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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Artificial Intelligence

OPM to continue ChatGPT deployment following reupped OneGov deal

More than 70% of OPM employees are “active users” of at least one of the four large language models they have access to.

Artificial Intelligence

New bipartisan Senate science caucus will address AI

The effort is intended to engage in multiple scientific domains to strengthen U.S. innovation, including AI policy and regulation.

Modernization

NSA plans major reorganization with new AI, China and cyber centers

The overhaul would create five mission centers, with implementation expected to begin in October.

People

Agriculture CIO transitions to role modernizing farmers’ records

USDA CIO Sam Berry will help implement the agency’s One Farmer, One File effort to create streamlined internal records for farmers.

Artificial Intelligence

Trump redoubles pro-AI stance amid calls to slow development

Industry leaders put out a public call to “pace the frontier” of artificial intelligence development over the weekend, reinvigorating the debate over how to best compose effective regulations.

Artificial Intelligence

VA watchdog uses AI to help compile healthcare facility audits

The Office of Inspector General has been using Copilot Chat “to review inspection data such as interview transcripts, documents, questionnaire responses, and physical observations.”

Ideas

The internet of (compromised) things: securing IoT when you can’t trust (any) “thing”

COMMENTARY | Is industrial IoT really more secure than the IoT devices we have in our homes?

Artificial Intelligence

VA to gradually expand medical AI scribe following successful pilots

The department is seeking to expand providers’ use of the technology with an enterprise contract in 2026.

Policy

Tech bills of the week: Community protection from data centers; AI labs for education; and more

Recent proposals look to address data center concerns and establish grant programs to bolster students and educators’ AI and data science skills.