Senators' AI, cloud computing bill

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to promote competition in DOD cloud and AI procurement

A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to curb market concentration in Defense Department contracting for artificial intelligence and cloud capabilities and protect government data. The move comes as the Pentagon is pumping billions of dollars into cloud and AI programs with plans to spend more in the coming years to boost its digital modernization and give new tools to warfighters and back-office workers. The Prot…

Senators' AI, cloud computing bill

Thursday, May 15, 2025On May 15, 2025 Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral "Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act" to ensure the Defense Department’s contracting for artificial intelligence and cloud computing tools prioritizes resiliency and competition. Featured: Related Documents Tags: Artificial Intelligence

This Week in Government Tech Media – May 16, 2025 - W2 Communications

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a constant theme running through many of these weekly posts, even before the change in administrations and the deluge of executive orders and regulations focused on the technology. That continued this week, when news related to AI broke at all levels of government. In a somewhat new wrinkle, there was also a variety of coverage related to government healthcare tech. Find the details and links below: AI Marc…

Senators Revive Bill to Break Big Tech’s Grip on Pentagon Cloud Deals

The bipartisan Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act aims to increase competition for billions of dollars worth of AI and cloud contracts.

Friday, May 16, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines – johncombest.com

Fox News: Should judges be allowed to issue injunctions against presidents? Eric Schmitt weighs in Bloomberg: Schmitt’s “Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act” designed to break Big Tech’s grip on Pentagon deals (avoid Bloomberg paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here) KMOV: Creating a defense tech hub in St. Louis; comments from Sen. Eric Schmitt, Wesley Bell States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: U.S. House GOP b…