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The administration says more than 200 organizations now participate in a voluntary framework intended to keep data-center infrastructure costs off ordinary electric bills.
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The 40-to-45-member advisory committee will continue examining technology in derivatives markets; the agency estimates $83,581.88 in annual support costs and does not pay outside members.
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The federal effort is intended to use artificial intelligence in transportation design, maintenance and network operations, but the announcement sets goals rather than project budgets.
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GAO reviewed 13 acquisitions and found that Defense, DHS, GSA and Veterans Affairs did not systematically collect lessons that could improve future contract terms, testing and pricing.
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GAO says clinician use climbed from 21% to 28% in two years, while privacy, billing and health-spending effects remain unsettled.
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The audit covers 467 proposed and final regulations and finds no policy for mass AI-assisted submissions, limited virtual hearings and gaps in documenting public input.
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The method asks analysts to assess science and technology, human capital, governance and the economy before ranking the United States against peers.
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VA is exploring AI for claims processing after a long-running system modernization lacked response-time and user-satisfaction goals, the congressional watchdog says.
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The agency says the initiative will pair decades of space and Earth data with Department of Energy computing to accelerate engineering and scientific discovery.
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RGTM 10279 gives laboratories the same five blind samples to scan, classify and compare—an effort to make AI-assisted textile sorting measurable across facilities.
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The 60-day inquiry seeks evidence on automation, human review, auditability and safeguards for the federal vulnerability database.
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Teams in Texas and Wisconsin will build national user facilities for autonomous alloy and extreme-environment materials research.
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Six named projects will connect repositories, computing and AI resources, while additional planning grants prepare future national infrastructure proposals.
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The projects join AI and cybersecurity coursework with labs, internships and government-service commitments.
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Up to 10 state or multistate consortia will pool computing resources and train staff and faculty to widen access to AI-enabled research.