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Alexandra Kelley
Staff Correspondent
Alexandra Kelley reports on emerging technology for Nextgov. Her most recent post was covering breaking news for The Hill where she focused on a variety of quantitative subjects, including Big Tech and the economy, in addition to covering the coronavirus pandemic since late 2019. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2017.
Alexandra Kelley reports on emerging technology for Nextgov. Her most recent post was covering breaking news for The Hill where she focused on a variety of quantitative subjects, including Big Tech and the economy, in addition to covering the coronavirus pandemic since late 2019. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2017.
Tech
DIA's New China Mission Group Will Track the Threat Posed by AI Development
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s China Mission Group will be monitoring the country’s use of AI software and other technologies in a national security context.
- Alexandra Kelley
Workforce
National Science Foundation Spearheads New Funding to Improve Diversity in AI Workforce
In collaboration with six other federal groups, the NSF will focus on expanding minority-serving university offerings in artificial intelligence and machine learning education.
- Alexandra Kelley
Tech
Electric Vehicles and Building Emissions Are Among Biden’s Sustainable Energy Priorities
Public and private sector leaders discussed the first steps to overhauling the nation’s infrastructure in pursuit of a sustainable future.
- Alexandra Kelley
Tech
New ‘More Flexible’ TSA Screening Systems Debut in Las Vegas
A collaboration between the TSA and Homeland’s Science & Technology Directorate yields compact baggage screening.
- Alexandra Kelley
Tech
Paper-Based Government Forms Cost Federal Agencies $37.8 Billion
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce underscored the environmental and consumer need for a digital government services modernization.
- Alexandra Kelley
Tech
A Report Finds That Identity Fraud Is Up 167% In USPS Change Of Address Requests
The USPS Office of the Inspector General recommends stricter identity verification controls online, while management disagrees.
- Alexandra Kelley
Tech
VA Begins Deploying Its New Electronic Healthcare System In Washington
After years of bureaucratic backlog, the VA is working to stand up the EHR system in two hospital clinics by the end of April.
- Alexandra Kelley
Tech
Native American Health Agencies Struggled to Access Federal Data Amid Pandemic
A new report outlines the steps health agencies, including the CDC and IHS, need to improve tribal epidemiological centers’ access to public health data.
- Alexandra Kelley
Oversight
Lawmakers Call for Free Access to Publicly Funded Scientific Research
Two senators asked the Office of Science and Technology Policy to help make federally-funded research free.
- Alexandra Kelley