Artificial Intelligence

The House Appropriations Committee also wants to save DHS’s AI Corps and prioritize funding for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. The post House appropriators soften CISA cuts, call for DHS ‘contractor cyber readiness pilot’ first appeared on Federal News Network.

“Like a chili bake-off,” said Lynn Jenkins. “Rather than vendors delivering PowerPoints or long technical responses, allow them to show you what they can do.” The post Some practical suggestions for those looking to make government more efficient first appeared on Federal News Network.

What technology initiatives have been successful and what are plans for the future? The post Federal Executive Forum CTO’s Profiles in Excellence in Government 2025: Innovation and Emerging Technologies first appeared on Federal News Network.

Digital twins, virtual replicas of real-world assets, have traditionally assisted in the development of complex structures, like jet engines. The post Digital twins in Defense: Enhancing decision-making and mission readiness first appeared on Federal News Network.

“IRS has seen tremendous improvements in performance and its processes allowing taxpayers to get through and access the service,” said GAO’s Jay McTigue. The post Digital identification verification is the wave of the future at IRS first appeared on Federal News Network.

“If you think about how most federal acquisition reform has worked before, it’s been focused on the rules,” said Soraya Correa. “Let’s focus on the mission.” The post A new working group wants to make federal procurement more efficient first appeared on Federal News Network.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is asking industry for feedback on ways it could use AI to improve patent and trademark examining processes. The post USPTO wants to push AI deeper into its processes first appeared on Federal News Network.

Enhancing government efficiency is possible by strategically integrating AI/ML, cloud computing, cybersecurity and other emerging technologies. The post Three considerations for driving government efficiency first appeared on Federal News Network.

Distributing traffic, mitigating attacks, enforcing security policies and ensuring high availability, they play a critical role in safeguarding sensitive data. The post Securing federal systems: The critical role of load balancers in cybersecurity first appeared on Federal News Network.

“Modernizing procurement by applying AI is how we turn time from what is now almost really seen as a liability into a strategic advantage,” said Steve Aberle. The post What it will take to realize AI’s promise to simplify and speed federal acquisition? first appeared on Federal News Network.

SBA is expected to issue updated guidance on sole-source contract execution later this fiscal year. The post New sole-source thresholds gives a bigger piece of pie to Tribals and ignores small businesses first appeared on Federal News Network.

Agencies have made progress in cloud use and management, but hurdles and fast-emerging tech create challenges, IDC government research director shares. The post Cloud Exchange 2025: IDC Government Insights’ Max Claps on cloud gains, AI and continuing challenges first appeared on Federal News Network.

Partners who can embrace commercial-like capabilities and resources will be able to help agencies do the same. The post Creating extreme agency-wide efficiency takes a focus on outcomes, not T&M first appeared on Federal News Network.

Tools that can easily cut across disparate systems to capture data are expanding federal impact of artificial intelligence, Google Public Sector engineer says. The post Cloud Exchange 2025: Google’s Elizabeth Moon on how genAI, agentic AI are driving AI adoption first appeared on Federal News Network.

It’s time to “use machines where machines do really well,” says the next-generation security leader from Palo Alto Networks. The post Cloud Exchange 2025: Palo Alto Networks’ Rob Sherry on using automation to aid cyber defenders first appeared on Federal News Network.