President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint a prominent Silicon Valley investor to oversee Federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy points to changes that may be coming in how the government approaches its use of the technology – including what is expected to be a looser regulatory style and a possible repeal or modification of President Biden’s AI executive order (EO). […]

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to launch an upgraded version of NanCI – an app that serves a similar purpose to social media by allowing cancer researchers to connect with one another. […]

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A congressional advisory body is calling on lawmakers to establish and fund a “Manhattan Project-like program dedicated to racing to and acquiring an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) capability.” […]

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The Department of Defense (DoD) is gathering industry feedback for a potential $15 billion contract aimed at supporting its Advana initiative, a multi-domain analytics and AI platform managed by the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). […]

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The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced this week that its AI Safety Institute (AISI) has formed the Testing Risks of AI for National Security (TRAINS) Taskforce, bringing together partners from across the Federal government to identify and manage the national security implications of AI. […]

As cyber threats continue to grow in complexity and scale, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a critical tool for enhancing security, efficiency, and accuracy across Federal agencies, according to Federal cybersecurity experts. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has successfully completed the first phase of three generative AI (GenAI) pilot programs, gaining the knowledge necessary to keep rolling out the developing technology for a variety of missions, a top DHS IT official said today at IBM’s Think Leadership Exchange event in Washington, D.C., produced by MeriTalk. […]

Generative AI technology is powering new opportunities for Federal agencies, but Department of Defense (DoD) officials on Tuesday also warned of the risks of generative AI – such as the benefits it offers to adversaries and the technology’s expensive operating costs. […]

Senior technology officials at Red Hat said today that Federal government organizations face highly consequential decisions over the next year on how they choose to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and emphasized that much of the AI innovation is taking place via open source software in which the company specializes. […]

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. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a set of voluntary recommendations for the secure development and deployment of AI for organizations at each layer of the AI supply chain: cloud providers, AI developers, and critical infrastructure owners – as well as the civil society and public sector. […]

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President Biden Signs AI EO / POTUS Twitter

The Biden Administration released its 111-page AI Executive Order (EO) one year ago on Oct. 30, 2023, and since then other large-scale AI moves have kicked into gear across the Federal government, including standing up the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) AI Safety Institute (AISI). […]

Even the smartest AI model is merely a fancy gadget without quality data, which is the essential ingredient for driving innovation and efficiency, a Marine Corps data expert said on Tuesday. […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component is looking to generative artificial intelligence (AI) tech to not only provide better customer service but also help its field agents operate more efficiently, according to CBP’s Deputy Chief Data Officer (CDO) Trang Tran. […]

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After nearly a year of piloting its digital “concierge AI” platform the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is ready to begin testing the platform within the agency, DISA’s technology lead said today. […]

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Several Defense Department (DoD) officials highlighted the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) for cybersecurity efforts on Thursday, starting with the department’s information security chief, who emphasized AI’s ability to enhance threat detection and response capabilities. […]

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Industry experts on Wednesday discussed how they are working with the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence agencies to leverage zero trust to meet the information-sharing requirements of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and its partners. […]

To mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, global tech trade association ITI released a new document on Tuesday that provides in-depth suggestions on how policymakers can improve the cybersecurity of AI models and systems. […]

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The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released two key AI policy documents with marching orders for Federal agencies this year, with looming deadlines in both November and December. […]

The Treasury Department announced Thursday that its efforts in taking a technology and data-driven approach to fraud and improper payment prevention saved more than $4 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2023, including recovering $1 billion by leveraging AI. […]

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At the Google Public Sector Summit on Oct. 16, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network’s (JFHQ-DoDIN) deputy commander Brig. Gen. Heather W. Blackwell emphasized that prioritizing data is essential as the agency begins planning for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in defense. […]

HUD, Vinay Singh

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently added three more AI use cases for the agency to work on – bringing its total number of AI use cases to four – with HUD’s chief AI officer (CAIO) saying the newer cases focus more on machine learning operations. […]

As artificial intelligence-assisted cyberattacks grow and deepfakes, data breaches, and other cybersecurity risks loom, AI will continue to be an asset to cyber defenders in the future but will also increase the capabilities of threat actors, according to a new report on the future of AI tech.  […]

Sen. Mark Warner

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.” […]

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