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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Legislation introduced in the House on Wednesday aims to create a cybersecurity training program that will provide Federal scholarship support in exchange for two years of service with governments at all levels in cybersecurity roles. […]
The House on Sept. 18 approved the Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced (FUTURE) Networks Act by a vote of 393-22. […]
Two key Federal workforce bills won approval from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) today. […]
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. […]
Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., this week introduced the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act to require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on improving cybersecurity activities. […]
A bipartisan pair of representatives introduced the National Science Foundation (NSF) AI Education Act in the House last week, offering a companion to the Senate bill that was introduced earlier this year. […]
Select Federal financial regulatory agencies will be able to experiment with the use of artificial intelligence tools if a newly introduced bipartisan, bicameral bill is passed. […]
New bipartisan legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to evaluate how terrorist organizations use foreign mobile apps to recruit members, promote ideologies, and receive funding. […]
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted on Thursday to approve fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending legislation that includes $25 million in funding for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF). […]
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a new bill on Tuesday that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use blockchain technology to improve how veterans receive their benefits and services. […]
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. […]
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted on Wednesday to approve the bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act that would provide congressional authorization for the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI), among numerous other provisions. […]
Legislation introduced in the Senate earlier this month would charge the White House’s National Cyber Director (NCD) with developing a plan to create a Federal government cyber workforce training center. […]
A group of Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would require Federal agencies to take action to ensure people with disabilities can use the Federal government’s technology – including websites, software, documents, and digital content. […]
New bipartisan legislation from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., aims to improve the quality, usability, and completeness of grant recipient audit data. […]
A subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs voted on Tuesday afternoon to approve the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act, which aims to improve the claims process for veterans by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make AI tools available to its workforce. […]
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has introduced legislation that would prevent Federal agencies from disqualifying job applicants solely because of their reported recreational or medical use of marijuana. […]
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). […]
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., officially introduced bipartisan legislation Monday that would establish an interagency committee to harmonize cybersecurity regulations. […]