The Office of Management and Budget memo is the latest action by the Biden administration seeking to effectuate responsible artificial intelligence use in the federal government.

OMB in March issued a request for information on responsible AI procurement "to inform future OMB action to govern AI use under Federal contracts."

The large governmentwide acquisition vehicles were again extended while CIO-SP4 challenges continue.

The agency said the committee will focus on both utilizing and protecting against emerging, disruptive technologies for federal acquisition.

The legislation aims to stop government use of products purchased from “grey-market sellers” in an effort to improve cybersecurity.

A new bill from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich. and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., would require agencies to assess the risks of AI before acquiring it.

OMB, which houses the procurement policy office, called the circular aimed at improving agency access to governmentwide acquisition data “a paradigm shift.”

The agency's generative AI and specialized computing infrastructure acquisition guide fulfills a requirement in the October AI executive order.

Robin Carnahan said the agency has 150 AI pilots and is zeroed in on purchasing “best-in-class AI technologies.”

Sonny Hashmi, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, sat down with FedScoop to discuss how the government can approach AI acquisition in light of Biden’s executive order.