The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Elon Musk Urges AI Pause; Biden Admin Debuts New Emerging Tech Policies; and IRS Expanding Use of Login.gov

Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.

Elon Musk and Others Urge AI Pause, Citing 'Risks to Society'

Elon Musk and a group of AI experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4.  Be sure to check out Makpar’s candid take on Chat GPT in this podcast interview.  

Biden Admin Debuts New Emerging Tech Policies at Summit for Democracy

The Biden administration rolled out new emerging tech policies that “ensure that technologies work for, not against, democratic principles, institutions, and societies.”

Internal Revenue Service Working to Expand Use of Login.gov

The Internal Revenue Service is working to expand its use of Login.gov to help taxpayers validate identities when using services on IRS.gov.

Report: These 9 Trends Are Reshaping Government in 2023

With the federal government still readjusting to work, service delivery and executing missions following the pandemic, a new report from Deloitte highlights nine trends reshaping government.

‘New Threats' to National Security Are Created by Emerging Tech, DHS Chief Says

Emerging technologies play a role in both exacerbating and alleviating threats to U.S. security, according to Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who spoke at a Senate Committee hearing last week.

New Cyber Reports Will Show the Value of CISA Budget Investments, Director Says

Cyber incident reporting requirements currently being drafted in collaboration with the private sector will help CISA to gain a better understand the successful of its threat mitigation efforts, according to the head of the agency. 

USAID Shifting Modernization Focus from Remote to Hybrid

The United States Agency for International Development, like many other agencies, is focused on its modernization efforts for employees to have the best experience in the hybrid environment and the workforce.

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