Office of Science and Technology Policy

In today’s Federal Newscast, House Homeland Security Committee chairman Bennie Thompson wants the IG to find out if CBP leadership knew about a secret Facebook group.

Stakeholders weighing in on rollout of the data strategy said building a workforce that can keep pace with the scope of the problem and the rate of change in technology stands out as one of the most daunting challenges.

The Trump administration’s national research and development AI plan has set a goal to focus more on collaboration between government and private sector.

Science-focused agencies have turned to citizen scientists to fill gaps in their data, or have urged members of the industry to develop innovative ideas to problems through government-funded prize challenges. 

Seli Agbolosu-Amison, Cybersecurity Data Scientist at NetCentrics, says the quantum cryptography may very well emerge as a turning point in the history of cybersecurity.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has just over two months to submit a plan for artificial intelligence technical standards, and a lot needs to be considered.

A top White House official on artificial intelligence, following an executive order prioritizing artificial intelligence research in government, said the administration will soon release a new AI roadmap and guidance for agencies to follow.

Kelvin Droegemeier, the new head of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, says the United States lacks answers to basic questions about the current state of AI research.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday expanding his administration’s efforts to foster research and development of artificial intelligence tools.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Senate passed a bill funding the Defense Department until the end of September 2019, giving it a total of $675 billion for next year.