The legislation would rearrange and refocus the council in hopes of better defending against technological threats to the federal supply chain from adversaries.
Called the "Safe Innovation Framework for AI Policy," Schumer's plan outlines ways to "protect, expand, and harness AI’s potential” as Congress pursues legislation.
A notorious backlog would get some tech solutions, and the intelligence community would have more flexibility with its workforce under the House-passed intelligence authorization bill.
Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, want the Pentagon to "promote and maintain digital engineering as a core competency of the Armed Forces."
The intent is not only to help fill specific gaps in the workforce, but also to help agencies recruit and retain employees who otherwise might choose Silicon…