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Madison Alder

Washington, D.C.

Tech Reporter at FedScoop

Seattle native. Coffee addict. Dad joke enthusiast. Tech reporter @FedScoop. Previously @blaw. DM for email/signal. RT≠agreement. (she/her)

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  • NSF seeks input on focus areas for its Technology, Innovation and Partnerships directorate

    1 week ago | fedscoop.com | Madison Alder

    The National Science Foundation is looking for public feedback on potential updates to the focus areas for its component aimed at accelerating the development of breakthrough technologies. According to a request for information set to be officially published Friday, NSF is looking for input that will inform its assessment of the 10 current focus areas for its Technology, Innovation and Partnerships directorate, or TIP directorate.

  • Watchdog: Bureau of Industry and Security needs better cyberattack response

    1 week ago | fedscoop.com | Madison Alder

    An internal Department of Commerce watchdog found that the bureau that’s focused on safeguarding national security via export controls lacks the capabilities to detect and respond to cyberthreats effectively.

  • Interior exploring AI use to address probate backlog in tribal communities

    2 weeks ago | fedscoop.com | Madison Alder

    The Department of the Interior is evaluating the use of artificial intelligence as a potential tool to alleviate the backlog of probate cases it manages in tribal communities, per comments from Secretary Doug Burgum and an agency spokesperson. “AI technology is being explored to further streamline the probate workflow especially in the realm of data entry and the ability to search multiple databases to find individuals. This is an ongoing internal process,” J.

  • Claude, Llama can now be used with highly sensitive data in Amazon’s government cloud

    2 weeks ago | fedscoop.com | Madison Alder

    Amazon has received federal authorizations that allow Anthropic’s Claude and Meta’s Llama AI models to be used within high-sensitivity government computing environments, the company’s cloud computing division announced Wednesday.

  • Federal judge grants preliminary injunction in challenge to DOGE record access at OPM

    2 weeks ago | fedscoop.com | Madison Alder

    U.S. officials violated federal privacy law and flouted cybersecurity protocol in sharing Office of Personnel Management records with DOGE affiliates, a federal district court judge in New York ruled Monday, granting a request for a preliminary injunction against the administration.

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Madison Alder
Madison Alder @madialder
2 Jun 25

RT @fedscoop: Customs and Border Protection taps ‘chatCBP’ to assist workforce https://t.co/lEkOnhLsRv via @madialder

Madison Alder
Madison Alder @madialder
29 Jan 25

RT @fedscoop: White House rescinds memo pausing federal assistance https://t.co/Gr193Ap7UA via @madialder

Madison Alder
Madison Alder @madialder
18 Dec 24

NEW: The White House discloses more than 1,700 federal AI use cases were reported in 2024, more than doubling the number from last year. https://t.co/AVXpFAzAEm