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House Republicans are gearing up to examine a decision made by President Biden regarding the use of project labor agreements. These agreements, known as PLAs, are agreements made between unions and construction contractors before hiring to establish employment terms. Critics argue that this move deviates significantly from the usual competitive contracting procedures.
When the congressional session resumes in the House next week, Rep. Nancy Mace plans to put forth a new proposal that would invest millions in the Army to set up a first-of-its-kind Quantum Computing Center of Excellence to aid the military, a senior official on the lawmaker’s team told DefenseScoop on Friday.
- Rep. Nancy Mace will propose to establish a Quantum Computing Center of Excellence for the Army.
- Mace is proposing an amendment to the defense appropriations bill seeks that would boost the Army’s research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) account by $20 million.
- The funding increase is specifically intended to create a new Department of Defense Quantum Computing Center of Excellence.
When the congressional session resumes, Rep.
A House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee is aiming to give a star-studded boost to the conversation surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes, extending an invitation to actor Scarlett Johansson to testify at an upcoming hearing.
The “Black Widow” star has been invited to testify at a House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation hearing on July 9.
A congressional subcommittee has invited Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson to give testimony on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology, particularly focusing on OpenAI's ChatGPT assistant Sky, The Hill reported.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace made an appearance in the Lowcountry Friday night.
She hosted a Cheers with Your Congresswoman event at the Old Oyster Factory on Hilton Head Island.
The Republican representative took questions from constituents about local concerns and asked about national and international issues that matter to them, such as the southern border and the war in Ukraine.
Pet lovers in Congress are outraged over a new discovery that the Pentagon is reportedly funding painful experimental drug tests on beagles in pursuit of FDA approval of a pharmaceutical.
A White Coat Waste Project (WCW) investigation found that the Department of Defense has spent nearly $1 million on the testing, which runs through July and involves force-feeding dogs large doses of an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig’s Disease.