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Defense Innovation Unit issues guidance for responsible use of artificial intelligence

Recently the Defense Innovation Unit issued what it calls responsible AI guidelines.

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Wikipedia

Department of Health and Human Services building

HHS AI strategy hinges on culture shift, knowledge exchange

Artificial Intelligence

The toothlessness of the Hatch Act is on display again

Commentary

In this handout image from the U.S. Navy, sailors prepare a CARINA unmanned undersea drone off San Diego, California, April 19, 2021. The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet said Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran. (U.S. Navy/Lt. Cmdr. Tony Wright, via AP)

Conflict of interest claim follows Navy employee taking job with bidder

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In this April 7, 2021 photo, a senior receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, in Clarksdale, Miss. Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope will become an incentive to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease in facilities across the land.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

Federal Newscast

GAO

GAO worried foreign adversaries are getting their hands on NIH-funded discoveries

Agency Oversight

How the pandemic has affected the medical research agenda at Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits

Agency Oversight

On day 1, Biden issues mask mandate for federal employees, reinstates diversity training

Workforce

Trump frees former aides from ethics pledge, lobbying ban

Agency Oversight

Federal pay gap between men and women is narrowing, GAO reports

Federal Newscast

Agencies advised to approach AI from an open, collaborative mindset

The API case at VA illustrates how AI can make employees’ jobs easier, rather than render those employees obsolete – common fear of organizations and…

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a briefing on counternarcotics operations at U.S. Southern Command, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Defense Sec. bans photographs being used when considering promotions

In today’s Federal Newscast, Defense Secretary Mark Esper bans photographs from being used in the process to promote officers and enlisted service members.

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Former VA CHCO steered $5M training and development contract to friends, IG says

Veterans Affairs

The contract resulted in $5 million of waste, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general.