Tech Bills of the Week: Civil rights offices for AI; Expanding veterans' education; and Curtailing ICE’s biometric use

Today marks the debut of Nextgov/FCW’s weekly roundup, Tech Bills of the Week. With the deluge of artificial intelligence- and tech-focused legislation being introduced in Congress, the newsroom decided to organize the proposals into an easily digestible weekly summary that highlights the most need-to-know information. 

In the first edition of Tech Bills of the Week, Nextgov/FCW reviewed three newly introduced measures: one seeking to establish civil rights offices in federal agencies to mitigate AI bias, another looking to rein in ICE’s use of a biometric scanning app and a third attempting to expand veterans’ access to education training courses focused on emerging capabilities.

Creating civil rights offices in federal agencies to manage AI use

House and Senate Democrats are reupping an effort to require that all federal agencies using artificial intelligence technologies establish an office of civil rights to address concerns about algorithmic biases and discrimination ...