A bipartisan pair of senators is looking to promote a more competitive playing field for vendors of cloud computing and artificial intelligence technologies looking to sell those services to the Pentagon. […]
A leading Democratic member of the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday urged the incoming Trump administration to spare the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in its much-publicized plans to increase Federal efficiency by potentially eliminating some government operations. […]
The House voted on Wednesday to approve bipartisan legislation that aims to improve the management of how the Federal government purchases and uses software. […]
The House Artificial Intelligence Task Force’s upcoming final report will focus on breaking up regulations into “bite-sized pieces” and not blocking future advances in AI technology, said task force co-chair Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., on Wednesday. […]
New legislation introduced to the Senate on Tuesday would provide $2.7 billion in Federal funding to boost quantum research and development (R&D) at Federal science agencies and government funded research centers over the next five years. […]
New legislation aimed at improving the transparency of artificial intelligence-powered products in financial services was introduced on Wednesday. […]
A bipartisan group of 12 senators is calling on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) internal watchdog to investigate the collection of biometric data from airport-based facial recognition technology, citing privacy concerns. […]
A new bipartisan bill from Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Mark Warner, D-Va., is aiming to bolster cybersecurity in the healthcare sector and safeguard Americans’ health data. […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort – which has a mission to find ways to reduce government spending and potentially do away with any number of government operations – went from a mostly aspirational advisory exercise to a potentially powerful political force on Thursday. […]
Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Dale Strong, R-Ala., introduced a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that aims to improve and expand the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program. […]
Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday that would increase the maximum penalties for various kinds of fraud committed with the help of AI technology. […]
Legislation to bolster national security by keeping adversarial technology out of Federal government supply chains is headed to the Senate after passing the House on Nov. 12. […]
National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker Wednesday urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would bolster the Biden administration’s efforts to harmonize cybersecurity regulations across the Federal government. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., one of the leading voices in Congress on technology modernization legislation and civil service workforce advancements, said today he will begin receiving treatment for esophageal cancer. […]
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is calling on the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to tighten up its proposed regulations that aim to keep American technologies and expertise out of the hands of repressive foreign nations. […]
Radio frequency spectrum is scarce, and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said on Thursday that the United States needs more of it – including through sharing arrangements – not only to bolster innovation but also because spectrum is becoming increasingly crowded with users and applications. […]
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House last week would direct the Department of Justice (DoJ) to create a public-facing Federal database that shares information on human trafficking in the United States. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is grappling with escalating challenges that require innovative solutions, yet ongoing reliance on continuing resolutions (CR) for short-term funding and Congress’ failure to deliver timely budgets are hindering progress, according to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. […]
The Peace Corps – an independent Federal agency that dispatches volunteers around the world – has made “significant progress” in enhancing its information security posture over the past year, but it is “falling short” of meeting what the White House defines as an “effective level of security.” […]
Members of Congress are looking for answers from both Federal agencies and U.S. telecommunications service providers following a report from the Wall Street Journal last week that says Chinese government hackers may have breached major U.S. phone and broadband companies’ wiretapping systems. […]
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., joined the Atlantic Council today for a discussion on the global risks facing the next president, but when it comes to ensuring that adequate AI regulation passes Congress, the senator said that no matter who wins, “don’t hold your breath.” […]
A new Senate bill is aiming to make taxpayers’ lives easier by requiring the Internal Revenue Service to create a dashboard that increases accessibility of online tax refund information by showing tax return backlogs and wait times. […]
A bipartisan pair of senators is pushing the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide more information on its efforts to advance quantum sensing technology – something the senators note is necessary to protect U.S. national security and outpace potential threats from China. […]
While it’s better to have short-term Federal government funding than to have none at all, a broad swath of Federal IT experts told MeriTalk this week that shorter-term congressional funding crimps agencies’ efforts to modernize their IT infrastructure and applications. […]
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., is calling on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to do more to combat the spread of election misinformation and disinformation, especially in the age of artificial intelligence. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be required to develop and implement “tough” minimum cybersecurity standards for the healthcare sector under legislation introduced to the Senate on Thursday. […]
A bipartisan bill that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to incorporate AI systems into the national vulnerability database won approval from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Wednesday. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Sept. 25 reintroduced the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act – a bill designed to protect Federal employees during public health emergencies. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is making progress in reducing costs related to improper payments through its Advana centralized data and analytics platform, but the agency continues to struggle with some of its financial IT systems, a Government Accountability Office official said in testimony to House lawmakers this week. […]
While a senior CrowdStrike official issued blanket apologies to House lawmakers at a Sept. 24 subcommittee hearing for the widespread Windows outages sparked on July 19 by a faulty software update from the company, leaders of the House Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee positioned the CrowdStrike outage – and process improvements the company is undertaking to avoid any repeat performance – also as a teachable moment for all concerned. […]