DHS Kills AI Safety Committee in Bureaucracy Purge
Published Date: 3/13/2025
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The Department of Homeland Security is shutting down eight advisory committees to cut down on extra government work, following a new presidential order to slim down the federal bureaucracy. This change affects groups focused on homeland security, AI safety, cyber investigations, and data privacy, and it took effect on March 7, 2025. The move aims to save time and money by ending committees that are no longer needed.
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