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Federal IT failures and AI initiatives in government

The aftermath of the CrowdStrike outage and new AI-powered manufacturing efforts; Insights from Charles Worthington, CTO & Chief AI Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,…

Jul 23, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

NIST Director Laurie Locascio testifies during a House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

New TMF investments support AI Safety Institute, upgrades to nuclear emergency response

The Departments of Energy and Commerce receive a combined $13.8 million from the funding vehicle.

Jul 23, 2024 By Caroline Nihill Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 11: Arati Prabhakar (R), the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, arrives to a classified all-Senate briefing on Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Briefers included members from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House announces nearly $100 million in pledges to boost emerging tech workforce

The Office of Science and Technology Policy also teased next steps for upskilling staff and recruiting talent.

Jul 18, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Kurt DelBene speaks at a public meeting of the Defense Innovation Board in Austin, Texas March 5, 2020. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

VA moving to Login.gov and ID.me for managing health care services

3 million veterans will be affected by the change in sign-in experiences, the agency announced Wednesday.

Jul 17, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

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FAA and DOE advance critical infrastructure with cutting-edge technologies

In response to past disruptions, the FAA secures air travel with a new backup system, while the DOE outlines an ambitious AI roadmap to drive forward national…

Jul 17, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

A view of the Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2014. (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)

VA plans to award AI tech sprint winners contracts for ambient medical transcription services

The agency announced that Abridge AI, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc. will provide AI tools to transcribe and generate notes for patient healthcare encounters.

Jul 15, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Aerial view of the University of Texas at Austin at sunset. — The University of Texas at Austin campus. (Getty Images)

National Science Foundation breaks ground on computing facility in Texas

The Leadership-Class Computing Facility is expected to be operational in 2026 and will house a supercomputer that’s expected to improve simulation and AI research.

Jul 11, 2024 By Madison Alder