The Department of Defense is launching the Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation to assist the U.S. armed forces in determining the trustworthiness of military systems powered by artificial intelligence. Kim Sablon, director for trusted AI and autonomy at the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, said the pilot center […]
The IBM Federal HR Cloud has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization, allowing government users to continue benefiting from the solution. The IBM Federal HR Cloud, introduced in 2013, offers payroll, benefits administration, performance management and other human resource capabilities to federal agencies. IBM continuously updates the solution to include new features […]
The U.S. Copyright Office will seek insights on a future policy on issuing copyright protections for artificial intelligence-generated work. According to a Federal Register notice, the Copyright Office wants to know if generative AI application developers may ingest copyrighted material without prior compensation or permission. The office also wants to know how to handle AI-generated […]
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 […]
