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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Arati Prabhakar (R), the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy speaks during a meeting on Artificial Intelligence in her ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Harris hosted the meeting to discuss AI with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Lack of federal R&D support challenges AI innovation, White House official warns

OSTP’s Arati Prabhakar said funding for national labs and other federal institutions needs to be better for the government to meet its AI goals.

60 mins ago By Caroline Nihill Rebecca Heilweil

For GSA, a new step to secure the software acquisition process begins

This week marks the beginning of the agency’s collection of self-attestation forms from software providers and offerers.

2 days ago By Caroline Nihill

The Daily Scoop Podcast

An interview with Charles Worthington, VA’s CTO and CAIO

The Department of Veterans Affairs, like many federal agencies, is facing a tightening budget landscape. Because of that, resources to support modernization and emerging tech adoption can…

2 days ago By FedScoop Staff

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VA software license assessments called out in GAO recommendations

The agency should compare software inventories with known purchases to reduce costs, per a watchdog report that also highlighted issues with EHR modernization.

3 days ago By Caroline Nihill

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Pentagon CIO John Sherman is leaving government

Today on The Daily Scoop Podcast… from The Scoop News Group.Pentagon CIO John Sherman is leaving government And, Microsoft rolls back a highly criticized AI security tool.…

3 days ago By FedScoop Staff

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Labor Department has ‘a leg up’ on artificial intelligence, new CAIO says

Though the agency isn’t pursuing a “big-bang approach” when it comes to AI, Mangala Kuppa says DOL is poised to scale those systems quickly.

6 days ago By Caroline Nihill

The Daily Scoop Podcast

IRS’s Direct File is on the chopping block in a 2025 appropriations bill

6 days ago By FedScoop Staff

The Daily Scoop Podcast

House Republicans want to slash funds for election security

Jun 6, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

The Daily Scoop Podcast

How the VA is wrestling with digital transformation amid an austere budget environment

Jun 5, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

The Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

VA’s technical infrastructure is ‘on pretty good footing,’ CAIO and CTO says

In an interview with FedScoop, Charles Worthington discusses the agency’s AI and modernization efforts amid scrutiny from lawmakers and the threat of budget cuts.

Jun 4, 2024 By Caroline Nihill