No matter how quickly technology has changed over the past few decades, nothing matches the speed with which AI has begun to transform how agencies operate. In response to the changing landscape, in October 2023, the Biden administration released two frameworks, the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence and the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Blueprint for an AI Bill...

The Biden administration is setting goals for agencies to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all federal operations by 2050, including a 65% reduction by 2030. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act gave agencies billions of dollars to advance those goals. Projects include decarbonization of federal buildings, fleets and the federal supply chain. Agencies also have seven goals to work toward including r...