CIA restructures tech, acquisition offices for the age of AI
Director John Ratcliffe said the CIA has undertaken a “fundamental reshaping” of its “entire approach to technology.”
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
CRS tried to use AI, but less than 3% of results met their standards, director says
The Congressional Research Service told a House panel that $1.6 million would help hire AI-focused staff and obtain a confidential and specialized model to boost result accuracy.
The Department of Education’s IT shop lost more than half of its employees to Trump’s reduction in force last year
And, NASA makes 2,100 awards under SEWP’s sixth generation
Just having a ‘human in the loop’ is not AI governance
Agencies need to have proper governance structures in place before AI deployment.
From experimentation to enterprise integration
Tahera Zamanzada, Industry Executive Advisor at SAP, discusses embedding AI into core mission platforms — not alongside them.
Following new quantum EOs, Energy launches Quantum Genesis initiative
And, new details on DOGE’s downsizing efforts at DOD.
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House passes bill to force SBA’s hand on AI reporting
The legislation directs the agency to deliver an annual report to Congress on its use of the technology following years of noncompliance with inventory reporting requirements.
The VA hosts IT industry day, telling contractors to bring their ‘A’ games for the age of AI
And, a defense contractor gets hit with a cyber-related False Claims Act suit
VA IT official to contractors: Bring your AI game or get axed
The agency is challenging incumbent contractors to keep up with modernization and AI initiatives or risk losing contracts, Zack Schwartz said in an interview.
Trump’s FEMA nominee is planning an IT overhaul
And, inside EPA’s AI strategy to ‘pilot everything’