Anthropic extends $1 per user OneGov deal by a month
Anthropic extends $1 per user OneGov deal by a month
Artificial Intelligence
Tech bills of the week: Monitoring AI’s use under Section 702; Preventing abuse of Flock plate readers; and more
Lawmakers introduced several measures this week looking to rein in some of the potential abuses and dangers of using AI, as well as a proposal that looks to leverage AI for pediatric cancer research and treatment.
People
NASA employees: EEOC committed ‘flagrant distortions’ to decertify class complaint
EEOC officials touted a long-running discrimination case against NASA as an example why federal sector cases were in need of reform. The employees who brought the case said commissioners railroaded them.
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Defense
Space Force braces for stalled progress amid lack of full funding
Fiscal 2027 program starts are already on hold until December.
Ideas
Cyber recovery deters what no kill switch can stop
COMMENTARY | A kill switch is a last resort, not a control system or option to use daily.
Digital Government
Inside Commerce efforts to break data siloes and improve integrity
An agency official also encouraged public comment on a proposed overhaul of the census that would eliminate race questions and change who is counted as living in the U.S.
Acquisition
DHS sets fast-track schedule for network, cloud and cyber consolidation vehicle
The Homeland Security Department is working against a compressed timeline to make awards for this contract to centralize IT operations at headquarters and across components.
Emerging Tech
Energy launches quantum computer development competition
The initiative will offer up to $215 million in total planned funding to domestic firms that are able to reach certain milestones in the development of the world’s first fault-tolerant, scientifically relevant quantum computer.
People
GSA’s web design system head replaced with Treasury AI engineer
The U.S. Web Design System is intended to help the federal government build accessible and mobile-friendly websites.
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Artificial Intelligence
AI ‘is changing the game’ in fraud threats and prevention efforts, SSA OIG official says
Chief Strategy Officer for the SSA Office of the Inspector General Chad Bungard said “the government is looking towards AI to fight fraud, and the criminals are looking towards AI to commit fraud.”
Acquisition
Salesforce expands Missionforce with new AI capabilities, OpenAI partnership
The company recently announced it will also bring NVIDIA Nemotron-based models and accelerated computing into Missionforce, an agentic platform for agencies.
Cybersecurity
AI agents are getting better at cybersecurity. That cuts both ways.
NIST is testing agentic AI to help enrich the National Vulnerability Database, even as increasingly capable models demonstrate why cyber autonomy needs careful containment.
Artificial Intelligence
AI for air traffic control won’t be like concerning advanced models, Transportation head says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy drew a distinction between the advanced AI models that have raised alarms from some tech executives and the new capabilities being deployed to overhaul management of the nation’s airspace.
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Artificial Intelligence
House Democrats call to cancel upcoming recess for time to legislate on AI
Four lawmakers stressed the need for more working days and bipartisan teamwork to respond to the national calls for strong artificial intelligence protections.
Artificial Intelligence
FBI needs access to latest models to police AI-driven cybercrime, director says
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel spoke about how he thinks the bureau can best police new AI-related criminal activity, beginning with model access.
People
More ‘Big Balls’-type young feds are what the OPM chief wants
In an interview on Monday, Scott Kupor also discussed implementing skills-based hiring, which had been a priority of the Biden administration as well.
People
NGA official assumes top AI role at Cyber Command
Ronzelle Green steps into the chief artificial intelligence officer role previously held by Reid Novotny, who worked to expand the combatant command’s embrace of new AI capabilities regardless of their origins.
Artificial Intelligence
TSA uses AI agent to respond to 100,000 traveler conversations per month
The technology has resolved 96% of traveler inquiries without human escalation, according to Salesforce.
Modernization
Supreme Court keeps USPS from carrying out mail-in voting changes in midterm elections
Postmaster General David Steiner previously told Government Executive that USPS would comply if the courts decided to block these changes.
