A bipartisan group of House members has introduced legislation that aims to protect Americans from AI generated content – such as deepfakes – during the 2024 election cycle by setting standards, like watermarking, for identifying AI content. […]
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The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) first Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Eric Hysen said this week that he is aiming for DHS to be a national leader in AI technologies – not only for the rest of the Federal government but for industry as well. […]
The National Security Agency’s (NSA) Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC) has been “game-changing” for the NSA in terms of gaining unique insights from partners on specific adversaries, according to Morgan Adamski, the chief of the CCC. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding its use and testing of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies through a new roadmap and trio of pilot projects, the agency said today. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the finalists selected to move forward in its AI Tech Sprint competition on March 13, which targets the development of AI solutions to address burnout among healthcare workers. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to launch a competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on artificial intelligence, offering up about $70 million in Federal funds for the new institute over five years. […]
Deepfake images created with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies pose a growing threat to women and children and require Federal action to rein them in, the chair and ranking member of a key congressional subcommittee said on March 12. […]
The United States needs to ramp up its investments in critical and emerging technologies – such as semiconductors and AI – in order to keep pace in the global race for technological leadership, according to a new report from the National Science Foundation (NSF). […]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its annual intelligence community (IC) threat assessment on Monday, revealing that China, Russia, and Iran are capable of disrupting the U.S. 2024 election cycle. […]
With the House AI Task Force set to hold its first meeting today on Capitol Hill, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va. – one of the 24 members on the task force – laid out his top three goals for pursuing legislation that impacts the technology. […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Tifani O’Brien, vice president and AI/machine learning accelerator lead at Leidos, to discuss how agencies can overcome barriers and build trust in AI to reap the benefits the technology can deliver. […]
President Joe Biden released his budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2025 today, allocating $13 billion in cybersecurity funding across the Federal government. This request includes an additional $103 million for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The March 11 document for FY2025 comes as Congress continues to work to pass spending bills for […]
As the Department of the Navy looks to enable better and faster decisions for warfighters, Chief Information Officer (CIO) Jane Rathbun said the service branch is infusing AI at the edge to improve decision-making. […]
Members of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on both sides of the aisle had nothing but good things to say about two major pieces of Fed-tech legislation today – one to reform the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and another to codify Federal governance of agency AI systems – during a full committee markup session today. […]
Reliable weather forecasts can save lives, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is looking to cutting-edge technologies such as AI and cloud computing to improve its forecasting system and models. […]
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introduced legislation today which would focus government resources on increasing transparency, oversight, and responsible use of Federal AI systems. […]
Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., chairman of the newly formed House AI Task Force, said Tuesday that his goal is to create a regulatory framework for AI “that then we can hang various pieces of legislation on.” […]
The intelligence community (IC) has a data challenge — specifically overflowing streams of data — and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies could be a solution to meeting that challenge. But to leverage that solution the IC needs to format data so that it’s receptive in AI-driven solutions, a top intelligence official said today. […]
As Americans headed to the polls this “Super Tuesday,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., expressed his concerns surrounding election security this year, especially as AI technology is making it easier for adversaries to deceive voters. […]
The Energy Department’s (DoE) new Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies is seeking information on the potential for AI technology to improve electric grid infrastructure and provide clean energy to all Americans. […]
Global tech trade association ITI released several policy actions last week that it suggests Congress and the Biden administration should focus on in 2024 to ensure the United States remains a global leader in technology and innovation, with AI being top on the list. […]
As Federal agencies continue on their zero trust journeys, Federal officials on Thursday stressed the importance of being intentional with their cybersecurity tools and budgets in order to remain a step ahead of adversaries. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance to agencies on pay flexibilities and programs available to help recruit and retain AI talent in the Federal government. […]
The Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence expressed concerns today that the United States is not prepared to fight foreign interference in the 2024 presidential election cycle, particularly when it comes to AI misuse. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a two-year partnership with the nonprofit Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) to secure biotechnologies from risks associated by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a new Workforce of the Future Playbook on Feb. 23 that features twelve priority areas, including the integration of AI technologies into human resources (HR) processes. […]
Cybersecurity services provider CrowdStrike is taking a look into 2024 and seeing plenty of work to be done defending against sophisticated attacks driven by artificial intelligence technologies, along with defending the integrity of elections. […]
The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) component said today it will soon be asking for public comment on the “risks, benefits, and potential policy” of open-weight artificial intelligence models. […]
The House of Representatives officially launched its bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) today to help move along legislative proposals to regulate the evolving technology. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is seeking feedback from Federal AI experts as part of a new governmentwide survey that will result in a finalized AI Competency Model. […]