The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drafting a generative artificial intelligence guidance, as current government playbooks do not fully prescribe the specific steps each agency should take, a CDC official said. Speaking at AFCEA Bethesda’s Health IT Summit 2024, Travis Hoppe, CDC associate director for data science and analytics, disclosed that the agency […] Read more
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered tech companies to explain investments and partnerships related to generative artificial intelligence. The agency issued the compulsory orders to Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI and Microsoft. Information gathered during the inquiry will be used to inform decision-makers on the technology’s impact on the competitive landscape. Under Section 6(b) of the […] Read more
The Commerce Data Governance Board, under the Department of Commerce, has launched the Artificial Intelligence and Open Government Data Assets Working Group, an entity tasked with creating guidelines for publishing commerce data that can be used by generative AI technologies. The working group will investigate generative AI’s ability to advance the department’s goal to “expand […] Read more
The CIA’s chief artificial intelligence officer said generative AI should be a key part of the agency’s operations but not replace humans. According to Lakshmi Raman, the CIA needs to augment AI training across the entire workforce so they understand how the technology can help them. She also said that the agency will use generative […] Read more
The Department of Education is moving forward on investing in artificial intelligence, with vendor community engagement on enterprise generative AI among the department’s technology development efforts. An ED spokesperson confirmed to FedScoop the department’s conditional approval of public generative AI but added that the technology is not yet used within the agency. The recent public […] Read more
The National Science Foundation has issued a notice informing the research community of new generative artificial intelligence guidelines for reviewers and proposers to protect the integrity of proposals and their evaluation in the NSF merit review process. The new review procedure disallows NSF reviewers from uploading any proposal content, review records and related information to […] Read more
Venice Goodwine, the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer, has signed a new policy to enable safe testing of generative artificial intelligence within the service branch’s Office 365 environment. Speaking at a recent Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association event, she said airmen and U.S. Space Force guardians will undergo training to improve […] Read more
The Department of Homeland Security has released a document guiding its workforce on the proper use of commercial generative artificial intelligence solutions while it experiments with models that fit the agency’s needs. In an interview with FedScoop’s Daily Scoop Podcast, DHS Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen said the memo is based on the Biden-Harris AI […] Read more
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s deputy director said officials are using generative artificial intelligence to streamline internal operations and are looking at how to implement the technology across the health ecosystem. Speaking at an Association for Federal Information Resources Management webinar, Susan Monarez shared that generative AI helps officials process large volumes of […] Read more
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to use generative artificial intelligence to support cybersecurity-related data management. Speaking at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance event on Sept. 28, NGA Chief Information Officer Gary Buchanan, the large amounts of cyber data the agency receives is overwhelming employees, adding that the NGA’s Cybersecurity Operations Center receives up to […] Read more
