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Senate Panel Narrowly Clears Bedford for FAA Chief

3 days ago | meritalk.com | Weslan Hansen

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted today to approve the nomination of Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The nomination was approved by a 15-13 vote, and now heads to the full Senate for further consideration.
Congress Moves to Block CCP-Linked AI from U.S. Agencies

3 days ago | meritalk.com | Weslan Hansen

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill during a congressional hearing today that would prevent Federal agencies from buying or using artificial intelligence models created by companies with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other foreign adversaries.
Senate Bill Targets Deepfake Scams with new AI Task Force

4 days ago | meritalk.com | Weslan Hansen

A proposed task force on artificial intelligence led by Federal agency leaders would work to eliminate deep fake-powered identity theft and fraud under new legislation introduced in the Senate. The bipartisan, bicameral Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act introduced by Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, on June 18 is the Senate companion to a similar bill introduced in the House in February by Reps. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., and Mike Flood, R-Neb.
Judge Orders OPM to Disclose DOGE Access to Sensitive Federal Records

4 days ago | meritalk.com | Weslan Hansen

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must share records about its access to IT systems at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) according to an order issued by a Federal judge on Friday.
OSTP Unveils Agency Data, AI Guidelines for ‘Gold Standard Science’

5 days ago | meritalk.com | Weslan Hansen

Automation, public data repositories, standardized metadata forms, and interoperable data-sharing platforms are some of the major pushes being made in guidance for Federal agencies looking to apply the Trump administration’s “gold standard science” objectives, according to guidance issued today by the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP).
NIST Selects Shyam Sunder to Oversee Laboratories

5 days ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced late last week that S. Shyam Sunder is the agency’s new associate director for laboratory programs (ADLP), effective June 1. In this role, Sunder will oversee NIST’s laboratories, which provide vital research that underpin technology innovation in the United States.
Democrats Press Palantir on Alleged Data Surveillance Scheme

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Weslan Hansen

A bicameral group of Democrats is pressing Palantir on reported efforts to build a mega-database on Americans’ tax data and other information that the lawmakers warned would violate numerous Federal privacy statutes. In a June 17 letter led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep.
NIST Seeks Input on Newly Announced Chatbot

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Weslan Hansen

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants feedback on a newly developed chatbot for its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) to streamline the cybersecurity guidelines that it creates.
Sen. Gillibrand Grills Hegseth on DoD UAS Posture

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday to spell out the Pentagon’s investments in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and their countermeasures (C-UAS), citing escalating concerns about the threat such systems pose to U.S. forces and critical infrastructure. “UAS, as we’ve seen, [are] extremely powerful,” Sen. Gillibrand said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on June 18.
Army to Send Detailed Acquisition Transformation Plan to Congress Soon

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll told lawmakers on Wednesday that the U.S. Army will deliver a comprehensive briefing on its sweeping acquisition transformation effort before the end of the month, promising long-awaited details on how the service intends to reshape its future. “We’d be happy to come by any time, but I think very specifically you will have that detail within 10 days,” Driscoll told the committee on June 18.