The White House’s newly issued AI Action Plan looks to cement U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence, but White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios said on Wednesday that the “ultimate solution” to win the AI race requires Congress. […]

The director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said last week that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) must go “back to basics” and re-center its work around creating artificial intelligence standards. […]

Automation, public data repositories, standardized metadata forms, and interoperable data-sharing platforms are some of the major pushes being made in guidance for Federal agencies looking to apply the Trump administration’s “gold standard science” objectives, according to guidance issued today by the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP).  […]

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios issued a call today for the government and the U.S. scientific establishment to return to what he called “Gold Standard Science,” and in that context argued that the employment of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles in scientific fields would hinder that effort. […]

Two officials from the National Science Foundation (NSF) are pointing to early indications from the White House’s science and technology agenda as evidence that development of quantum and artificial intelligence technologies will be hot-button issues for the Trump administration. […]

In his first public remarks since his Senate confirmation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios said the United States must make “smart choices” to creatively distribute its research and development (R&D) funding and speed up the pace of R&D awards. […]

President Donald Trump issued marching orders this week to newly confirmed White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios, including that the United States prioritize emerging technologies such as AI and quantum. […]

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted 24-4 today to approve the nomination of Michael Kratsios to become the next director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). […]

Michael Kratsios, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), pledged during his Senate confirmation hearing today to bolster the nation’s efforts in artificial intelligence and quantum technology if confirmed.  […]

President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments on Sunday for his incoming technology team, including leadership for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST), and a new “Crypto Council.” […]

President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on Dec. 3 that sets forth guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for Federal civilian agencies, and a roadmap to implementing those guidelines that will out-last the current administration set to depart on January 20. […]

The Defense Department (DoD) is putting $600 million toward additional 5G wireless experiments and testing at five military sites, with more to follow. […]

Officials from the United States and the United Kingdom have signed a declaration to establish a government-to-government dialogue on artificial intelligence and further cooperation in AI research and development. […]

Weeks after the Department of Defense announced additional mid-band spectrum would be available for industry use, the department is circling back to industry requesting more information on spectrum sharing. […]

With the White House and Department of Defense recently announcing that additional mid-band spectrum will be made available to be shared with industry, the Federal government’s spectrum manager called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do its part to ensure the partnership occurs smoothly. […]

Victoria Coleman will replace Peter Highnam, currently serving as acting director, atop the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. […]

The Department of Energy and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy today named nearly two dozen members from DoE National Laboratories, the tech sector and academia to the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee that will advise the Trump administration on policies related to quantum information science. […]

The U.S. Chief Technology Officer, who recently took on the dual role of Pentagon acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, on August 13 outlined priorities for his DoD role including testing and scaling technologies, partnering with the private sector and academic community, and engaging internationally. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) and White House announced today that the Pentagon will make available 100 megahertz of mid-band wireless spectrum that will then be auctioned off to commercial wireless service providers offering 5G services. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing in introducing quantum information science (QIS) into K-12 schools, awarding a $750,000 award to an Illinois-based organization that is looking to spread quantum-related curricula. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has named Michael Kratsios as acting under secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. The designation is effective July 10 and Kratsios will continue to serve as Federal CTO and deputy assistant to the president at the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. “In seeking to fill this […]

The Trump administration is touting increased broadband deployment in rural communities stemming from financial investments and governmentwide connectivity programs, per the American Broadband Initiative Progress Report released today. […]

U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Michael Kratsios announced on April 29 that Intel, the Ohio Supercomputer Center, Idaho National Lab, and Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing (HPC) Center are joining the White House’s recently launched COVID-19 HPC Consortium. […]

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said this week they launched the Text Retrieval Conference (TREC)-COVID program to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools to analyze a new dataset of machine readable COVID-19 scholarly literature. […]

FBI Issues PSA on Cyber Threats due to COVID-19 According to a Public Service Announcement (PSA) by the FBI, cyber threat actors are attempting to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by exploiting virtual environments. “As of March 30, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received and reviewed more than 1,200 complaints related […]

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and American Telemedicine Association (ATA) have launched TechHealthDirectory.com in response to U.S. CTO Michael Kratsios’ challenge to the tech community to support the nationwide response to COVID-19. […]

In a letter to Federal CTO Michael Kratsios, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., questioned the Federal government’s plan to use American’s smartphone location data to fight COVID-19. […]

U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios shared his thoughts on the White House’s recently released AI regulatory principles during a discussion at CES on Jan. 8. […]

As part of its proposed set of U.S. AI regulatory principles, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) urged Federal regulators to “limit regulatory overreach” of the technology and its applications by the private sector. […]

White House Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Michael Kratsios confirmed on Twitter that the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has promoted Lynne Parker and Winter Casey to the positions of deputy CTO. […]