Joe Gebbia, chief design officer at the National Design Studio, speaks during an event to unveil the new America.gov website, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)
The Agriculture Department is trying to “get smarter” about AI with fewer resources. Other agencies are trying other ways to keep up with changes while dealing with…
Four new investments at the departments of State, Agriculture and Transportation aim to speed up permitting and integrate artificial intelligence into the agency’s tech portfolio.
Jessie Posilkin (right), acting director of the Technology Modernization Fund, speaks at the GovExec Infrastructure and Modernization Forum in Reston, Va on Aug. 27, 2026. (K. Sophie Will / Scoop News Group photo)
From left: Rubrik Security Cloud’s Melissa Stein, the State Department’s Ray Romano and the Library of Congress’s Natalie Buda Smith take part in a panel discussion at Rubrik’s Federal Cyber Resilience Breakfast on May 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo by Maggie Callahan)
Amy Ritualo, the State Department’s acting chief data and AI officer, speaks during a fireside chat at AITalks on April 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)
The agency’s acting chief data and AI officer said State is in the “exploration stage” of agentic AI, focusing on guardrails and reducing administrative burden.
A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on Oct. 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
State Department CIO Kelly Fletcher, left, speaks during AI Talks in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2024, while State CAIO Matthew Graviss looks on. (Scoop News Group photo)
CIO Kelly Fletcher sees a future with agency consolidation and simplification, paired with AI agents that “make it easy for people to do their job” and “reduce…
A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on Oct. 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)