White House AI action plan charts high-stakes path to global dominance
The White House’s new blueprint for AI, Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan, represents a sweeping attempt to…
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US lawmakers demand FBI reconsider certifying biometric scanners from China
In a sharply worded bipartisan July 15 letter, Representatives John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi — Chairman and Ranking Member of…
TSA seeks private sector partners to transform airport screening
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from private-sector entities capable of delivering fully…
Pentagon invests $1 billion in commercial AI for national security missions
In one of the most sweeping AI investments in U.S. defense history, the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Chief Digital and…
ICE’s facial recognition app raises alarms over expansion of domestic surveillance
In early 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly expanded its biometric surveillance footprint with the deployment of a powerful…
States push ahead on AI regulation as Congress falters
This month, the U.S. Senate voted to strike down a controversial provision in President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package…
Congress charts diverging paths on AI in FY 2026 defense bills
As the Pentagon races to integrate AI across all operations of each of the services, Congress is laying down distinct,…
Login.gov to accept passports soon, mDLs by next March
The U.S. federal government plans to accept mobile driver’s licenses for online access to government services by March of 2026,…
Cybersecurity failures leave US Social Security data at risk
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a public rebuke of the Social Security Administration (SSA) for failing to resolve…
Will Congress reaffirm US cyber threat sharing framework before it’s too late?
As the September 30 expiration date for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) rapidly approaches, Congress faces…
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