White House probes the collision of AI and personal data
White House probes the collision of AI and personal data
Artificial Intelligence
The Rise of the Chief AI Officer
In the year since the White House required agencies to name a CAIO, the people holding those positions have been responsible for many efforts and innovations that draw on advances in artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence
Labor's AI mission spans public policy and internal agency use
Meet the Department of Labor's CAIO Mangala Kuppa. She's focused in large part on AI safety and making sure the tech tools promote workers' well being.
Artificial Intelligence
Bridging security and productivity at Energy
Meet the Department of Energy's CAIO Helena Fu and CIO Ann Dunkin. They're looking to support employees with AI tools while also keeping an eye out for what the emerging tech means for their national security missions.
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Converged Cyber AI: A Paradigm Shift in Cybersecurity
The advancement of GenAI presents enormous potential for modernizing government operations but also introduces new security gaps.
Artificial Intelligence
TSA's 'crawl, walk, run' approach to AI
Meet J. Matt Gilkeson, Chief Technology, Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer at the Transportation Security Administration
Cybersecurity
Few software developers employ secure by design training, research finds
The analysis, conducted by Secure Code Warrior, is supported by former White House cybersecurity officials Kemba Walden and Chris Inglis.
Digital Government
Why governments are ‘particularly well-positioned’ to offer identity validation
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, governments that use its guidance to offer attribute validation services may have to rely less often on commercial data for identity.
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Cybersecurity
CMMC's final rule has now landed
Several other regulatory steps and Congress' 60-day period to review the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard still loom before it takes effect.
Cybersecurity
It’s time to rethink how wiretaps work after Chinese hack, experts say
The FCC sought a briefing from national security officials about the infiltration that was reported last Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Defense
Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war
Commercial firms say NGA-centric acquisition can’t move fast enough to help combatant commands or foster innovation.
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Simplifying Zero Trust for AWS With Okta and Palo Alto Networks
Learn how to provide customers with deep technical integrations to apply least-privilege access and continuous authentication with less complexity.
Modernization
Officials describe rosy future for problem-plagued background check system overhaul
One interagency official said a long-awaited implementation strategy for the National Background Investigation Services system would be released this week.
Ideas
The migration challenge
COMMENTARY: Upgrading legacy systems to modern infrastructure is critical, but migrating workloads and applications introduces potential vulnerabilities that must be addressed.
Modernization
HHS to crack down on providers blocking access to electronic medical records
The Department of Health and Human Services has received more than a thousand claims of blocked or stymied access to electronic health record information in recent years.
Policy
Trump’s refusal, so far, to accept transition assistance creates ‘real risk,’ observers say
The Harris campaign has reached agreements with GSA and the White House on presidential transition preparations.
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Energy Dept. eyes hyperscalers as future leaders in carbon-free energy adoption
Leadership from the Department of Energy spoke on Wednesday about its ongoing discussions with leading data computing companies to continue grid decarbonization efforts amid artificial intelligence acceleration.
Digital Government
Hill Dems question IRS on identity verification requirements for Direct File
Taxpayers had to go through outsourced identity verification to use Direct File during the last tax season, a level of assurance the lawmakers note is not required for commercial tax prep companies.
Digital Government
GSA's Login to offer face recognition to customer agencies
Agencies using the government-created service will have the option to incorporate new face-matching capabilities or stick with existing offerings.
Artificial Intelligence
HHS looks to balance use of clinical data in AI with safety, bias considerations
The agency’s acting chief artificial intelligence officer discussed the future of AI in healthcare delivery.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Senate duo seeks to push IRS customer service forward
The tax agency is already working on some of the items in the bill — like improving online accounts.
Cybersecurity
Foreign adversaries will aim to discredit results after Election Day, intel officials warn
Select nations, including Cuba, are trying to influence specific congressional races, they added.
