Though he’s leaving the role, he’ll stay on as an adviser to the intelligence agency.| FedScoop
Modernizing technology, centralizing data, and automation were among plans floated by Lutnick in response to bipartisan concern over National Weather Service staffing.| FedScoop
The new law provides roughly $52.7 billion to help drive semiconductor research and innovation.| FedScoop
In a letter to Howard Lutnick, leading tech associations say downsizing NIST “will have ramifications” for the country’s ability to lead on AI.| FedScoop
The agency is leaning heavily into the new technology, with a goal of hiring 50 AI experts throughout the year.| FedScoop
Treasury's interest in these AI tools comes as its IT workforce has been slimmed under the Trump administration.| FedScoop
DOE’s national labs play a big role in the TEST AI Act, which would establish a testbed pilot to develop and refine measurement standards used to assess AI systems.| FedScoop
Deletions include a Facebook ad system used for collecting media clips and behavioral analytics for online surveys.| FedScoop
The new total more than doubles the figure from last year. Of those use cases, 227 were labeled rights- or safety-impacting.| FedScoop
The Biden administration’s release of AI use case inventories is “a step” in the right direction, but tech policy experts have suggestions for ways to improve the government’s database.| FedScoop
Many of the roughly 180 artificial intelligence use cases recently reported by the Department of Energy began development or acquisition between 2017 and 2023.| FedScoop
Dorothy Aronson, the National Science Foundation chief data officer, has been selected to also serve as the agency’s chief artificial intelligence officer.| FedScoop
The Office of Science and Technology Policy highlighted efforts from federal agencies to support child online safety and privacy.| FedScoop
The Office of Science and Technology Policy also teased next steps for upskilling staff and recruiting talent.| FedScoop
As the Biden administration teases a new AI executive order, federal agencies are still catching up with 2020 AI rules issued by the Trump administration.| FedScoop
Requiring the release of custom AI code, designating an “AI Talent Lead,” and extending deadlines were among the changes made to the final version of a White House memo on AI governance.| FedScoop
The Government Accountability Office finds “instances of incomplete and inaccurate data” in agencies’ artificial intelligence inventories and reveals about 1,200 total uses of AI reported by the agencies it analyzed.| FedScoop
New AI-enabled platforms promise to revolutionize scientific and governmental research — and unleash new considerations for federal agencies, says a new report.| FedScoop
Long-awaited EO calls for new regulatory strategies for federal use of the technology and more AI jobs within the government, among many other provisions.| FedScoop
The agency is currently in an 'experimentation phase' with a large language model that could lend itself to a variety of use cases, GAO's chief data scientist said.| FedScoop
Newly released guidance comes amid a series of new Biden administration AI regulatory efforts.| FedScoop
Amid growing attention on artificial intelligence, more than a third of major agencies have appointed chief AI officers.| FedScoop
The White House is specifically seeking input on what should be made public in agency AI use case inventories as part of the Office of Management and Budget’s new guidance.| FedScoop
An amendment that would jeopardize key elements of Biden’s AI executive order advanced out of a Senate panel. Democrats contend it can be fixed later.| FedScoop
The long-awaited document consists of five key principles for the regulation of the technology.| FedScoop
The document sets out four key functions that the Commerce Department agency says are crucial for building responsible AI systems.| FedScoop
AI policy specialists say a lack of guidance from the White House on how to square divergent rights-based and risk-based approaches to AI is proving a challenge for companies working to create new products and safeguards.| FedScoop
President says the document, which builds on the administration’s “AI Bill of Rights” blueprint, is a testament to “safety, security, trust and openness” when it comes to artificial intelligence.| FedScoop
Agencies disclosed obstacles to responsible use of AI in compliance plans recently shared with the White House.| FedScoop
Rep. Gerry Connolly said he wouldn’t be surprised if the next scorecard shows lower marks as leaders mull new categories.| FedScoop
The framework will initially prioritize chat interfaces, code-generation and debugging tools, and prompt-based image generators, as well as APIs that integrate those capabilities.| FedScoop
Eric Mill, executive director for cloud strategy at GSA’s Technology and Transformation Services, details FedRAMP-related pilot projects and recruitment efforts.| FedScoop
USAID will use the tool to reduce admin burdens and ease partnerships, OpenAI’s Anna Makanju said in a Q&A with FedScoop.| FedScoop
The data and AI product lead in the agency’s CTO office said they're experimenting with two generative AI tools for internal workflow.| FedScoop
The former top innovator at the Government Accountability Office, Taka Ariga, is hopeful that the unit will remain “vanguard of experimentation and exploration” for Congress and others.| FedScoop
The Office of Science and Technology Policy disagreed with the watchdog’s recommendation that it should inform agencies about their status as implementing agencies with regulatory authority.| FedScoop
OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar followed the report’s release by reiterating her concerns about federal research and development funding.| FedScoop
In a note to staff, Ahluwalia called the department's biggest accomplishment during his tenure its "ability to attract talent and create leaders."| FedScoop
The policy overview released Thursday describes roles for the Chief Administrative Office and Committee on House Administration in reviewing AI tools.| FedScoop
A handful of lawmakers indicated they’re using AI in their offices, in response to a FedScoop inquiry to House and Senate AI caucus members.| FedScoop
Much of Biden’s AI executive order isn't likely to be affected, but legislation coming from Congress will need to account for the Supreme Court’s ruling, experts say.| FedScoop
The single sign-on platform faces scrutiny from the GAO for non-compliance with NIST remote identity proofing standards.| FedScoop
Following a facial recognition pilot with the single sign-on platform, the GSA announced that the verification tech is now generally available.| FedScoop
The Office of Management and Budget memo released Thursday finalizes draft guidance issued after Biden’s artificial intelligence executive order.| FedScoop
The commitments include committing to pre-release security testing for AI models and forming insider threat safeguards and cybersecurity investments focused on unreleased and proprietary model weights.| FedScoop
The pilot brings together research resources from multiple federal and industry partners and will serve as a “proof of concept” for the full-scale project, according to NSF.| FedScoop
The vice president and soon-to-be Democratic presidential nominee has been the voice for several White House AI actions and led on getting voluntary safety commitments from tech companies.| FedScoop
Adobe, Cohere, IBM, Nvidia, Palantir, Salesforce, Scale AI, and Stability join the initial seven firms who signed on to the commitment in July.| FedScoop
The Securities and Exchange Commission chair has “macro” concerns about financial sector reliance on a couple large AI base models, especially since regulators would have no oversight power.| FedScoop
Included in the tech giant’s leading artificial intelligence product will be its GPT-4o model.| FedScoop
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government CEO explains why improving the quality and readiness of identity data is critical to successfully using AI to improve citizen trust and deliver seamless public services.| FedScoop
The tech giants’ products will support mission planning in federal intelligence and defense agencies’ classified networks.| FedScoop
A bipartisan, bicameral bill would allow designated financial regulatory staffers to test the technology’s tools without the threat of such actions.| FedScoop
All 270-day mark actions from the AI executive order were also completed, per the White House, though some details were not immediately public.| FedScoop
The memorandum from OMB outlines agency and program requirements for FedRAMP’s modernization.| FedScoop
Executives from OpenAI, NVIDIA and Alphabet are among those taking part.| FedScoop
The agency is planning a department-wide directive on AI, plus new guidance from CISA and a report on the technology’s risk from its weapons of mass destruction unit.| FedScoop