DHS picks OMB official to lead its new AI Corps
The agency is leaning heavily into the new technology, with a goal of hiring 50 AI experts throughout the year.
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(Shane T. McCoy / U.S. Marshals / Flickr) AI DOJ seeks public input on AI use in criminal justice system
The department’s research, development and evaluation arm will use the information as it puts together a report on AI in the criminal justice system due later this year.
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This illustration photograph taken with a macro lens shows The OpenAI company logo reflected in a human eye at a studio in Paris on June 6, 2023. (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images) AI Generative AI could raise questions for federal records laws
A clause in a DHS agreement with OpenAI opens the door to some debate on transparency issues.
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Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer Drew Myklegard speaks during AITalks on April 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo) AI White House hopeful ‘more maturity’ of data collection will improve AI inventories
Communication and skills for collecting and sorting the information in artificial intelligence inventories have gotten better, Deputy Federal CIO Drew Myklegard told FedScoop.
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President Joe Biden speaks to his Cabinet about cybersecurity, COVID-19 and climate issues at the White House on July 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Cyber Cybersecurity executive order requirements are nearly complete, GAO says
CISA and OMB have just a handful of outstanding tasks to finish as part of the president’s 2021 order.
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(Getty Images) Tech 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.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: The U.S. Department of State is seen on January 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) AI State Department trims several uses from public AI inventory
Deletions include a Facebook ad system used for collecting media clips and behavioral analytics for online surveys.
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Tech Exploring the cybersecurity policy landscape
Kiersten Todt, CEO of Liberty Group Ventures
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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) Emerging Tech Bipartisan House bill calls on DHS to leverage AI for border security
The Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act asks the agency to deliver a report to Congress on how it can use the technology operationally at the border.
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A view of the Department of Justice headquarters on Jan. 20, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Tech Peaceful protests, lawful assembly can’t be sole reason for DOJ facial recognition use under interim policy
The Justice Department shared details of its interim facial recognition technology policy in testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which is looking into federal use of that capability.