Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states(nextgov.com)

281 points by jhatax 11 months ago | 156 comments

US intelligence community is embracing generative AI(nextgov.com)

40 points by belter 2 years ago | 32 comments

US House of Representatives adopts baseline policy for AI use(nextgov.com)

16 points by WaitWaitWha 2 years ago | 5 comments

White House unveils Cyber Trust Mark program for consumer devices(nextgov.com)

142 points by WaitWaitWha 1 year ago | 113 comments

Leaked VA memo calls for up to 83,000 layoffs to reduce workforce to 2019 levels(govexec.com)

42 points by araes 1 year ago | 35 comments

Federal whistleblowers are entitled to damages of missed future pay, court rules(govexec.com)

194 points by WaitWaitWha 2 years ago | 28 comments

DeepSeek banned from U.S. federal civilian agencies under new DHS order(reuters.com)

547 points by cmrdporcupine 7 days ago | 496 comments

Reuters news article about a DHS order banning the Chinese AI DeepSeek from U.S. federal civilian agency IT systems; the capture shows only a device verification screen.

Data sleuths who spotted research misconduct cleared of defamation(arstechnica.com)

523 points by dangle1 2 years ago | 99 comments

Ars Technica article reporting a court dismissed defamation claims against researchers who identified manipulated data, while Harvard still faces trial over its investigation.

Injunction issued in case about social media pressure from US Government(arstechnica.com)

360 points by cm_silva 3 years ago | 625 comments

Ars Technica article on a federal judge's preliminary injunction finding the White House pressured social networks to suppress speech, in a suit by Missouri and Louisiana.

Claude Cowork exfiltrates files(promptarmor.com)

827 points by takira 9 months ago | 366 comments

PromptArmor threat intelligence report showing Claude Cowork is vulnerable to file exfiltration via indirect prompt injection due to code execution isolation flaws.

PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program(pyfound.blogspot.com)

634 points by lumpa 1 year ago | 611 comments

Python Software Foundation blog post explaining why it withdrew a $1.5M proposal to the US NSF Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems grant program.

Free IRS-run tax filing pilot to be available in 13 states(irs.gov)

823 points by dwynings 3 years ago | 298 comments

IRS news release announcing the Direct File pilot, a free IRS-run tax filing option projected for eligible taxpayers in 13 states for the 2024 season.