Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers call for bipartisan approach to AI, quantum policy in next Congress
Republican Rep. Pat Harrigan of North Carolina said he expects political headwinds for emerging technologies, while Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico urged Congress to work together to sustain U.S. leadership in quantum.
Democratic Congress likely to scrutinize Medicaid work requirements, Medicare AI test
Democrats have said they will quickly move on both health technology issues in the coming session.
The new FBI: Better technology to meet the mission
COMMENTARY | FBI Director Kash Patel outlines how the Bureau has upgraded its technology capabilities.
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How Inter-Annotator Agreement Drives Confidence in Federal AI
With IAA, Agencies Can Measure and Monitor AI Capabilities
Congress returns to slew of cyber deadlines and unfinished AI safety bills
Cyber threat-sharing protections expire Dec. 11, while proposals to oversee advanced AI and strengthen a global vulnerability-tracking program await action.
What the midterm results mean for federal tech policy
A newly blue Congress is expected to conduct oversight on myriad tech, cyber and surveillance issues, ranging from FITARA, to workforce cuts, to data centers and more.
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When Words Matter
How ‘transfer learning’ can supercharge natural language processing in government
Data centers are the digital steel of the AI century. America can't stop building them.
COMMENTARY | In defense of the industry that will power America's next century.
Tech companies brace for AI-driven election misinformation
As more Americans turn to the advanced technology for information, companies are under pressure to protect election integrity.
Ex-government tech leaders pitch new vision for America.gov
Staffers of Tech Viaduct — a project of the Democratic think tank Searchlight Institute — intend to pitch the vision to lawmakers and 2028 hopefuls.
US signs emerging technology deal with Finland
The deal advances the countries’ cooperation on technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
GSA unveils token-based OneGov pricing for Claude
An agency official previously said consumption-based access is the next logical step in the OneGov program.
AI won’t make cybersecurity automatic. It will make continuous security smarter.
COMMENTARY | Compliance is essential, but compliance alone is not security.
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Policy proposal would require firms to disclose how they use AI to develop new models
The framework from Americans for Responsible Innovation would give Washington a closer look at AI’s role in developing new models as Jay Clayton’s task force shapes the government’s relationship with developers.
Vendor lock-in finds a new home in AI, and a contract clause won’t fix it
COMMENTARY | GSA’s new AI clause targets vendor lock-in, but enforcement remains a challenge.
‘No question’ data centers will be considered critical infrastructure, top House intel Dem says
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said the AI-focused facilities are going to be even more critical than their traditional data center counterparts because “so much more functionality is going to rely on their health and existence.”
State Department orders ‘super intelligence’ wording across all official communications
An internal cable from the agency extends Trump’s terminology change to emails, speeches, websites and official titles, while preserving legal language and historical records.
Democrats warn tech firms of election security ‘backsliding’ ahead of midterms
Senior intelligence and election oversight lawmakers want social media companies and AI developers to strengthen safeguards against false voting information, foreign influence campaigns and deceptive AI content.
Permitting reform ‘single most important thing we could do for national security,’ senator says
Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., said China’s energy production “is really something we have to compete on, and right now we can't do that without permitting.”
Report: How to make government websites AI friendly
As residents’ use of AI to find government information grows, a new report from the Beeck Center offers recommendations for officials to ensure their content doesn’t get excluded from outputs.
The Fed's 35-year open data bet is a model for the AI era
COMMENTARY | Half of FRED's friends are now computers. The St. Louis Fed's response offers a playbook for every agency that publishes data.
Former Transportation CIO most proud of creating ‘momentum for change’
Pavan Pidugu resigned his position as the Transportation Department’s chief information officer on Sept. 4.
Everybody hated Socrates
A neuroscientist built a model that scores zero on every benchmark. It made more of its users smarter than anything else she tested.
