Senators want TSA to scale back facial recognition at airports
The bipartisan Traveler Privacy Protection Act would give travelers at airports the option to not have their faces scanned by the technology.
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Quantum industry leaders voice support for NIST, other science agencies following Trump’s requested budget cuts
The support also comes as House lawmakers introduced a bill that would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to add a “sandbox” for the tech at NIST.
‘AI boom’ will make up for IRS workforce cuts, Treasury secretary says
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…
USAID wiping and disposing devices; Navy Secretary terminates IT contracts, grants amid DOGE drive
The agency’s IT desk said employees will not have to return the gear, which will be remotely wiped and marked “disposed.”
NSF director Panchanathan resigns; Bill to reauthorize TMF would extend program to 2032
Sethuraman Panchanathan has been at the science research agency since the first Trump administration.
The Department of Labor gets access to OpenAI tech; Top officials behind CISA’s ‘Secure by Design’ resign
The move makes Labor one of the latest agencies to gain access to generative AI tools from the maker of ChatGPT.
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Meet CODY, GSA’s new procurement automaton tool; Democrats question Secret Service’s anti-drone work at DC airport
Agency officials tell FedScoop that the CODY bot is now ready for use across the federal government.
GSA touts new procurement automation tool
Agency officials tell FedScoop that the CODY bot is now ready for use across the federal government.
Navigating the Trump administration as an inspector general
Former State Department IG Diana Shaw
DOGE gains access to immigration systems; Bill to codify AI research at NSF is rebooted
A memo from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services raises concerns about the extent to which the Elon Musk-led group could access personal information related to immigration.