State Department encouraging workers to use ChatGPT
The agency just launched an internal chatbot as the Biden administration pushes AI.
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Senate bill calls on NIST to boost work on emerging tech standards
The legislation from Sens. Warner and Blackburn is intended to counter China’s rising influence in setting standards for new technologies.
Software license purchases need better agency tracking, GAO says
Report finds that agencies are missing out on cost savings with the purchases of IT products and cyber-related investments, per a new Government Accountability Office report.
Growing pains at the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, report finds
The GAO found that the State Department is addressing challenges at the new bureau tied to role definitions and hiring.
Modernizing decades of technology debt at the State Department
State’s Bureau of Information Resource Management CIO Kelly Fletcher
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State Department CIO on embracing AI for security and mission outcomes
Dr. Kelly Fletcher discusses the agency’s zero trust strategy and how they plan to integrate AI to streamline cyber and workforce operations.
Watchdog calls for State Department to assess cybersecurity risks
“Until the department implements required risk management activities, it lacks assurance that its security controls are operating as intended,” GAO states in a new report. “Moreover, State…
Improving cloud procurement, consistent performance metrics among tech officials’ suggestions to Congress during FITARA meeting
The statute that governs federal acquisition doesn’t currently have a definition for cloud, posing challenges, GAO’s Carol Harris noted at the roundtable with Rep. Gerry Connolly.
State Department looks to satellite communications for emergencies in embassies around the world
SATCOM products could be used in embassies around the world for emergency communication services, as well as day-to-day use in smaller countries.
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.
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