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Air Force taps Salesforce’s Army contract for personnel modernization work
The enterprise license agreement is part of a $5.6 billion vehicle and will bring agentic artificial intelligence to workforce and logistics management.
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US tech official calls for ‘transformational’ use of AI in scientific discovery
Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein said deploying AI agents across workflows will enhance scientific efficiency, which is particularly critical “because that underpins every one of these technologies that we're looking to develop.”
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Pentagon will ‘never again’ rely on a single AI provider, official says
Defense Under Secretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said new agreements with Big Tech companies are a “counterstatement” to the ongoing Anthropic-Pentagon conflict as the agency prioritizes flexible contracts.
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NRC seeks research foundation for AI regulation in nuclear plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hire a contractor to help map out cybersecurity risks and identify gaps in existing guidance.
Opinion
The data accountability trap: Why federal AI success hinges on stewardship over software
Agencies won't unlock AI's potential until they treat their existing data as a strategic asset, not an administrative burden, writes Tyler Morris of Iron Mountain Government Solutions.
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Trump admin floats policy language limiting contractor say on agency uses of technology
Ongoing drafts of policy documents feature language that would limit the private sector’s ability to dictate how their artificial intelligence models are used in government missions, according to sources familiar with their development.
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Workday bets big on federal HR overhaul
Workday's federal chief Lynn Martin tells us that policy, technology and administration priorities are aligning at the right time for the human capital software company.
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Former head of ‘Pentagon’s think tank’ joins Anthropic
The strategy expert calls adaptation to AI a "civilizational" challenge.
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OpenAI announces availability across cloud providers
The artificial intelligence developer updated its terms and conditions with Microsoft, announcing that its suite of agentic capabilities would now be available via other cloud providers.
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CBP seeks AI solutions to keep pace with rising volumes of border scans
A new sources sought notice seeks artificial intelligence tools to help agents sift through tens of thousands of X-ray images at ports of entry.
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SOCOM adding AI, autonomy ‘at every level,’ commander says
Fast adoption illustrates smaller organizations’ ability to harness disruptive tech.
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Pentagon adds Google’s latest model to GenAI.mil as usage soars
Users have built more than 100,000 AI agents using the generative-AI platform, officials said.
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White House accuses China of ‘deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns’ to steal US AI models
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy told federal agencies that the Trump administration will be enhancing its engagement with the private sector to counter foreign-led distillation campaigns designed to undermine U.S. AI advances.
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Autonomous weapons will be ‘key and essential part’ of warfare, Joint Chiefs chair says
Chairman Dan Caine also said the U.S. needs to become a “better” buyer of advanced tools and tech for defense activities.
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VA seeks industry ideas for contact center tech upgrade
The agency is asking for artificial intelligence applications including conversational voice bots and chatbots with multilingual capabilities.
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GSA No. 2 talks ‘million hours challenge,’ scaling agency AI efforts
GSA Deputy Administrator Michael Lynch offered comprehensive look at the agency’s plans for key acquisition and shared services programs and new internal efforts aimed at automating work.
Opinion
AI and CMMC: A double-edge sword for defense contractors
Here’s how to get ahead of the problem and turn AI into a compliance asset, writes AJ Yawn, governance, risk and compliance expert.
Opinion
AI finds the bugs. Humans still have to fix everything else.
The Mythos experiment is real and impressive. But the threat actors who actually breach organizations aren't waiting on it, writes A. Stryker of Fable Security.
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World needs to ‘get ready’ for more powerful AI, Anthropic co-founder says
The company’s powerful Mythos, unveiled earlier this month, won’t be the only supercharged AI system to hit the market, Jack Clark said.
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