The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said this week that its three commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that will give agency staff sharper tools for digging into non-public investigations of products and services that “use or claim to be produced using artificial intelligence (AI) or claim to detect its use.”  […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) recently announced the launch of a new digital learning platform that will educate its workforce on AI capabilities and other emerging technologies.   […]

Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation introduced a bill Tuesday that would direct Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to create a working group to develop an AI initiative within the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.  […]

The U.S. Air Force is evaluating both larger and smaller artificial intelligence (AI) technology models as it moves down the path to development and deployment of the technology, said Lt. Col. Joesph Chapa, the Air Force’s chief responsible AI ethics officer, at the Nov. 14 Intel Public Sector Summit in Washington. […]

The Department of Education has tapped its Chief Technology Officer Vijay Sharma to serve as the agency’s responsible AI officer and chief AI officer (CAIO), a department spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk on Tuesday.  […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Nov. 15 to launch a formal inquiry into the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on illegal and unwanted robocalls and robotexts – an area in which the FCC has a long regulatory history.   […]

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.  […]

The Senate Committee on Aging today on Nov. 16 released the eighth edition of its annual fraud-fighting guidance, with this year’s effort taking special notice at scams enabled by adversaries’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]

The State Department on Nov. 9 released its first-ever Enterprise AI Strategy covering fiscal years 2024-25 and highlighting how the agency aims to empower diplomacy through responsible AI technology. […]

As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are accelerating decision-making and data analysis at the mission edge, military tech experts on Wednesday stressed the importance of training individuals in AI and ML in order to outpace adversaries. […]

Federal government experts today said that while artificial intelligence is still an “elusive” technology to many, agencies can start to build trust in AI by using it to tackle employees’ pain points. […]

The Biden administration’s recent artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO) is rapidly accelerating AI use and employee training among Federal agencies, a top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official said on Nov. 15. […]

Federal government agencies will need to “greatly accelerate” their efforts to implement key zero trust security measures in order to keep up with potential cybersecurity threats resulting from the ongoing development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, said a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official who addressed the Red Hat Government Symposium 2023 event in Washington, D.C. today. […]

While the challenges of closing the digital divide are vast and complex, one telecommunications expert told Capitol Hill lawmakers this week that artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to expand broadband services to every corner of the nation. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning to conduct a series of artificial intelligence (AI) technology “sprints” following the Biden administration’s Oct. 30 release of its AI Executive Order that features a broad mandate for Federal agencies to pursue responsible development and deployment of AI tech while mitigating risks that the technology may pose. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is aiming to responsibly use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in its missions to protect Federal civilian agencies and critical infrastructure sectors, while also assisting government and private sector organizations in making sure that the AI-enabled software they use is secure by design. […]

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho – have sent queries to three Federal agencies asking for clarification on how these agencies are implementing best practices to safely utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]

The Director of Artificial Intelligence at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Nov. 9  that OMB’s draft AI guidance to Federal agencies – released early this month – takes a broad approach that encompasses both traditional and generative AI. […]

The use of artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes offers great promise, but members of Congress and Capitol Hill witnesses warned this week that the emerging technology can introduce bias without the use of diverse data and reinforcement learning staff that helps in training AI models. […]

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Innovation Lab is building its own generative AI models to help solve some of the problems GAO’s mission teams face, according to the agency’s first chief data scientist and director of the Innovation Lab. […]

A group of 30 House Democrats is raising concerns with private sector developers and users of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies about the use of AI to create “deepfake” content, and what those firms plan to do about identifying that content and pushing back against the risks that it poses. […]

A sampling of government IT sector officials is giving solid reviews to President Biden’s AI Executive Order issued on Oct. 30, and looking forward to next steps as the administration begins a months-long effort to push the order’s requirements out to Federal agencies. […]

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), in partnership with Splunk, has released a new research study on Federal agencies’ defensive cyber operations, revealing the vital role of AI in preemptively identifying and mitigating cyber threats. […]

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. […]

The story of how the Federal government is grappling with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies – and adopting policies that will define their use for years to come – is being written right now. Come join us on Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C., to become part of that vital process at the Red Hat Government Symposium 2023: Intelligence Unleashed. […]

As a national security intelligence agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is well known for delivering geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) analysis that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, and other intelligence professionals in the service of national security. […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has released a new technology watchlist highlighting specific technology capabilities it will go after in fiscal year (FY) 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI) tech coming in first on the list.  […]

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is hosting the CDAO Procurement Forum on Nov. 30 to brief industry on its procurement forecast for 2024. […]

Just days after President Biden signed a new executive order (EO) on AI, two senators introduced a bill to give that White House measure more teeth. […]

An AI industry expert called on Congress this week to pass comprehensive Federal legislation that covers a wide range of risks associated with the emerging technology, arguing that state and local government action to create AI-related laws will only stifle innovation. […]