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- NIST expands goals for renamed AI consortiumby Justin Doubleday on June 1, 2026 at 10:04 pm
NIST said six “task groups” will be at the center of the AI Consortium’s focus on measurement, innovation and adoption.
- Fraud detection is getting more data‑driven at the Justice Departmentby Terry Gerton on June 1, 2026 at 5:19 pm
“I think what the DOJ is signaling here is that if they’re interested in these cases, they’ll pursue the right cases,” said Tom Suddath.
- Agencies need to first move slow with their data to then move fast into AIby Jason Miller on May 29, 2026 at 2:48 pm
Government and industry experts say by placing governance and security controls around data will help make implementing AI tools easier in the end.
- Power in modern automation: AI’s federal workforce possibilitiesby Amber Corrin on May 27, 2026 at 6:08 pm
Demonstrating how agentic AI can empower the federal workforce illustrates the art of what’s possible, according to Chris Kraft, Secret Service CIO.
- Hybrid by design: Engineering the new model for federal AI deliveryby Vanessa Roberts on May 26, 2026 at 1:57 pm
Booz Allen and Future Tech leaders share how using hybrid design, edge AI and GPUs can accelerate secure federal AI deployment.
- OMB revamps cyber event logging requirementsby Jason Miller on May 25, 2026 at 6:47 pm
A new memo from OMB rescinds previous logging requirements and establishes a new set of expectations that “minimizes red tape” and contains cost.
- Agencies look to AI, automation amid growth in digital recordsby Justin Doubleday on May 21, 2026 at 10:55 pm
Federal leaders see automation and AI as crucial to wrangling an ever increasing tide of digital records that’s leading to backlogs in areas like FOIA.
- Government agencies are getting dragged down by ‘data gravity.’ Here’s how they’ll break free.by commentators on May 21, 2026 at 8:09 pm
Inefficient data infrastructures carry economic costs, require more physical servers, more power and more cooling to brute-force the same problems.
- Federal data guide aims to demystify ‘patchwork’ of laws governing data sharingby Jory Heckman on May 12, 2026 at 11:26 pm
The field guide outlines the breadth of data the federal government collects and makes available.
- Digital transformation success will be achieved by people, not technologyby commentators on May 8, 2026 at 8:51 pm
The key to unlocking true digital transformation isn’t about technology at all; rather, it’s fundamentally about communication and collaboration at its core.
- AI & Data Exchange 2026: NIH’s Susan Gregurick on overcoming data silos with AI analyticsby Jory Heckman on May 8, 2026 at 6:16 pm
The core of NIH’s AI push is to break down data silos that limit how quickly researchers can respond to emerging public health issues, Susan Gregurick says.
- AI & Data Exchange 2026: Casey Mulligan on driving continual processes improvementsby Jason Miller on May 8, 2026 at 5:39 pm
The Office of Advocacy in the Small Business Administration is applying AI capabilities on everything from writing code to summarizing meetings.
- Protecting federal AI systems: A primer on RAG and securing AI-driven data workflowsby commentators on May 7, 2026 at 8:24 pm
RAG is a model that connects large language models to live agency knowledge bases — enabling grounded, mission-specific responses, rather than generic outputs.
- AI & Data Exchange 2026: Veeam’s Mark Bentkower on overcoming data uncertainty to reduce AI adoption risksby Jory Heckman on May 7, 2026 at 5:34 pm
Poor data hygiene can derail AI initiatives before they begin, but Veeam principal technologist suggests ways to avoid data pitfalls.
- AI & Data Exchange 2026: Salesforce’s Leo Blackwell on taking advantage of AI-infused analyticsby Justin Doubleday on May 7, 2026 at 4:12 pm
Federal AI adoption will only be as good as the data supporting it, points out Salesforce vice president.




















