AI executive order Archives

Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks before a House hearing at the US Capitol on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountbility Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation met to discuss the use of technology at the US Border, airports and military bases. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Degree requirements are hurting government’s AI recruitment efforts, House lawmakers and experts say

Rep. Mace tells FedScoop that newly trained and upskilled workers without a four-year degree are often “more qualified” for federal AI jobs.

Jan 18, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen speaks at FedTalks 2022. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez / Pixelme Studio)

Homeland Security employees expressing ‘good interest’ in using public generative AI tools, agency official says

DHS CIO and CAIO Eric Hysen told FedScoop that the agency is taking different approaches to public generative AI tools and similar technology incorporated into its IT…

Dec 19, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil Madison Alder

Education Department has conditionally approved public generative AI systems

Agencies are wrestling with how to integrate the technology — while maintaining safeguards.

Dec 18, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Department of Energy (DOE) — (Department of Energy / Flickr)

Energy announces new office to handle AI, quantum and more

Helena Fu, a former White House official, will serve as the director for the Office of Critical and Emerging Technology and as DOE’s chief AI officer.

Dec 12, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

AI executive order will face challenges with talent pipeline, experts say

Upskilling the current federal workforce and utilizing the Intergovernmental Personnel Act would be productive ways of making it easier to implement the AI executive order.

Dec 7, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

The Department of Education building in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Department of Education names chief AI officer

The new Biden executive order instructs agencies to name people to the position.

Nov 20, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

President Joe Biden hands Vice President Kamala Harris the pen he used to sign a new executive order regarding artificial intelligence during a White House event on Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tech groups push back on Biden AI executive order, raising concerns that it could crush innovation

NetChoice, the Chamber of Commerce and SIIA expressed significant concerns about the 111-page EO, which marks the the most aggressive step by the government to rein in…

Nov 9, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Arati Prabhakar attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

OSTP director stresses importance of AI talent search following executive order

Office of Science and Technology Policy and other consulting agencies have 45 days to plan a “national surge in AI talent in the federal government,” per Biden’s…

Nov 8, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

President Joe Biden walks to sign an executive order after delivering remarks on advancing the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Inventories to be ‘more central part’ of understanding how agencies use AI under White House guidance

The White House is specifically seeking input on what should be made public in agency AI use case inventories as part of the Office of Management and…

Nov 7, 2023 By Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

Robin Carnahan, administrator of general services in the Biden administration, delivers remarks at the naming ceremony for the Department of Transportation building on May 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Executive order gives GSA a lead role in executing the administration’s AI vision, Carnahan says

Robin Carnahan said the new policy will push her agency to protect government data and use it responsibly within AI tools, encourage experimentation of the technology —…

Exclusive Nov 2, 2023 By Nihal Krishan