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ICE pursuing privacy approvals related to controversial phone location data

The DHS component has had no new requests for commercial telemetry services since December 2022, but a privacy impact assessment filed by ICE is currently in review.

By Rebecca Heilweil

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How NIH’s National Library of Medicine is testing AI to match patients to clinical trials

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DOJ ‘not aware of any’ identity theft, fraud following consultant’s data breach

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By Madison Alder

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Elastic’s Chris Townsend on the power AI and cloud computing

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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

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Database of verified government social media accounts loses its teeth

By Rebecca Heilweil

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Salesforce launches ‘Einstein 1’ generative AI tool for government

By Madison Alder

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Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade

By Caroline Nihill

Federal cloud modernization bill passes through Senate panel

By Matt Bracken

Cost estimates for IRS’s Direct File program were incomplete, GAO says

By Matt Bracken

With updated IT strategic plan, USAID tech is a driver of mission, not compliance, CIO says

By Billy Mitchell

State Department trims several uses from public AI inventory

By Madison Alder

New TMF investments support NASA, DOL modernization and cybersecurity efforts

By Caroline Nihill

Google gets authorization to work with top-secret intelligence, defense data

By Billy Mitchell

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How Google Cloud AI and Assured Workloads can enhance public sector security, compliance and service delivery at scale

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Federal leaders share strategies for mission-critical modernization

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Embracing intelligent automation and strategic partnerships for federal innovation

By Robert Groat

How automation and AI are streamlining traditional government IT modernization

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Videos

ECS’ Mark Maglin advocates for enhanced threat intelligence sharing

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ECS’ Joanna Dempsey on adapting to AI in cybersecurity

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Booz Allen’s Imran Umar on AI and observability’s role in zero-trust environments

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Babel Street’s Rob Wall on AI’s role in bolstering public sector security

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Podcasts

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GSA’s Login.gov will pilot facial recognition

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Google’s Elizabeth Moon on new AI offerings for the public sector

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Google’s Katharyn White on latest AI innovations for the public sector agencies

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The future of FedRAMP

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Exploring the cybersecurity policy landscape

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The evolution of Hacking 4 Defense

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VA Secretary Dennis McDonough testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction on May 4, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

VA exploring multiple generative AI pilots, responding to ‘high demand’ from workforce

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CDC’s generative AI pilots include school closure tracking, website updates

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Federal government affected by Russian breach of Microsoft

Jonathan Lenzner, chief of staff to FBI Director Chris Wray, and Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division, take part in an International Association of Privacy Professionals conference in Washington D.C., on April 3, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo by Tim Starks)

FBI seeks to balance risks, rewards of artificial intelligence

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NASA and OPM take steps to modernize astronaut applications

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill pushes agencies on stronger telework oversight

Britain’s Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan (R) greets U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during the U.K. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Department of Commerce announces US, UK AI safety partnership

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State Department is launching an internal chatbot

Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, speaks during a hearing on July 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill calls on DHS to leverage AI for border security

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Some federal agencies want to make IT security contracting rules simpler to find

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AI won’t replace cybersecurity workforce, agency leaders say

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AI talent role, releasing code, deadline extension among additions in OMB memo

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New FedRAMP roadmap details imminent plans for modernization

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