artificial intelligence

Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk'

The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments.

DHS exploring new biosurveillance capabilities as biological threats evolve, officials say

DHS Science and Technology Directorate officials said emerging technologies are forcing the agency to rethink how it detects biological agents.

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How agentic systems are reshaping government contracting

Treat autonomy as a dial, not a switch: start narrow, log everything and let AI agents earn trust overtime, writes Atul Arya, founder and CEO of Blackstraw AI.

Tech bills of the week: Monitoring AI’s use under Section 702; Preventing abuse of Flock plate readers; and more

Lawmakers introduced several measures this week looking to rein in some of the potential abuses and dangers of using AI, as well as a proposal that looks to leverage AI for pediatric cancer research and treatment.

Anthropic extends $1 per user OneGov deal by a month

The OneGov extension means discounted access to Google Gemini is the only deal under the program currently set to expire at the end of this month.

House Democrats call to cancel upcoming recess for time to legislate on AI

Four lawmakers stressed the need for more working days and bipartisan teamwork to respond to the national calls for strong artificial intelligence protections.

A subset of the tech talent supply crunch to watch out for

Forward-deployed engineers are the ones who consistently translate artificial intelligence deployments into documented results and not enough of them are senior enough, a new study says.

Evaluating contract bids with AI? Prepare to be challenged.

A $450M bid protest over an alleged AI hallucination is a preview of what's coming for every agency using AI in source selection, writes David Smalley with defense AI firm Seekr.

Judge rules Anthropic supply chain risk designation was ‘illegal and baseless’

A Northern California judge found that the AI company’s products did not represent a meaningful threat to national security, making the Pentagon’s designation “unlawful retaliation.”

How a continuous learning cycle will redefine national advantage

Artificial intelligence is accelerating engineering, but America’s long-term advantage will depend on how effectively government and industry connect digital innovation, physical testing and engineering expertise into a continuous learning cycle. writes Artie Mabbett, CEO of North Wind.

AI tokens are a consumable. The Pentagon should manage them like one.

The Pentagon must build an allocation structure to precede its purchases of artificial intelligence tokens, writes John Mark Suhy, chief technology officer at Greystones Group.

What Trump’s tech strategy means for the military, deterring China, and the future of AI

The strategy includes key provisions to encourage innovation—but also has a glaring omission.

How contractors can keep AI missions on track despite supply chain volatility

Contractors play a critical role in helping agencies apply artificial intelligence as concerns grow about the data infrastructure underlying it all, writes Katherine Hennessey of Everpure.

OneGov savings balloon to over $1.6B as agencies weigh future of AI in contracting

The General Services Administration has already agreed to extend some OneGov deals and is working on brokering new ones, according to an official.

Agentic development will expose GovCon's old business model

Matt Jones, CEO at Sigma Defense, explains how a pickleball app epiphany showed him why contractors billing for hours — not outcomes — will not survive what is coming.

As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures

Lawmakers are blasting administration's "ad-hoc" artificial intelligence strategy as tech giants pitch ideas to keep federal contracts flowing.

Palantir calls on GSA to withdraw draft AI acquisition rule

The stance is more aggressive than that of many groups representing contractors, who told GSA to revise, rather than withdraw, the proposed large language model acquisition rule.