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.   […]

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability leaders from both sides of the aisle introduced new legislation today to expand and strengthen the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) and give it more authority to keep adversarial technology out of Federal government tech supply chains. […]

The House of Representatives returned from August recess on Monday and got to work passing key pieces of bipartisan legislation to bolster communications security and modernize Congress’ work. […]

The Pandemic Responsibility and Accountability Committee (PRAC) has released a new report for policymakers that highlights recommendations to aid in preventing and detecting fraud and improper payments in government programs. […]

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) passed a House-led bill on Wednesday that would reauthorize the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) through 2030. […]

Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V. – chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee – and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a bipartisan bill this week that aims to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at the Department of Energy (DoE). […]

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A House bill introduced last month that would create a nonprofit foundation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) now has a Senate companion measure. […]

VA, Veterans Affairs

Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., introduced new legislation last week with the aim of improving the claims process for veterans by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)  to make AI tools available to its workforce. […]

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., announced Monday his plans to introduce legislation that will direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop detailed guidelines for third-party evaluators to work with AI companies to provide independent external verification of their systems. […]

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The House Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee advanced a revamped draft proposal for a Federal privacy law by unanimous vote on Thursday, sending the bill to the full committee for a vote. […]

The House of Representatives passed the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act via voice vote Tuesday, which aims to improve customer experience and accountability across the Federal government. […]

General Services Administration GSA

The House of Representatives passed a bill by unanimous consent on Monday that aims to create more oversight of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) organization. […]

Democratic lawmakers are lining up behind key Biden administration anti-fraud proposals, with a group of Senators unveiling legislation last week that includes key provisions to address systemic pandemic fraud and prevent future fraud schemes, and a key House lawmaker chiming in with legislation today. […]

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Following fresh warnings from the Federal government that foreign hackers are targeting U.S. water systems for possible cyberattacks, two House members this week introduced legislation that would focus greater government attention on that threat. […]

Data

In its first markup in 31 years, the House Administration Modernization Subcommittee voted Thursday to approve the Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s (CRS) Access to Data Act. […]

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A new bill introduced in the House and Senate is looking to designate a principal quantum advisor to the secretary of Defense to “supercharge” the Pentagon’s approach to quantum technology. […]

Sens. Gary Peters D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have introduced legislation that looks to speed up and streamline the Federal procurement process for agencies and their contractors. […]

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., surfaced a range of fresh opinions on the future of AI policy from economic and academic experts this week as he is working on possible legislation that could provide tax credits to companies developing AI tech as an inducement to give their employees more of a stake in the success of those firms.     […]

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and John Thune, R-S.D., introduced a new bill on Feb. 7 that would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop cybersecurity guidelines for the Federal government’s use of drone vehicles. […]

Soldier modernization DoD Defense Department technology mobile

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate this week aims to speed development of the Defense Department’s (DoD) Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative – one of the Pentagon’s top modernization priorities. […]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. – long a champion of tech and cyber bills on Capitol Hill – in the last few months has teamed up with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to generate momentum for several pieces of AI legislation in the Senate that she sees gaining serious legislative traction early next year. […]

Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are spearheading new artificial intelligence legislation that would aim to protect both consumers and entrepreneurs, and task the Commerce Department with new regulatory work.  […]

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The years-long debate of whether or not AI governance should be centralized within one Federal entity stepped back into the limelight Wednesday as lawmakers scramble to craft a bipartisan, comprehensive legislative package on the emerging technology and try to push it over the finish line. […]

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