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Artificial Intelligence

Industry’s take on the chief artificial intelligence officer role

Nextgov/FCW interviewed leading industry technologists about how the private sector is employing executives in charge of the emerging technology.

Artificial Intelligence

Making sure AI is used responsibly at NSF

Meet Dorothy Aronson, the division director and chief data officer serving as the assistant chief information officer for AI at the National Science Foundation.

People

What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce

The Republican former president has vowed to remake the civil service in his image with the reinstatement of Schedule F.

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Presidio Federal

Taking a ‘byte’ out of data threats

In the aftermath of a ransomware attack, how long does it take your agency to recover?

Cybersecurity

CISA has no data supporting claims of election cheating, official says

Baseless voting fraud claims were pushed by Donald Trump in 2020 and the final weeks of his presidency.

Cybersecurity

Russian email domains sent uncredible bomb threats to polling places, FBI says

Kremlin-backed actors have a long record of sowing fear and disinformation into the U.S. election process.

Policy

Agencies have completed their pre-election transition briefings. Trump may still not get them on time.

The former president is still sidestepping the government's transition process, and if he wins that could cause roadblocks as he seeks to take control of agencies.

Cybersecurity

CISA has not clocked any 'national-level significant incidents' impacting the election, official says

The agency is notably not in active contact with social media platforms but “if a threat were to arise that would necessitate us to do so, we would absolutely reach out,” Cait Conley said.

Cybersecurity

Potential year-end cyber executive order may hinge on election results, people familiar say

The pending order will focus heavily on federal cyber standards and emerging tech threats, but remains in limbo amid the presidential election.

Cybersecurity

Chinese telecom breaches won’t sway election outcomes, CISA chief says

The top U.S. cyber defense agency has seen “no evidence of activity that has the potential to materially impact the outcome of the presidential election,” Jen Easterly said Monday.

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From Roads to Networks: Strengthening DOT Cybersecurity With Zero Trust

With workflows expanding beyond traditional boundaries, a zero trust framework is imperative to fortify infrastructure and prevent cyberattacks.

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House Dems join push to create AI-focused civil rights offices across government

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., would require that federal agencies “utilizing, funding or overseeing AI” establish civil rights offices to address algorithmic bias.

People

Employee group urges centralized response to increase in doxxing and threats against federal workers

The Department of Justice Gender Equality Network urged department leadership to create a centralized “triage” team to better tackle instances where members of the public doxx or threaten employees online.

Digital Government

Former federal tech leaders share transition wisdom ahead of 2024 election

Despite changing administrations, experts say technology priorities remain constant while emphasizing importance of communication and workforce development.

Cybersecurity

Russia produced fake video of immigrant election fraud in Georgia, officials say 

CISA is “very concerned” about the ways foreign adversaries might ramp up their efforts during the election certification period, one official said.

Artificial Intelligence

State to develop new AI marketplace for staff

Following a deluge of modernization updates, State officials discussed their AI-centric priorities, including a custom marketplace and leveraging classified intel into AI tools. 

Acquisition

Groundswell challenges Army's award of business system consolidation contract

In its protest at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Groundswell is questioning how the Army stuck with long-time incumbent Accenture Federal Services for the project.

Policy

Trump and Musk want to create a government efficiency commission. It’s not a new idea

Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton both spearheaded initiatives to reduce government waste and inefficiency, although they went about it in vastly different ways.

Cybersecurity

Fed, intel and military groups warn data broker practices may threaten national security

The groups wrote a letter concerning a CFPB rule, which is still in development, that would require certain data brokers to follow the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Artificial Intelligence

DHS highlights hiring and project milestones on anniversary of Biden’s AI order

The agency said it has hired 31 technologists for its AI Corps and completed three pilot projects that have provided “valuable insights into the real-life impact of GenAI tools as well as their limitations.”