Emerging Tech
DHS sets its research sights on 8 emerging technologies
The Department of Homeland Security’s Innovation, Research and Development Strategic Plan focuses its investment the next seven years on AI, cybersecurity, biotech and more.
Ideas
How government outreach can combat election disinformation
COMMENTARY | We need a solution in which messages are non-partisan, easily accessible and easy to understand.
Emerging Tech
NIST’s emerging tech work will be ‘very difficult’ without sustained funding, director says
Testifying before a House committee, NIST Director Laurie Locascio highlighted her agency’s ongoing work while making clear the need for more funding.
Ideas
Collaboration is essential for safe and secure AI deployments
COMMENTARY | Congress, federal agencies and industry need to work together to develop artificial intelligence governance models that address cybersecurity, safety and bias issues.
Cybersecurity
Cyber, intel chiefs confident in election security but AI-manipulated content poses challenges
The threat environment is “more complex than ever,” said CISA director Jen Easterly.
People
NASA names first head of AI
David Salvagnini will take on new roles as the agency’s chief AI officer, helping usher more cohesive AI programming across the space agency.
Policy
Large-language models demand huge amounts of data. Lawmakers want to know what that means for user privacy
A bipartisan effort is underway in the House and Senate to pass national data privacy standards, but Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and others are concerned that companies are pushing back on data minimization in the race to field AI applications.
Emerging Tech
Agencies are advancing AI pilots but face scalability challenges, report finds
General Dynamics Information Technology’s survey of federal decisionmakers found that AI initiatives moved from the pilot phase to production in an average of 14 months.
Artificial Intelligence
House bill targets AI-generated comments in rulemaking
The legislation looks to provide assurance that public comments on pending regulations come from real people.
Digital Government
HUD warns on AI-fueled housing discrimination
The Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed characteristics like race and income, are protected from AI algorithmic discrimination.
Defense
Giant military manta ray drone passes first ocean test
Manta Ray prototype demonstrates propulsion, steering in step toward “real-world operations.”
Defense
How digital engineering could produce new weapons faster
“This enables process automation more broadly,” GDIT engineer says of new accelerator.
Defense
The Army is trying to identify all the obstacles to adopting AI in 100 days
Launched in March, the effort is looking at poisoned datasets, adversarial attacks, Trojans, and more.
People
DHS names Michael Boyce to lead its AI Corps
The AI Corps program — modeled after the White House’s U.S. Digital Service — is intended to bring teams of experts to bear on the agency’s most critical mission needs.
Ideas
4 ways generative AI will improve the federal government
COMMENTARY | Exciting advancements are ahead for the federal government by tapping generative AI, from streamlined operations to improved national security
Defense
How Army special operators use deepfakes and drones to train for information warfare
One soldier helped create a voice-cloning program using off-the-shelf AI.
Emerging Tech
Decoding distinctions in biometrics
Though some developers describe facial recognition and analysis as “completely different technologies,” privacy advocates argue they remain the same in the kinds of dangers they pose.
Acquisition
Google Public Sector ‘hitting our stride’ in government market, CEO says
Nextgov/FCW caught up with Google Public Sector Chief Executive Officer Karen Dahut at Google Cloud NEXT.
Emerging Tech
Los Alamos National Lab unveils new supercomputer primed for AI
NVIDIA, Hewlett Packard, and the Department of Energy jointly bought a new supercomputer to the New Mexico lab outfitted for processing large volumes of data.
Emerging Tech
EEOC says HR software company Workday should face bias claims in lawsuit
The federal agency filed an amicus brief in a case in which a job applicant is alleging algorithmic discrimination.
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