Category: Tech

June 7, 2023

The vast majority of applications developed by public sector organizations over the last year suffered from at least one security flaw, according to a new report that analyzed 750,000 applications developed by the public and private sectors. Software security firm […]

June 5, 2023

Ever since generative AI exploded into public consciousness with the launch of ChatGPT at the end of last year, calls to regulate the technology to stop it from causing undue harm have risen to fever pitch around the world. The […]

May 23, 2023

Days after TikTok users sued to block Montana’s TikTok ban, TikTok has followed through on its promise to fight the ban and filed its own lawsuit in a United States district court in Montana. “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok […]

May 22, 2023

Members of the EU Parliament have agreed on a first draft for regulating the use of AI. The AI ​​Act is now taking the next procedural step to be negotiated and worked out with individual member states. In the end, […]

May 18, 2023

A Government Accountability Office report examining the implementation of cloud security practices at four department-level agencies found that none of them have fully applied those practices to date. The report, released on Thursday, describes the efforts at the departments of […]

May 17, 2023

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in the US Senate today about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence technology made by his company and others, and urged lawmakers to impose licensing requirements and other regulations on organizations that make advanced AI […]

May 16, 2023

The IRS announced plans on Tuesday to test a free, government-owned online system for taxpayers to file tax returns directly with the government. The news coincided with the public release of a congressionally-mandated report on the viability of a free […]

May 10, 2023

The top lawyer for OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, argued that the best way to regulate artificial intelligence is not to start with government mandated rules and regulations but to allow the companies themselves to set standards that ensure […]

May 8, 2023

Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done. Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be […]

May 3, 2023

A Marine veteran lawmaker says the U.S. should be pushing for a new international agreement to govern the use of artificial intelligence on the battlefield and believes it’s a “strategic mistake” the Pentagon hasn’t started this important task. Rep. Seth […]

May 2, 2023

Colorado yesterday eliminated an 18-year-old state law that made it harder for cities and towns to offer broadband Internet service. The 2005 law required local governments to hold an election before offering cable television or telecommunications service, a process that […]

April 28, 2023

Congress has undertaken a flurry of new activity targeting artificial intelligence technologies in recent weeks, following the rapid advancement and ambiguous implications of AI systems. Lawmakers from both chambers—namely Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Don Beyer, […]

April 26, 2023

Officials in Colorado said they’ve been aggressively collecting challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s nationwide broadband map ahead of the June 30 deadline for the U.S. Commerce Department to award $42.5 billion in high-speed internet grants. By submitting enough corrections […]

April 25, 2023

The EU Commission has announced 19 large online platforms and search engines that will face new content moderation rules under the Digital Services Act. The legislation, passed last year, introduced a specific regime for Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and […]

April 20, 2023

Cybersecurity and technology experts warned lawmakers Wednesday that recent artificial intelligence and machine learning advancements have outpaced current policies within the federal government, necessitating new regulations and standards to help grapple with the rapid development of emerging technologies. And while […]

April 19, 2023

A survey published Wednesday shows that while more than half of Americans prefer to interact with their federal, state and local agencies over the internet, actual use of digital government services hovers around one-quarter. The survey, conducted by the tech […]

April 14, 2023

The Biden administration is pursuing regulations for artificial intelligence systems that would require government audits to ensure they produce trustworthy outputs, which could include assessments of whether AI is promoting “misinformation” and “disinformation.” Alan Davidson, assistant secretary of communications and […]

April 11, 2023

On January 6, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to update its data breach reporting rules for telecommunications carriers. “The law requires carriers to protect sensitive consumer information but, given the increase […]

April 5, 2023

President Joe Biden said Tuesday it remains to be seen if artificial intelligence is dangerous, but that he believes technology companies must ensure their products are safe before releasing them to the public. Biden met with his council of advisers […]

April 4, 2023

While digital services have become the bread and butter of most state and local IT departments over the last few years, accessibility often seems like an afterthought. For the able-bodied, the digitization of these government benefits and services can make […]