Top technology industry leaders and labor and civil rights groups will attend a closed-door gathering hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sept. 13 to field lawmaker questions on artificial intelligence. Schumer’s office told Nextgov/FCW that confirmed guests include Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, NVIDIA President Jensen […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is conducting market research to identify vendors that can support its plan to deploy artificial intelligence to improve systems for prior art searches. In a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the USPTO stated that prior art searches play a crucial role in patent examination processes to issue […]
The Technology Modernization Fund has posted guidance for government agency proposals to modernize online services under the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act. Signed in 2018, the 21st Century IDEA Act requires executive branch organizations to streamline their websites, transition to centralized shared services and improve customer experience. According to the notice, the TMF Board […]
The National Archives and Records Administration said it wants to use an artificial intelligence-based system to support records management. NARA revealed in its 2023 AI use case inventory that it wants to use AI to automatically fill metadata for its archival documents. NARA will also use AI to help respond to Freedom of Information Act […]
A new House bill is seeking to establish a pilot program that would test using machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms in computing monthly basic allowance for housing given by the Department of Defense to military members. The Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023, introduced by Rep. Don Bacon, would require the […]
Generative artificial intelligence offers plenty of potentials for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but a cautious approach is needed because of the uncertainties in its tools, a USDA official said. Christopher Alvares, USDA chief data officer, told NextGov/FCW that while generative AI can bring more efficient and more effective USDA programs, the department is weighing […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $16 million in funding to support seven research projects seeking to advance new scientific concepts and developments in materials sciences, atmospheric predictions and other fields using high-performance computing. Ceren Susut, the Department of Energy’s acting associate director of science for advanced scientific computing research, said the projects may improve […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering allowing larger businesses to participate in version 2.0 of a contract vehicle for health care system modernization services. Currently, participation in the Integrated Healthcare Transformation vehicle is restricted to service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. The original IHT is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a potential 10-year performance period. It was […]
CACI International has entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services to enhance cloud capabilities delivery for U.S. government clients. Under the strategic collaboration agreement, CACI will augment its end-to-end enterprise IT modernization and mission modernization solutions with methodologies it used in its Agile Solution Factory, deliver improved edge capabilities by integrating AWS […]
IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are competing for a potential eight-year contract to build a platform that will consolidate five U.S. Army business systems. The companies have received other transaction authority agreements worth $7.5 million to deliver Enterprise Business Systems-Convergence prototypes by May 2024. The prototypes will be hosted in the Army’s Enterprise Cloud Environment. Following […]
