A Pentagon memo directs up to $244 million for Palantir and calls for additional funding through 2028, raising transparency and competition concerns.
The agencies that build verification into their AI architecture now will be best positioned to bring the most capable AI systems to the missions that matter.
Without defined ownership and oversight processes for AI tools themselves, governance gaps compound the security gaps.
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Experts say the incident highlights potential gaps in government and industry vetting processes, especially for jobs like IT support work.
The union said its spending proposal would put resources toward hiring 20,000 more SSA employees, “to begin to dig us out of the backlogs and service delays.”
The judge’s decision came after VA officials reportedly informed AFGE of their intention to re-terminate the collective bargaining agreement on Aug. 8.
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