Executive Order 14110 Archives

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA announces AI-themed hackathon

The hackathon will offer a pool of $10,000 in prize money to winners of the competitions in Washington D.C., Atlanta and New York City.

Jul 3, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Eric Mill speaks Oct. 18 at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

GSA moves forward on overhaul of FedRAMP priorities

Eric Mill, executive director for cloud strategy at GSA’s Technology and Transformation Services, details FedRAMP-related pilot projects and recruitment efforts.

Jun 26, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

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

Five takeaways from the AI executive order’s 180-day deadline

AI talent recruiting is surging, while DOE, USDA, DOL and other agencies issue new AI-related guidance.

Apr 30, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

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)

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.

Apr 9, 2024 By Madison Alder

USAID seeking information about AI for global development playbook

The global development agency is interested in how AI “can both accelerate and erode development progress,” an official tells FedScoop.

Jan 29, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Nuclear Regulatory Commission CIO David Nelson set to retire

Scott Flanders, the NRC’s deputy chief information officer, will serve as the acting CIO and acting chief AI officer until a permanent one is selected.

Jan 24, 2024 By Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

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

US Vice President Kamala Harris applauds as US President Joe Biden signs 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. Biden issued an executive order October 30, 2023, on regulating artificial intelligence, aiming for the United States to “lead the way” in global efforts at managing the new technology’s risks, the White House said. The “landmark” order directs federal agencies to set new safety standards for AI systems and requires developers to “share their safety test results and other critical information with the US government,” according to a White House statement. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

NIST seeks public input on its AI executive order requirements

The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking information to aid its implementation of AI requirements in Biden’s recent executive order.

Dec 20, 2023 By Madison Alder