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OMB’s Revised AI Memos Exemplify Bipartisan Consensus on AI Governance Ideals, But Serious Questions Remain About Implementation
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CDT and the Leadership Conference Release New Analysis of Immigration, DOGE, and Data Privacy
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AI in Local Government: How Counties & Cities Are Advancing AI Governance
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Exploring the 2024 Federal AI Inventories: Key Improvements, Trends, and Continued Inconsistencies
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To AI or Not To AI: A Practice Guide for Public Agencies to Decide Whether to Proceed with Artificial Intelligence
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CDT and The Leadership Conference Release New Analysis of DOGE, Government Data, and Privacy Trends
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Two Lawsuits Raise Critical Questions About Whether Privacy Rights Have Been Violated by DOGE Members
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State Government Use of AI: The Opportunities of Executive Action in 2025
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Regulating Public Sector AI: Emerging Trends in State Legislation
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Analysis of Federal Agencies’ Plans to Comply with Recent AI Risk Management Guidance: Inconsistencies with AI Governance May Leave Harms Unaddressed
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Report – Fostering Responsible Tech Use: Balancing the Benefits and Risks Among Public Child Welfare Agencies
CDT report, entitled "The Federal Government’s Power of the Purse: Enacting Procurement Policies and Practices to Support Responsible AI Use." Illustration of an open blue change purse with drawstrings, and two purple coins falling inside.

Report – The Federal Government’s Power of the Purse: Enacting Procurement Policies and Practices to Support Responsible AI Use