Speaker Mike Johnson’s announcement at the Congressional Hackathon that the U.S. House will begin a staged pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot marks a dramatic reversal of last year’s ban and opens a high‑stakes test of how a legislative body adopts generative AI...
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Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will pilot Microsoft Copilot for thousands of members and staff — a rapid policy reversal from the chamber’s 2024 ban that converts institutional caution into a high‑stakes experiment in government AI adoption.
Background: from prohibition...
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Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin a managed, year‑long pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot, a dramatic policy reversal from the chamber’s 2024 ban and a consequential test case for how democracies adopt generative AI while trying to...
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Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin a controlled pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot — a marked reversal from a 2024 prohibition — as leadership frames the move as a pragmatic modernization push that must be matched by strict...
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The U.S. House of Representatives is shifting from caution to experimentation: members and their staff will be offered access to Microsoft Copilot this fall as part of a staged modernization push introduced at the Congressional Hackathon, with officials saying the deployment will include...
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The House of Representatives has quietly moved from prohibition to adoption: according to an Axios briefing shared with reporters, the House will begin rolling out Microsoft Copilot for members and staff as part of a broader push to modernize the chamber and integrate artificial intelligence...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has quietly moved from prohibition to cautious adoption of Microsoft Copilot, announcing that members and staff will be given access to the AI assistant as part of a staged modernization push unveiled at the Congressional Hackathon — a move framed by leaders as...
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The U.S. House of Representatives is moving from restriction to adoption: an Axios exclusive reports that Microsoft’s Copilot AI will be made available to House members and staff as part of a broader push to modernize congressional operations, with Speaker Mike Johnson set to introduce the tool...
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Microsoft's latest commitments to the Presidential AI Challenge mark one of the most consequential public‑private pushes to integrate generative AI into American classrooms, community colleges, and federal operations — a coordinated package that pairs free product access, training pathways, and...
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Microsoft Federal's announcement that U.S. government cloud customers can now access a suite of AI capabilities — notably Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Office 365 DOD IL5 environment and the Copilot Studio Agent Builder for GCC tenants — marks a consequential step in bringing generative AI into...
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Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI offering is changing the calculus for enterprises that want cutting‑edge generative AI without the legal, security, and operational headaches that have historically kept the technology in research labs. The service packages OpenAI’s top models inside Azure’s...
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Here are the key details about Microsoft's high-security Copilot AI for the US Department of Defense (DoD):
What is being developed?
Microsoft is creating a specialized version of its AI-powered Copilot tool for the Pentagon, aimed specifically at extremely high security and compliance...
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Here’s a summary of the key points from the article "Microsoft’s AI Copilot Heads to the Pentagon; Transforming U.S. Defense with Secure, Smart Automation" by The Bridge Chronicle:
Microsoft Copilot for Pentagon: Microsoft is developing a specialized, secure version of its AI Copilot for use by...
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Box's latest FedRAMP High authorization marks a pivotal advancement for government agencies seeking to modernize their digital workflows while ensuring uncompromising data security. The news, which comes hot off the press from Redwood City, CA, underscores Box, Inc.’s commitment to advancing...
Box has just taken a giant leap forward in secure content management with its recent FedRAMP High Authorization—a certification that not only underlines its commitment to data security but also opens the door for U.S. government agencies and authorized contractors to leverage its innovative...
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In a major development for multicloud strategies, Oracle has announced that its Interconnect for Microsoft Azure now supports the Oracle US Government Cloud. This strategic expansion—covering the Oracle US Gov West (Phoenix) and Azure US Gov Arizona (Phoenix) regions—marks a significant step...