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As federal agencies push artificial intelligence (AI) beyond pilots, scaling the technology requires a hard look at existing workflows – particularly whether they are “elastic” or “inelastic” – and a willingness to redesign how humans and machines work together, said Dan Tadross, head of public sector at Scale AI.
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- NASA, OPM Kick Off Drive for Top Technologists
- Hegseth: DOD Working on Release of UAP Files
- Idaho National Lab Cyber Breach Accelerates Shift to Zero Trust
- CMS Turns to Zero Trust, Partners With Zscaler to Modernize Network Security
- From Shadow AI to Sanctioned AI: Enabling Federal AI Innovation With Visibility and Guardrails
People
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Madhu Gottumukkala is departing as the interim leader of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), with current agency executive director for cybersecurity Nick Andersen stepping in as the agency’s acting director.
Progress
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Cybersecurity leaders are on high alert following the United States’ escalating action in the Middle East and are warning that Iran-linked actors could increase cyber activity targeting vulnerable systems and critical infrastructure.
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Policy
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A bipartisan group of senators is reigniting efforts to codify the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Standards and Innovation (CAISI) and create new standards and testbeds for the national laboratories to accelerate AI innovation.