an executive order that would evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) models’ safety before they are released to the public, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday.  […]

The General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) opened job applications for its FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service (FRCS) and is offering the first look into its consolidated rules, which are set to release next month.  […]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has not consistently met federal artificial intelligence (AI) use case reporting requirements, limiting public and congressional oversight of the agency’s AI activity, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Monday.  […]

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wants industry input on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) tools to support its evaluation of images taken at the border using the agency’s non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems.  […]

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A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation to formally establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) as the pilot program continues into its second year without permanent status.  […]

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