IT policy Archives

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Sen. Schumer’s first AI insight forum focuses on 2024 election, federal regulators

More than 65 senators and top tech CEOs debated openness and transparency for AI systems at the first meeting, among other key issues.

Breaking Sep 15, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Colin Kahl participates in a panel discussion about Iran’s nuclear program sponsored by The National Iranian American Council in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DOD policy nominee wants more ‘resilient’ networks

Colin Kahl faced several questions on DOD cyber policy and network vulnerabilities, pushing for a greater focus on "resiliency" to deter future attacks.

Mar 4, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Suzette Kent speaks April 5, 2018, in Washington, D.C., at the IT Modernization Summit presented by FedScoop. (FedScoop)

Tech policy reviews will start in September, Suzette Kent says

“We have to be iterative in the technology work that we do and we have to be iterative in the policies that support those,” the federal CIO…

Aug 28, 2018 By Carten Cordell

Industry questions authorization, open data changes to OMB tech policy memo A-130

The division between the privacy and security approval process for federal IT projects and various rules tied to open data in the revisions to the White House’s…

Dec 7, 2015

Current, former feds spot gaps in A-130 revision

The revisions made to the Office of Management and Budget’s A-130 Circular have left some federal technology experts scratching their heads, wondering why it tries to be…

Oct 23, 2015

5 IT legislative initiatives that went nowhere before recess

Congress started a five-week recess Aug. 1 and left several IT bills on the table. Here are the five major IT initiatives lawmakers failed to act upon before skipping town. The Federal…

Aug 4, 2014