Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Dr. Katherine King from the Baylor College of Medicine received one of this year’s Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
August 15, 2019 -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is looking to use social media tools to monitor possible domestic threats.
August 02, 2019 -
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.
July 09, 2019 -
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.
July 08, 2019 -
The Trump administration's national research and development AI plan has set a goal to focus more on collaboration between government and private sector.
June 24, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two bills to protect federal employees' health insurance benefits during future government shutdowns advanced to the full House for a vote.
June 17, 2019 -
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.
June 14, 2019 -
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.
June 05, 2019 -
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.
May 31, 2019 -
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.
April 19, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Agriculture Department's Inspector General found the U.S. Forest Service is not quickly acting on sexual assault and harassment allegations.
February 19, 2019 -
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.
February 19, 2019 -
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday expanding his administration’s efforts to foster research and development of artificial intelligence tools.
February 11, 2019 -
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.
August 24, 2018 -
Danielle Metz of the Office of Science and Technology Policy joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio for an update.
June 01, 2018