Artificial Intelligence

Federal agencies are eager to accelerate innovation through AI, but most are held back by fragmented, unreliable and poorly governed data. The post Three steps to build a data foundation for federal AI innovation first appeared on Federal News Network.

HHS billed the plan as a “first step” focused largely on making its work more efficient and coordinating AI adoption across divisions. The post US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology first appeared on Federal News Network.

“There’s not a lot of workdays up on Capitol Hill [before Jan. 30], and we just cannot have another shutdown,” said Jim Carroll. The post PSC’s vision conference proved that forecasting government contractor workload for 2026 is no easy task first appeared on Federal News Network.

The Pentagon has been leading a push to shift cyber risk management beyond static checklists and manual processes, the Diligent solutions leader says.   The post Risk and Compliance 2025 Exchange: Diligent’s Jason Venner on moving beyond manual cyber compliance first appeared on Federal News Network.

“This program shows how academia, industry and government can come together,” Jamie Cogbill said. The post Virginia Tech and Amazon Web Services are teaming up to train the next generation of national security leaders in generative AI first appeared on Federal News Network.

“How do we best position citizens to equip themselves with the right sets of skills? I think that’s the big public policy question,” Ramayya Krishnan said. The post Gen AI adoption is reshaping roles and raising tough questions about workforce strategy first appeared on Federal News Network.

“Who is going to leverage the proper tools out there to accomplish the job in the most efficient, effective and cost-based area? That’s key,” Bob Venero said. The post What comes next for federal workers after AI takes over the mundane tasks first appeared on Federal News Network.

A DOGE spokesperson confirmed DOGE still exists as a temporary organization within the U.S. DOGE Service, and that Amy Gleason remains the acting head of USDS. The post DOGE and its long-term counterpart remain, with a full slate of modernization projects underway first appeared on Federal News Network.

“Discharge petitions matter most when there’s a really narrow majority. And you know, there’s the majority party and the majority of a day,” said Loren Duggan. The post What’s happening with the 2026 appropriations bills? first appeared on Federal News Network.

Agencies must keep compliance processes up to speed in face of rapid changes in cybersecurity, AI and supply chain attacks, HCL AppScan product manager says. The post Risk & Compliance Exchange 2025: HCLSoftware’s Mike Khusid on continuous, automated security processes first appeared on Federal News Network.

AI experts at AWS, Dell, Red Hat and ThunderCat share how the right infrastructure, data governance and workforce readiness can successfully shape mission-driven innovation. Download the full ebook to explore how to build out AI that works! The post Expert Edition: How to assemble the building blocks of impact-driven AI first appeared on Federal News Network.

“If you could design government around one thing by 2050, what would that be and what change would you want that to bring about?” Loren DeJonge Schulman said. The post What if we stopped fixing government at the margins and redesigned it from scratch? first appeared on Federal News Network.

Maximus’ Evan Davis explains how agencies can unlock the data inside federal contact centers to deliver faster, more empathetic service at every touchpoint. The post Turning the government’s contact centers into engines of intelligence to power federal modernization efforts first appeared on Federal News Network.

Agencies can reduce their cyber risk profiles by knowing who or what are using their systems and applications at the infrastructure level, ExtraHop expert says. The post Risk & Compliance Exchange 2025: ExtraHop’s Rob Mathieson on importance of network monitoring first appeared on Federal News Network.

Agencies must build trust, transparency and knowledge among workforce and citizens on use of agentic and generative AI tools, Optiv + Clearshark CTO says. The post Risk & Compliance Exchange 2025: Optiv + ClearShark’s Brent Hansen on how to prepare for AI first appeared on Federal News Network.