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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Friday May 31, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Ernst Exposes SBA's Lack of IT Security as the Agency Pursues AI Technology
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: SBA has publicly touted its "artificial intelligence tools" yet continues to report that it has not used AI. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is exposing Biden's Small Business Administration (SBA) for pursuing costly Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology while many SBA offices and programs lack even basic internet technology (IT) security, putting Americans' p  more

Grassley, Warren, Braun and Fetterman Push DoD to Address Contractor Sweeping, Wasteful Price Gouging
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), are demanding the Department of Defense (DoD) crack down on rampant taxpayer waste caused by military contractors' price gouging tactics. In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the lawmakers target "sweeping," a practice where military contractors delay submitting cost dat  more

Warren, Ernst, Khanna, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan Coalition of 24 Lawmakers Requesting GAO Report on DoD Efforts to Protect Service Members from Weapon Blasts
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, as well as United States Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), both members of the House Armed Services Committee, led a group of bipartisan lawmake  more