In a recent interview with MeriTalk, Aaron Mulgrew, solutions architect at Everfox, examines the governmental imperative for safeguarding sensitive data amid widespread AI adoption. […]

A new executive order from President Donald Trump is directing the integration of artificial intelligence into K-12 schools in an aim to equip the future U.S. workforce with skills needed to further the technology’s innovation capabilities.   […]

AI-enabled personal computers (PCs) and laptops may soon be the only hardware choices available to enterprises. They’re already changing how Federal systems integrators (FSIs) empower productivity, improve security, and bolster innovation in their own enterprises and in their work with Federal agencies. MeriTalk recently sat down with Bob Venero, founder and CEO at Future Tech Enterprise, to discuss how FSIs are approaching AI-enabled PCs, productivity benefits and security precautions, and how FSIs can vet and test AI solutions before investing for the long term. […]

A group of 48 House Democrats sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Wednesday to call for an immediate halt to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) use of unauthorized AI systems. […]

As industry and government officials look to innovate further in artificial intelligence technologies, legal uncertainty around who’s responsible when AI goes wrong may quickly become a challenge in responsible development.  […]

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has tapped Dean W. Ball to serve as a senior policy advisor on AI and emerging technology. […]

Artificial intelligence is making headway into much more than just information technology, it’s advancing biotechnology too – that’s according to the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology in their latest report delivered to Congress.   […]

NVIDIA announced on Monday that it is teaming up with manufacturing partners to design and build factories that will for the first time produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely on American soil. […]

Lawmakers and expert witnesses brainstormed applications for artificial intelligence to streamline overall government efficiency in a House-Senate Joint Economic Committee hearing on April 9, highlighting aims to harness the technology in the fight against fraud and waste in government programs.    […]

As unmanned systems become increasingly vital to future warfare, lawmakers on April 9 called for a fundamental shift in how the U.S. military buys and builds its platforms – urging faster, more flexible acquisition strategies to better integrate manned and unmanned assets across the U.S. Navy.  […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that directs Federal agencies to identify regions where coal-fired power infrastructure is available to support the needs of new artificial intelligence data centers.   […]

Darío Gil, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next Energy Department Undersecretary for Science and Innovation, told lawmakers on April 10 that the United States must win the race to build a quantum supercomputer by the end of the decade. […]

President Donald Trump’s plan for extensive tariffs on foreign imports could “derail” efforts to build more power generation facilities in the United States and slow near-term investment necessary to power AI technologies, according to tech experts and Democratic lawmakers. […]

The Federal government’s central human resources agency said Wednesday it will deploy artificial intelligence tech to help clean up Federal employee records within its personnel record system.   […]

Tech experts and lawmakers on Tuesday emphasized the importance of codifying the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot as a way for the U.S. to maintain its global leadership in artificial intelligence. […]

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the Federal landscape, agencies are under pressure to act with urgency to scale AI for broader mission impact. MeriTalk’s 2025 Federal CAIO Outlook study shares insights from 10 Federal CAIOs on how they are driving scalable, secure, and mission-aligned AI adoption. […]

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued two revised policies for Federal agencies to help them responsibly use and procure AI tech, replacing guidance from the Biden administration but largely pursuing the same goals. […]

The Trump administration has identified 16 sites on land owned by the Department of Energy (DoE) that would be suitable to build artificial intelligence data centers, and is calling for input about industry’s interest in operating on those sites.   […]

Industry experts agree that the future of warfare is automated, with a single human operator teaming with autonomous systems to carry out missions. But what steps need to be taken to get there?   […]

Cybersecurity experts told lawmakers on Wednesday that the recent Salt Typhoon hacks should serve as a “wake-up call,” while urging them to focus on bigger, looming cybersecurity threats such as AI and quantum. […]

Democratic and Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee clashed over methods of meeting the increasing power demands for artificial intelligence data centers during a Tuesday hearing on the topic.   […]

President Donald Trump issued marching orders this week to newly confirmed White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios, including that the United States prioritize emerging technologies such as AI and quantum. […]

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to fully heed recommendations from its Office of Inspector General (OIG) when distributing COVID-19 relief loans, which contributed to billions of dollars lost to fraudulent payments.   […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is preparing to roll out a new chatbot platform in one of its overseas cloud environments, according to a defense official. […]

NVIDIA and MITRE announced partnerships on March 18 with several other tech companies to develop systems with artificial intelligence networks that will enable 6G network capabilities. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has launched a new AI tool, featuring a chat function and application programming interface (API), that the agency said aims to increase internal productivity.  […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to expand its use of artificial intelligence, with Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Charles Worthington stating that the agency plans to scale AI use cases across the department in 2025. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has undergone significant changes recently to automate its procurement processes and address risk management issues, a DAF official shared on Wednesday. […]

The U.S. Space Force has unveiled an action plan to transform the service branch into a more data-driven and AI-enabled force and improve its ability to maintain space superiority. […]

As the Trump administration drafts its artificial intelligence action plan, industry leaders are advocating for clear, risk-based regulations to prevent unnecessary restrictions on AI-driven cybersecurity and enterprise applications.  […]