FedScoop | Federal Government Tech News, Breaking Govt IT News

Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building, Congress, House, Senate, Washington, D.C. — (REUTERS / Erin Scott)

House passes Technology Modernization Fund bill, awaits Senate’s move

The legislation intended to enhance TMF procedures extended the program’s sunset date and amended appropriations amount requirements.

By Caroline Nihill

Eric Mill speaks Oct. 18 at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

GSA taps seven federal tech experts for new FedRAMP advisory group

Emerging Tech

By Caroline Nihill

(Getty Images)

Login.gov’s upcoming biometric pilot aims to focus on equity, usability

AI

By Caroline Nihill

Featured on FedScoop

New Commerce strategy document points to the difficult science of AI safety

By Rebecca Heilweil
DHS official: AI could exacerbate chemical and biological threats

By Rebecca Heilweil
Agency CISOs aren’t sweating a looming zero trust deadline

By Matt Bracken
‘Devastating’ NSF funding cuts present a ‘national security issue,’ officials tell House panel

By Madison Alder
How the Biden administration is tackling diversity in federal AI hiring

By Madison Alder

How the U.S. military is harnessing the potential of AI

Get your data ready for AI

Inside the NSA’s work to boost defense industrial base cybersecurity

June 4, 2024

EMERGE: AI on the Frontlines

Register

Popular Stories

Digital Futuristic abstract background, data visualization. (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Department of State’s pilot project approach to AI adoption

Senior IT leaders at State argue that small-scale pilots of AI technology can help bring a wealth of benefits to federal government, such as increased transparency.

By Samuel Stehle Matthew Graviss Eric Stein

Clare Martorana delivers remarks at the 2023 FedScoop 50 awards reception. (FedScoop)

New TMF investments boost agency projects in generative AI, digital service delivery, accessibility

By Caroline Nihill

(Scoop News Group)

GSA focused on cloud procurement efforts for agencies, official says

By Caroline Nihill

Kurt DelBene speaks at a public meeting of the Defense Innovation Board in Austin, Texas March 5, 2020. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Veterans Affairs’ IT budget sparks bipartisan concern for modernization and development

By Caroline Nihill

Government AI funding among priorities in Senate working group roadmap

By Madison Alder

House bill calls on CISA to form AI task force

By Matt Bracken

White House procurement office releases data circular as it celebrates 50th anniversary

By Madison Alder

DeRusha stepping down from federal CISO role

By Matt Bracken Rebecca Heilweil

NIST issues final guidance update for protecting sensitive information

By Madison Alder

Nutanix’s Jason Langone on the best way to get an easy win with AI

By Scoop News Group

Insights

Photo of Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the Department of State — Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the Department of State (Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress)

How the State Department used AI and machine learning to revolutionize records management

By Scoop News Group

Reframing data management for federal agencies

By David Hoon

Photo of U.S. Small Business Administration Headquarters Building — U.S. Small Business Administration (GAO Photo)

Streamlining aid delivery: Lessons from SBA’s digital modernization journey

By Scoop News Group

abstract art for AI article

Keeping public sector data private and compliant with AI

By Scoop News Group

Videos

How the State Department is taking a data-driven approach to using AI for cyber defense

By Scoop News Group

How NASA is embracing AI to advance mission-critical efforts

By Scoop News Group

Varonis’s Trevor Brenn on the evolution of AI in government services

By Scoop News Group

IBM’s Ryan Macaleer on how AI improves work efficiency and productivity

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

NSF Funding Cuts Present a National Security Issue

By FedScoop Staff

Former U.S. Deputy CTO Nick Sinai joins the podcast

By FedScoop Staff

The US and China are Meeting This Week to Talk AI Safety

By FedScoop Staff

The Pentagon Launches New Initiatives for ATO Reciprocity and Digital Modernization

By FedScoop Staff

More than 60 companies join CISA’s pledge to be Secure by Design

By FedScoop Staff

A Supercomputer Sandbox for Testing Federal AI

By FedScoop Staff

The Latest

President Joe Biden discusses AI and other topics during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Labor Department releases principles on AI and workers, with pledges from Microsoft, Indeed

NASA has a new chief AI officer

National Science Foundation Chief AI Officer Dorothy Aronson participates in a panel discussion at AI Talks on April 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

NSF is piloting an AI chatbot to connect people with grants

Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant along Lake Erie in Ohio (Getty Images)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff recommends AI framework, identifies potential use cases

United States Digital Service Administrator Mina Hsiang. (Image credit: USDS / Wikimedia Commons)

USDS impact report showcases ‘a year of launching things’

Sen. Chuck Schumer — Sen. Charles Schumer (Senate Democrats / Flickr)

Schumer says AI roadmap coming soon from Senate working group

GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan delivers a speech during AITalks on April 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

GSA appoints new members to FedRAMP advisory committee

A UN worker takes a box containing sanitation kits and soap provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) being stored at a UN school before a distribution to Palestinian displaced people on August 15, 2014 in Gaza City. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

USAID requested delay on wiping device of agency employee killed in Israel by off-duty cop

Rep. Gerry Connolly. (House Oversight Flickr)

House bill calls on EPA to update IT systems that store air quality data

Department of Labor CISO Paul Blahusch, center, and NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Director Cherilyn Pascoe, right, participate in a CyberTalks panel on Nov. 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Federal cyber leaders proceed with caution on AI as a defensive tool

(U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr)

CBP document of alleged trade violations reveals claims about forced labor, national security issues

(Getty Images)

MITRE announces AI sandbox for federal agency use

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event to highlight their administration’s approach to artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden issued a new executive order on Monday, directing his administration to create a new chief AI officer, track companies developing the most powerful AI systems, adopt stronger privacy policies and “both deploy AI and guard against its possible bias,” creating new safety guidelines and industry standards. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The CAIO’s role in driving AI success across the federal government

Upcoming Events

May 22 2024

DefenseTalks

Andrew Mellon Auditorium

Jun 4 2024

EMERGE: AI on the Frontlines

Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C.

Jun 5 2024

FedTalks

Andrew Mellon Auditorium

Sep 19 2024

ITModTalks

Washington, D.C.

Oct 28 2024

CyberWeek

Washington D.C.