Joint Economic Committee Committee
210 Cannon
04/09/2025 at 02:30PM
Full committee hearing entitled “Reducing waste, fraud and abuse through innovation: how AI and data can improve government efficiency.”
Witnesses:
- Dr. Brian J. Miller, Nonresident Fellow. American Enterprise Institute
- Dr. Sterling Thomas, Chief Scientist, Government Accountability Office
- Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute
- Andrew Cannarsa, Executive Director, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Prior to joining GAO, Thomas was Chief Scientist at Noblis, a nonprofit research institute. He managed the institute’s applied research programs and conducted his own research projects, which included creating new methods for synthetic biology and methods for using artificial intelligence to detect sophisticated cyberattacks. Sterling also served as a principal investigator where his research was funded by the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, and other intelligence community partners.