Bipartisan ‘Great American AI Act’ draft proposes new federal AI governance framework
The discussion draft would authorize $100 million per fiscal year for a Center for AI Standards and Innovation and calls for oversight in government AI adoption.
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Takehiko Matsuo, vice minister for international affairs at Japan’s METI; Darío Gil, DOE under secretary for science and Genesis Mission lead; and Yasuyoshi Kakita, vice minister for policy coordination at Japan’s MEXT during a press event Thursday, June 4, 2026 at the Energy Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson) AI US, Japan enter $1B strategic partnership to fuel Genesis Mission efforts
The Department of Energy’s national labs have already partnered up with Japanese research institutions to form working groups that will focus on a subset of AI challenges.
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Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Special Agents demonstrate the inspection methods used to inspect commercial vehicles such as this Volvo semi-truck September 17, 2017, in Centreville, Virginia. / AFP PHOTO / Paul J. Richards AI DOT considers taking humans out of the AI loop
The agency is weighing the risks of unintended consequences along with the potential pitfalls of having workers become a “limiting factor,” per a top technology leader.
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The Daily Scoop CISA credentials get leaked on GitHub
Congressional Democrats want answers from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-credential-leak-congress-demands-answers/ on GitHub in an incident that the security researcher who discovered it called one of the worst leaks he’s ever seen. Other security professionals also voiced concern Tuesday about the leak and the potential for abuse by any malicious parties who got a […]
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., questions Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Exclusive House bill would enlist OPM in federal biotech workforce assessment
The bipartisan legislation from Reps. Ro Khanna and Rich McCormick directs the personnel agency to coordinate an agency-wide push on boosting U.S. biotech efforts.
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The lobby of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission headquarters in Rockville, Maryland on March 12, 2026. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson/FedScoop) Data NRC efficiency plan to reuse DOE, DOD data met with skepticism
During a fiscal 2027 budget hearing Wednesday, senators raised concerns about the risks of the agency’s fast-tracking of licensing processes and focus on efficiency.
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Jeneen Iwugo, right, acting director of CMS’s Center for Program Integrity, and Sarah Harvey, left, director of the GAO’s Science & Technology Assessment division, participate in a panel discussion at a UiPath Public Sector event in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2026. (Scoop News Group photo) AI With AI assist, CMS has ‘longer leash’ to fight fraud now, official says
The acting director of CMS’s Center for Program Integrity said the agency has shifted away from what was previously a “very conservative” approach in pursuing fraud.
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Lynn Martin, group VP and GM of Workday Government, interviews Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, CEO and chair of Workday, at the Workday Federal Forum in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2026. (Scoop News Group photo) Acquisition Workday Government has Trump’s HR overhaul in mind with coming agentic AI tool
The AI agent has a target launch of March 2027 and comes as the company is expanding its federal business.
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(Getty Images) AI Disclosed government AI use increased by 70% in 2025, per OMB
NASA’s expanded disclosure of R&D uses contributed to the increase and helped make science-related applications the most common type of use case across government.
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Todd Brinson, deputy CIO of enterprise operations and shared services at the Department of Energy, speaks on a panel with John Walsh, DOE’s chief learning officer and director of the Office of Workforce Technology, during the Workday Federal Forum on April 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. AI Energy Department eyes AI-enabled self-service features for workforce
The interest in artificial intelligence additions follows what the agency is characterizing as a successful HR modernization project that centralized talent management platforms.