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The Department of Energy's budget request includes AI projects, but the agency has terminated more than 20% of its workforce during the Trump administration. 🤔

How will the department support energy cybersecurity programs? 🔍

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January 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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What's next federal use case for AI? 🔎

According to Kenneth Dieffenbach, executive director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, helping identify potential waste fraud and abuse. 👀

Full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social's Matt Bracken 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/government-f...
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Congressional appropriators also directed OMB to produce guidance on AI-ready datasets at agencies and cloud infrastructure adoption. via @mattbracken.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7rG... | fedscoop.com/white-house-...
Executive branch budget pact includes IT investments, less for DOGE
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January 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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ServiceNow has patched a critical AI platform flaw that allowed user impersonation. 👀

Full scoop from @cyberscoop.bsky.social's @gregotto.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ cyberscoop.com/servicenow-f...
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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The Army is looking to asses AI's unpredictable behaviors and safeguard autonomous systems 👀

Learn more about this effort. 📹⬇️

Full scoop from @defensescoop.bsky.social's Drew F. Lawrence 📰 ➡️ defensescoop.com/2026/01/12/a...
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Despite former Mayor Adam's test with AI-powered gun-detection cameras ending with a high false positive rate, NYC transit released a renewed request for proposals for similar AI video analytics systems. 📹🔍

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January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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NIST has released a request for information seeking input for AI agents to establish guidance. 👀 🤖

Failure to establish proper safeguards could harm public safety leaving agent susceptible to hijacking, backdoor attacks, and more. 😬🚨

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January 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Many lawmakers and advocacy groups criticized President Donald Trump's executive order banning state AI laws as a threat to states' rights and a handout to Big Tech. 👀

Full scoop from @keelyquinlan.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/trump-state-...

#Trump #ExecutiveOrder #AI
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting states from enforcing AI laws 👀

State lawmakers, attorneys general and civil rights organizations are furious. Here's what's happening 📽️⬇️

Full scoop from @statescoop.bsky.social's @keelyquinlan.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/trump-state-...
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Federal agencies would be blocked from distributing AI-generated content without disclosures or review under a new bipartisan bill. 🏛️ 🤖

Full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social's Lindsey Wilkinson 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/bipartisan-h...

#Congress #AI #Regulation #GovTech
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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A new bipartisan bill seeks to overhaul hiring practices for artificial intelligence and other technical roles at federal agencies. 👀 💼

Full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social's Matt Bracken 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/ai-tech-tale...
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Three months after its launch, the General Services Administration’s USAi tool is not only being used for artificial intelligence testing in the federal government, but also for collaboration and development between agencies. 🤖 🤝

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December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The DOE is beginning to ramp up efforts tied to the Trump administration’s Genesis Mission while advancing complementary priorities, a top agency official told House Science, Space and Technology Committee members Wednesday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPjk... | fedscoop.com/doe-house-he...
Energy official emphasizes tempo, accountability in reaching key Genesis Mission goals
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December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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The nonprofit Center for Civic Futures announced its awarding 8 projects $8.5 million to accelerate the development of AI projects to improve public benefit programs over the next two years. 👀

Full scoop from @statescoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/center-civic...
December 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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As AI adoption continues to expand across the federal government, lawmakers are considering different avenues for agencies to best evaluate the technology’s effects on the workforce. 🤖

The AI Workforce Prepare Act seeks to do just that.

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December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Congress is currently considering two pieces of legislation that may diminish child online safety in parts of the country. 👀

Learn more from @statescoop.bsky.social's Sophia Fox-Sowell 📽️ ⬇️

Full story 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/child-online...
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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So far this year, 38 states have adopted or enacted AI laws this year. 👀

Congress is working now to pre-empt them despite similar efforts failing multiple times this year. 🏛️

Full scoop from @statescoop.bsky.social's @colinwood.me 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/congress-sta...
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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ICYMI: New York City just passed a comprehensive AI oversight package. 🤖

Full scoop from @statescoop.bsky.social's Sophia Fox-Sowell 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/ny-city-coun...

#NYC #Mamdani #AI #Regulation
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Despite failing to pass earlier this year in a 99-1 Senate vote and criticism from both sides of the aisle, House Republican lawmakers are seeking to put a moratorium on state AI laws in the National Defense Authorization Act. 👀

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November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Perplexity AI is offering its product to the federal government for just 25 cents per agency.

Perplexity joins Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta in offering AI services to the government at a fraction of the normal price.

@fedscoop.bsky.social 📰➡️ fedscoop.com/perplexity-f...
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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A Pittsburgh school district is deploying an AI-powered weapon detection system. 🛜

Privacy experts are warning against this solution given the history of similar technology to fail in critical moments and threaten children's privacy. 👀

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November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Excited to announce our CTO Stephen N Miller represented OCTO at @statescoop.bsky.social AITalks State & Local to share valuable insights on how we're leveraging AI within DC Government & its transformative impact on our city's future.

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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Amazon is the latest company to roll out AI bug bounty program, giving external researchers the ability to test their models for vulnerabilities. 👀 🪲

Full scoop from @cyberscoop.bsky.social 's @derekbjohnson.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ cyberscoop.com/amazon-bug-b...
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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NJ has expanded AI use, including:
🧒 Enrolling 100,000 children into free summer meals
💰 Scaling NJ AI Assistant saving the state millions
🤖 Testing a chatbot at 13 call centers, handling almost 10M calls/year

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November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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OPM says it will have a fully automated federal retirement process in six months "for sure." 👀

Learn more. 📹 ⬇️

Full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social's Madison Alder 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/opm-director...

#OPM #FederalGov #FederalWorkers #Retirement #AI
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM