The Department of Energy selected its inaugural cohort of 278 projects for the Genesis Mission, an effort to accelerate U.S. scientific research using artificial intelligence. The projects, chosen fro…
Former officials warned the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that the U.S. intelligence community must devote more resources to protecting American AI companies from foreign espionage, arguing …
Chris Fall has departed as director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology after just a few months in the role, an agency spokesper…
The Department of Transportation is using artificial intelligence to accelerate its modernization initiatives, with Deputy Secretary Steven Bradbury reporting that AI has helped slash software product…
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a Persian-language video that uses AI-generated graphics to outline motorcade routes and assassination opportunities for President Donald Trump in Florida and …
Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm says de-extinction is an engineering problem, not science fiction, and that the company's work on species such as the woolly mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger uses a…
Reps. Pat Harrigan and George Whitesides introduced the Tracking Online Time And Limits Screen Time Act on July 15, asking the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop voluntary scree…
The General Services Administration is exploring ways to expand its OneGov initiative beyond software and technology to include additional services from participating companies, GSA Deputy Administrat…
The Energy Department estimates that its enterprise data platform Quanta and generative AI suite Joulix will generate $74 million in annual operational savings, an official said Thursday. Bridget Carp…
Contractors and experts told the General Services Administration during a Tuesday listening session that its proposed large language model-specific acquisition regulations, released last month, are an…
The White House on Tuesday launched 'Gold Eagle,' an AI-backed clearinghouse to consolidate software vulnerability findings from government and industry, prioritize flaws, and coordinate remediation a…
Public sector IT leaders must put data at the center of AI architecture, moving beyond traditional workload placement decisions, according to a commentary. Success now depends on data adaptability and…
Department of Veterans Affairs officials told lawmakers Monday that AI tools used to speed up disability claims processing will not replace human reviewers, but Democrats warned that staffing shortage…
AI has been used in every stage of a cyberattack for the first time, according to research released Monday by cybersecurity firm Check Point. The technology generated commands, tested vulnerabilities …
Congress introduced multiple AI-related bills this week, including the Accelerating Innovation for Kids with Cancer Act to leverage AI for pediatric cancer research, the People-First Chatbot Act to ma…
The General Services Administration published its Elimination, Optimization and Automation Handbook to guide federal agencies in using AI to eliminate unnecessary tasks and automate repetitive ones. H…
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 offers lessons for regulating AI, as ambiguity in the law led to years of litigation and market consolidation. The federal government must establish clear rules for …
OpenAI announced Tuesday that its advanced GPT-5.6 series AI models will be publicly released later this week, following safety evaluations with government partners. The models, including GPT-5.6 Sol,…
Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia will leave his role at the end of August after an 18-month tenure focused on overhauling federal IT acquisition and culture. Barbaccia, who also served as Chief AI Officer, …
Anthropic hired Teresa Carlson as its first Global Head of Public Sector, tapping a veteran of Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Splunk to lead government relations. The move comes as the AI company…