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Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI announces availability across cloud providers
The artificial intelligence developer updated its terms and conditions with Microsoft, announcing that its suite of agentic capabilities would now be available via other cloud providers.
Artificial Intelligence
Lieu and Obernolte introduce consolidated AI bill package
The American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Act takes provisions from previous bills and the 2024 Bipartisan AI Task Force report to move forward AI policies with support from both sides of the aisle.
Policy
Tech bills of the week: Creating data privacy standards; Securing critical infrastructure from drones; and more
Congressional lawmakers introduced a raft of proposals this week, including bills to balance the power needs of data centers with consumer energy costs and to establish guidelines on the types of advanced semiconductors that can be sold to China.
Emerging Tech
House lawmakers introduce quantum initiative reauthorization
The House version of the NQIA Reauthorization runs in parallel with the Senate version, with industry reacting well to its application-focused language.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft to test third-party AI models for incorporation in its security offerings
The announcement follows Anthropic’s debut of its leading-edge Mythos model, which the company says has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities.
Policy
Tech bills of the week: Improving maternal health; Expanding access for disabled Americans; and more
Lawmakers rolled out legislative proposals to enhance the IRS’ use of technology, require regulatory agencies overseeing financial systems to conduct technology assessments and codify a biometric-based program to identify dangerous individuals before they reach U.S. ports of entry.
Artificial Intelligence
OMB’s examination of Mythos is ‘not giving access to anything to agencies,’ official says
Following the debut of Anthropic’s ultra-powerful AI, Mythos, the federal CIO told stakeholders the administration is meeting with industry and intelligence partners to discuss guardrails and safeguards associated with “potentially releasing a modified version of the model.”
Artificial Intelligence
Agencies report over 3,000 AI use cases in 2025
The number of reported use cases more than doubled from 2024, revealing the federal government’s continued appetite to acquire advanced artificial intelligence for its workflows.
Emerging Tech
Senate committee approves quantum reauthorization bill with 7 amendments
A markup in the Senate Commerce Committee outfitted the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to support near-term quantum application development, cybersecurity migration timelines and scaling testbeds for quantum sciences and technologies.
Artificial Intelligence
World needs to ‘get ready’ for more powerful AI, Anthropic co-founder says
The company’s powerful Mythos, unveiled earlier this month, won’t be the only supercharged AI system to hit the market, Jack Clark said.
Artificial Intelligence
Agencies are missing a step to share information on better AI acquisition, GAO finds
A new oversight report that sampled four federal agencies underscored several hindrances to effective AI adoption, including a lack of policies for collecting lessons learned in the technology’s acquisition.
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Tech bills of the week: Boosting export controls; AI-focused workforce development; and more
During Congress’s final week in recess, new legislation and amendments that were proposed run the tech policy gamut.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI national security lead endorses ‘appropriate human judgment’ in AI
Sasha Baker, OpenAI’s head of national security policy, said a “workforce transformation” is needed to make sure that humans are making the final calls to keep people and systems safe.
Cybersecurity
Anthropic’s Glasswing initiative raises questions for US cyber operations
Intelligence officials and industry are weighing how Claude Mythos Preview could reshape hacking and cyberdefense. The company has also briefed senior officials on the AI model it says has already uncovered thousands of cyber vulnerabilities.
Policy
Trump’s FY27 budget proposes boosts and cuts to tech operations
Agencies like CISA, NIST and the IRS would see notable reductions in their budgets for next year, while programs at Energy and the VA would get additional financial support.
Acquisition
Trade and industry groups warn of risks in GSA’s draft AI procurement guidance
The guidance would establish government rights to use artificial intelligence tools in “any lawful” context, a stipulation that has drawn concern from industry advocates.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft expands Copilot agentic tools in government clouds
Copilot agentic AI capabilities Researcher, Analyst, Agent Builder and Copilot Studio are now available within the GCC, GCC-High and Defense cloud environments.
Acquisition
Vendors struggle to navigate the Anthropic ban’s fallout
Tech contractors say ambiguity in how Anthropic’s products are able to be used by companies working with the federal government is leaving “traps” they may unknowingly fall into.
Artificial Intelligence
Survey: Human capital is a key barrier to government AI adoption
A vast majority of federal leaders see artificial intelligence as an important step toward better operations, Ernst & Young found.
Policy
Tech bills of the week: Child social media safety, Data center moratorium, and more
This week’s new bills aim to regulate multiple aspects of digital safety — such as child social media access, AI bias and environmental harm — while others update larger legislation to support emerging technology.
