FEMA doles out $250M to 11 states in counter-drone push
And, lawmakers ignore requested Trump cuts at key science agencies.
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FEMA doles out $250M to 11 states in counter-drone push
The Department of Homeland Security aims to boost drone-tracking infrastructure and detection technologies ahead of the FIFA World Cup and America 250 events.
Beyond the hype: Selecting enterprise AI tools to support the homeland security mission
Former CISA and FEMA officials lay out a framework to ensure AI tools are selected with risk management and operational readiness in mind.
DHS touts AI work and pilots a year after executive order
The White House also took a moment to document its progress on goals related to the tech.
FEMA Financial Systems Assistant Administrator on leaning into generative AI
Christopher Kraft describes the development of a proprietary generative AI tool used to draft reviewable responses to budget questions and provided greater mission efficiencies.
FEMA employees brought government devices abroad without authorization, including to China and Iraq, document shows
FEMA appears to have missed a December goal to address concerns related to government devices being taken abroad without authorization.
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Homeland Security adds facial comparison, machine learning uses to AI inventory
Inventory now includes a facial comparison tool being used by the Transportation Security Agency and Customs and Border Protection.
Fixing disaster relief may mean updating DisasterAssistance.gov
FEMA says a legacy system is scheduled to be decommissioned at the end of the next fiscal year, among other technical changes coming to the website.
White House reveals two new ‘life experience’ CX projects
The projects focus on improving citizens' access to Medicare and disaster assistance.
FEMA’s Chris Kraft explores the evolution of automation from back-office to mission-centric activities
FedScoop speaks with FEMA at the UiPath Together Summit 2023.