Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during a House subcommittee hearing on the department’s budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Leveraging computing power at DOE national labs and increasing nuclear and coal capacity to power data centers is part of Chris Wright’s vision for leading on AI.
Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., speaks at the rally at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fair Share America)
DOE’s national labs play a big role in the TEST AI Act, which would establish a testbed pilot to develop and refine measurement standards used to assess…
Paul Drutz-Hannahs spoke about exploring AI use in the federal judiciary at FedScoop’s AI & Tech for Government: Innovation In Action event May 1, 2025. (Isaac Latimer/EPNAC)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Scott Bessent told House lawmakers that better IT and artificial intelligence will “enhance collections” at the tax agency, which has shed 11% of its workforce during this…
The fiscal 2026 budget proposal calls for a $2.17 billion jump in funding for the VA’s troubled EHRM, and promises more DOGE involvement in agency IT systems.
Rodney Scott, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News)