GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan delivers a speech during AITalks on April 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo) GSA administrator: Generative AI tools will be ‘a giant help’ for government services Robin Carnahan said the agency has 150 AI pilots and is zeroed in on purchasing “best-in-class AI technologies.” By Matt Bracken
State Department CIO Kelly Fletcher and State CDO and CAIO Matthew Graviss speak during AITalks on April 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo) State Department encouraging workers to use ChatGPT AI By Rebecca Heilweil
Clare Martorana delivers remarks at the 2023 FedScoop 50 awards reception. (FedScoop) Federal CIO calls on Congress to fund Technology Modernization Fund AI By Caroline Nihill
With 2023 tax season in the rearview, IRS commissioner eyes expansion of AI capabilities By Caroline Nihill
Darryl Peek on Elastic’s role in enhancing public sector search and data analytics with AI and Google collaboration
Digital Futuristic abstract background, data visualization. (Image credit: Getty Images) The Department of State’s pilot project approach to AI adoption Senior IT leaders at State argue that small-scale pilots of AI technology can help bring a wealth of benefits to federal government, such as increased transparency. By Samuel Stehle Matthew Graviss Eric Stein
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on Sept. 6, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Commerce adds five members to AI Safety Institute leadership By Madison Alder
Director of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja speaks during a roundtable with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and federal workers on Oct. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images). Kiran Ahuja to step down as OPM director By Madison Alder
(Getty Images) ICE pursuing privacy approvals related to controversial phone location data By Rebecca Heilweil
House Modernization panel advances bill to improve CRS’s data access in first-ever markup By Madison Alder
Breaking silos worldwide; how Google Cloud is fueling public sector AI, collaboration and innovation By Scoop News Group
Reimagining search: How AI and Google Search turbocharges patent examinations at USPTO By Scoop News Group
Booz Allen’s Imran Umar on AI and observability’s role in zero-trust environments By Scoop News Group
How Google Cloud AI and Assured Workloads can enhance public sector security, compliance and service delivery at scale
National Library of Medicine headquarters in Bethesda, MD. (NLM photo) How NIH’s National Library of Medicine is testing AI to match patients to clinical trials
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly testifies before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee, at the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images). CISA emergency directive tells agencies to fix credentials after Microsoft breach
The Salesforce Tower in New York City, March 7, 2019. (REUTERS / Brendan McDermid) Salesforce launches ‘Einstein 1’ generative AI tool for government
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 05: U.S. Rep.-elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images). Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., right, and ranking member Rand Paul, R-Ky., participate in a hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 18, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Federal cloud modernization bill passes through Senate panel
A person promotes the Direct File pilot program at the Internal Revenue Service building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) Cost estimates for IRS’s Direct File program were incomplete, GAO says
A UN worker takes a box containing sanitation kits and soap provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) being stored at a UN school before a distribution to Palestinian displaced people on August 15, 2014 in Gaza City. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) With updated IT strategic plan, USAID tech is a driver of mission, not compliance, CIO says
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: The U.S. Department of State is seen on January 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) State Department trims several uses from public AI inventory
Clare Martorana gives a keynote at the 2017 Global Wellness Summit. (Global Wellness Summit photo) New TMF investments support NASA, DOL modernization and cybersecurity efforts
VA Secretary Dennis McDonough testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction on May 4, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) VA exploring multiple generative AI pilots, responding to ‘high demand’ from workforce
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum in Atlanta, Ga. (CDC photo) CDC’s generative AI pilots include school closure tracking, website updates
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