Artificial Intelligence
Congress should create an agency to oversee digital platforms, senators write
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to create the oversight body as part of an effort to craft an AI policy framework.
Artificial Intelligence
NSF launches AI resource pilot to spur US innovation
Nine other federal agencies and several private sector entities have signed on to support the program.
Defense
Software delay will reduce F-35 deliveries for a second straight year
Lockheed says the TR-3 upgrade, due last year, has slipped to third quarter of 2024.
Acquisition
GSA used ‘egregiously flawed’ data to clear purchase of Chinese-made cameras, watchdog says
The inspector general's report noted that the acquired video conferencing cameras were not compliant with the 1979 Trade Agreements Act and contained security flaws that, in some instances, had still gone unpatched.
Defense
The Pentagon is already testing tomorrow’s AI-powered swarm drones, ships
DOD pulled off unmanned amphibious landings, self-coding drones, and more just in the last year. What's next?
Artificial Intelligence
NTIA wants ‘the whole lifecycle of accountability’ to assess AI systems, agency head says
NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said an agency report on artificial intelligence accountability “coming out this winter” will help outline an auditing process for the new tech.
Digital Government
IRS launches push to clean up its communications
Simplification of notices sent to taxpayers is one of the tax agency’s lines of work under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Ideas
Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
COMMENTARY | It’s Japan’s first lunar landing – making it only the fifth country in the world to successfully land on the Moon.
Acquisition
Protests restart over CIO-SP4
ANALYSIS | Just like last year, companies are complaining about the self-scoring methodology being used to eliminate them from the competition.
Defense
Some secret military programs are getting a little less secret
New classification guidance aims to streamline operations within the Pentagon and with foreign partners.
Modernization
Energy CIO clarifies role of AI in modernization agenda
The agency’s CIO Ann Dunkin said she wants people to be able to “use AI in the best way possible to support operations.”
Modernization
Cruz, Peters introduce bill prodding agencies to share custom code
The lawmakers say that existing policies on sharing such code aren’t being implemented by agencies.
Acquisition
Bipartisan bill strives for ‘more nimble and meaningful’ federal contracting
Legislation from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, would “streamline procedures” for both solicitation and awards by slimming down the procurement process.
Cybersecurity
Feds to compete for cyber glory at fifth annual President's Cup
CISA officials describe the positive impact the annual cybersecurity game aims to have across the federal workforce.
Artificial Intelligence
Capturing AI’s potential needs a ‘two-way street’ between the feds and states, cities
A senior White House official said all levels of government need to work together on artificial intelligence to “move faster” to tackle big problems.
Cybersecurity
CISA directs agencies to mitigate widespread VPN bugs
Two unpatched flaws in Ivanti's Connect Secure VPN are being exploited by hackers in the wild.
People
Uncle Sam wants you to help train government HR to hire tech talent
Several agencies are hosting a challenge with prize money meant to spur innovation in how the government hires techies.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon’s cyber red teams get clearer roles, governance
A document released by DOD’s chief information officer attempts to “address gaps in existing guidance” when it comes to the activities of the department’s cyber red teams.
Modernization
At VA, cloud is still emerging tech
The agency's CIO said that "cloud still has huge potential for us."
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Policy