All posts tagged "national security"
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US federal government launches action plan to ‘win AI race’The US federal government has published its artificial intelligence action plan, building on an executive order signed by president Donald Trump in January to drive AI innovation across the country.
- Posted July 30, 2025
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Canada to hit defence spending target ‘half a decade ahead of schedule’, PM saysCanada has set out plans to increase defence spending quicker than expected, with prime minister Mark Carney outlining plans to upgrade what he called the country’s aged military equipment and
- Posted June 12, 2025
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UK government defence review pledges to ‘accelerate innovation to a wartime pace’The UK will move its armed forces onto a warfighting readiness and accelerate innovation as the government sets out plans to boost national security. Setting out a Strategic Defence Review
- Posted June 2, 2025
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Trump administration sets guardrails for AI use and acquisition within government agenciesUS federal agencies received two memos on 3 April from the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) containing guidelines on how to use and procure artificial intelligence in government.
- Posted April 10, 2025
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White House directs agencies to harness AI for national securityThe White House has published a memo urging US intelligence agencies to harness the power of artificial intelligence while managing its risks. The memo is the federal government’s first to
- Posted October 30, 2024
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Climate emergencies threaten our collective security, but governments are flying blind into the stormYou probably missed it, but a few months ago a report was published that inspected how the UK government prepared for major emergencies. What it found has profound implications for
- Posted October 23, 2024
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Russia’s elections toolkit: dollars, disruption and disinformationHack and leak, astroturfing, perception hacking, reputation laundering: Russia has devised an armoury of new techniques to weaken and distract its opponents. In this second part of our investigation into
- Posted January 21, 2024
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Agencies ‘don’t have the tools’ to head off ChatGPT threat to national security, warns Pentagon’s AI chiefThe US Department of Defense’s chief digital and AI officer Craig Martell said he is “scared to death” of the potential for generative artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT to deceive
- Posted May 11, 2023
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Canadian national security forces urged to mend race relations ‘marred by suspicion’Canada’s security and intelligence agencies must develop more transparent relationships with ‘racialised’ groups to counter growing mistrust, a report by Canada’s National Security Transparency Advisory Group (NS-TAG) has said. The
- Posted June 7, 2022
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US agencies fall short on cyber risk management, GAO report findsSeveral US federal agencies tasked with measuring and assessing cybersecurity standards have neglected duties in this area, a report recently published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. The report
- Posted February 20, 2022
