Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Archives

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., arrives for a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on July 18, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Bipartisan bill to boost oversight of agency digital services clears Senate panel

The Government Service Delivery Improvement Act from Rep. Ro Khanna and three Republican colleagues is now teed up for a vote before the full Senate.

Sep 18, 2024 By Matt Bracken

An information screen informs travelers that train information is not running due to the global technical outage at Canal Street subway station on July 19, 2024 in New York City. Businesses and transport worldwide were affected by a global technology outage that was attributed to a software update issued by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm whose software is used by many industries around the world. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

House Homeland Security aims for CrowdStrike hearing in September

Lawmakers on the committee want the company's CEO to testify about the outage that impacted businesses and government operations around the world.

Jul 25, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

From left, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler participate in a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the U.S. Treasury on July 28, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Financial regulators have ‘insufficiently’ addressed hedge funds’ use of AI, report says

SEC and CFTC oversight of how investment vehicles use AI to inform trading decisions is lacking and poses risks to market stability, a report from the majority…

Jun 14, 2024 By Matt Bracken

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 21, 2022: Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) listens as Transportation Security Administrator David Pekoske speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

Bipartisan Senate bill would establish federal AI acquisition guardrails

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.

Jun 12, 2024 By Madison Alder

Former OSTP deputy CTO Jennifer Pahlka speaks onstage at WIRED25 Summit on Oct. 15, 2018, in San Francisco. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for WIRED25)

Ex-White House official says Congress, federal agencies should do more for AI talent search

The government needs to “pair mandates with enablement” to ensure that it can hire critical AI talent and upskill existing federal employees, former OSTP deputy CTO tells…

Jan 10, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21: Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) speaks to Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) at a hearing to discuss security threats 20 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the U.S. Capitol on September 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash – Pool/Getty Images)

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to improve federal agencies’ customer service

The Improving Government Services Act pushes federal agencies to develop plans to implement private-sector customer experience best practices into public programs.

Oct 19, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol Dome is seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) prepares to speak during a press conference on September 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi, along with other lawmakers, is celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the steps it takes to lower healthcare costs. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Congress advances SAMOSA bill to overhaul federal software purchasing

The House is now scheduled to debate the bill that has attracted support and criticism from tech companies.

Jul 12, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

Bill to overhaul agencies’ software purchasing progresses in Senate

The SAMOSA Act will now move forward to be debated by lawmakers on the floor of the upper chamber.

May 17, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 07: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) speaks at a press conference alongside U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) about the Senate Democrats expanded majority for the next 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senators reintroduce bipartisan bill to push for open source software security within federal gov

The bill was previously proposed in response to the Log4j vulnerability that affected millions of IT systems around the world.

Mar 27, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 11: Chairman Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) (R) speaks with Ranking Member Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images)

Bill to consolidate federal agency software contracts expected to progress in Senate

If enacted, SAMOSAA would compel federal agencies to purchase unlimited software contracts and require greater product interoperability among Big Tech companies providing services to government.

Sep 27, 2022 By Nihal Krishan