National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

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Federal R&D investments serve as foundation for US becoming AI-ready

To prepare for the next era of great power competition, experts urge the federal government to increase its level of spending on basic R&D.

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Opportunity to reskill federal workforce for AI jobs ‘underutilized,’ panel warns Congress

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Congress’ newest subcommittee is focusing on cyber troops and JEDI

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Congress finishes up NDAA, Trump still threatening veto

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$4 million kickback scheme gets former defense contractor 42-month prison sentence

In today’s Federal Newscast: A former defense contractor is sentenced to prison for fraud and bribery. The Census Bureau’s IT infrastructure has performed…

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Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Leroy A. Petry, Medal of Honor Recipient, pose with service members after an Association of the United States Army breakfast for the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh regions in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2019. Troxell stressed the importance of a fit and lethal force to combat growing threats around the globe. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

Another major government conference gets cancelled due to coronavirus

In today’s Federal Newscast, COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of yet another government conference – this time, the largest in the country.

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Commission looks to AI reserve corps, service academy to fill federal workforce gaps

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence urges Congress and the president to stand up a Digital Service Academy and a reserve corps modeled after the National Guard to tap into private-sector expertise.

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