- + GSA administrator: Generative AI tools will be ‘a giant help’ for government services—Running 150 artificial intelligence pilots while using 132 different generative AI tools and technologies might seem like a lot for any federal agency...
- + State Department encouraging workers to use ChatGPT—The State Department is encouraging its workforce to use generative AI tools, having launched a new internal chatbot to a thousand users this week. Th...
- + Keeping public sector data private and compliant with AI—Public sector and commercial enterprises are ingesting ever-growing amounts of data into their enterprise operations. That’s placing greater demands o...
- + Congressional panel outlines five guardrails for AI use in House —A House panel has outlined five guardrails for deployment of artificial intelligence tools in the chamber, providing more detailed guidance as lawmake...
- + Federal CIO calls on Congress to fund Technology Modernization Fund—The White House is urging Congress to fund the Technology Modernization Fund following the release last month of an appropriations package that would...
- + CMS’s financial office is using LLM pilot to combat loss of institutional knowledge—For a federal agency charged with administering health insurance programs, upholding quality standards at facilities and enforcing a seemingly countle...
- + Commerce requests information about AI, open data assets, data dissemination—The Department of Commerce is requesting information concerning AI-ready open data assets, alongside the development of data dissemination standards.&...
- + How DOD and Google Public Sector partnered using AI to fight cancer—Approximately $1.7 billion of the Department of Defense’s annual budget is spent on cancer as part of a broader effort to improve military health care...
- + Top public sector takeaways from Google Cloud Next 2024—LAS VEGAS — More than 218 new product announcements over the course of three days delivered to more than 30,000 attendees — that, in a nutshell, was ...
- + With 2023 tax season in the rearview, IRS commissioner eyes expansion of AI capabilities—Fresh off a filing season that saw the Internal Revenue Service set records for customer response time and website traffic, the tax agency’s chief is ...
- + Commerce adds five members to AI Safety Institute leadership—The Department of Commerce has added five people to the AI Safety Institute’s leadership team, including current administration officials, a former Op...
- + Breaking silos worldwide; how Google Cloud is fueling public sector AI, collaboration and innovation—In an era when technology rapidly reshapes landscapes, public sector agencies are increasingly turning to Google Workspace and AI to transform their o...
- + Kiran Ahuja to step down as OPM director—Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja is stepping down after three years leading the federal civilian workforce agency. Ahuja...
- + Reimagining search: How AI and Google Search turbocharges patent examinations at USPTO —One of the many challenges government agencies and their employees face is finding the information they need, when they need it, and having confidence...
- + How Google Cloud AI and Assured Workloads can enhance public sector security, compliance and service delivery at scale—The public sector’s IT modernization journey into the cloud is taking a new and revolutionary turn as agency leaders grapple with how to harness AI...
- + ICE pursuing privacy approvals related to controversial phone location data—Back in January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it had stopped using commercial telemetry data that government agencies buy from private c...
- + How NIH’s National Library of Medicine is testing AI to match patients to clinical trials—Few organizations in the world do more to turn biomedical and behavioral research into better health than the National Institutes of Health, its 27 in...
- + House Modernization panel advances bill to improve CRS’s data access in first-ever markup—A bill to improve the Congressional Research Service’s access to federal data was one of two bipartisan pieces of legislation advanced Thursday at the...
- + GAO budget request puts premium on modernization efforts—The Government Accountability Office has modernization on its mind for fiscal 2025, with a report on its budget request released this week aimed in ...
- + USPTO issues guidance for AI use in applications and processes—Acknowledging that artificial intelligence is likely being used in the preparation and submission of applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offic...
- + Login.gov pilot to include option for biometric verification—Login.gov, the General Services Administration-run platform that provides the American public with access to government benefits and services, will pi...
- + DOJ ‘not aware of any’ identity theft, fraud following consultant’s data breach—A data breach that exposed Medicare information — including social security numbers — provided to consulting firm Greylock McKinnon Associates by the ...
- + Database of verified government social media accounts loses its teeth—Back in 2016, the General Services Administration announced the launch of the U.S. Digital Registry, a database for tracking official government soc...
- + CISA emergency directive tells agencies to fix credentials after Microsoft breach—The post CISA emergency directive tells agencies to fix credentials after Microsoft breach appeared first on FedScoop . [Category: Cyber]
- + Salesforce launches ‘Einstein 1’ generative AI tool for government—Salesforce on Wednesday announced a public sector version of its “Einstein 1” platform aimed at automating administrative tasks for government employe...
- + Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade—The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions...
- + Federal cloud modernization bill passes through Senate panel—A bipartisan Senate bill intended to modernize and streamline the federal government’s adoption of cloud technology sailed through committee Wednesday...
- + Cost estimates for IRS’s Direct File program were incomplete, GAO says—As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the progr...
- + With updated IT strategic plan, USAID tech is a driver of mission, not compliance, CIO says—LAS VEGAS — With the U.S. Agency for International Development’s issuance of a new IT strategic plan in December, the agency has created a new ...
- + State Department trims several uses from public AI inventory—The Department of State recently removed several items from its public artificial intelligence use case inventory, including a behavioral analytics sy...
- + New TMF investments support NASA, DOL modernization and cybersecurity efforts—NASA will receive new funding for cybersecurity and performance improvements and the Department of Labor will be able to streamline its ability to off...
- + Google gets authorization to work with top-secret intelligence, defense data—LAS VEGAS — Defense and intelligence agencies can now use Google’s air-gapped cloud platform, Google Distributed Cloud Hosted, to process top-secret w...
- + VA exploring multiple generative AI pilots, responding to ‘high demand’ from workforce—The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to pilot several applications of generative AI, a spokesperson for the agency told FedScoop. As part of a “ge...
- + CDC’s generative AI pilots include school closure tracking, website updates—An artificial intelligence service deployed within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being put to the test for things like modernizing...
- + Federal government affected by Russian breach of Microsoft—The post Federal government affected by Russian breach of Microsoft appeared first on FedScoop . [Category: Exclusive]
- + FBI seeks to balance risks, rewards of artificial intelligence—The post FBI seeks to balance risks, rewards of artificial intelligence appeared first on FedScoop . [Category: AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), F...
- + NASA and OPM take steps to modernize astronaut applications—The most recent astronaut applicants to NASA were treated to a more modernized approach than their predecessors. Through a partnership with the Office...
- + Bipartisan Senate bill pushes agencies on stronger telework oversight—Four years after temporary pandemic telework policies were put in place for federal employees, a bipartisan pair of senators are seeking stronger agen...
- + Federal leaders share strategies for mission-critical modernization—In an era where technology and automation are transforming various sectors, federal agencies are embarking on ambitious modernization efforts to enhan...
- + Department of Commerce announces US, UK AI safety partnership—The U.S. and U.K. on Monday signed an agreement to have their AI safety institutes work together on research, evaluations and guidance, furthering the...
- + State Department is launching an internal chatbot—The Department of State is rolling out a chatbot for internal use, in a move that the agency’s top IT official said is largely in response to employee...
- + Bipartisan House bill calls on DHS to leverage AI for border security—The Department of Homeland Security would be charged with figuring out how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies could be used to se...
- + Some federal agencies want to make IT security contracting rules simpler to find—NASA, the Defense Department and the General Services Administration have joined together to issue a final rule that tweaks federal acquisition regula...
- + AI won’t replace cybersecurity workforce, agency leaders say—For cybersecurity specialists working in the federal government, the flood of artificial intelligence tools in recent years has had a transformative e...
- + Embracing intelligent automation and strategic partnerships for federal innovation—Robert Groat is the executive vice president of Strategy and Technology for SMX. He brings to his position more than 30 years of experience and strate...
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