We take a closer look at how hard it is to get AI from proof of concept and into production. Here to talk about it is Dave Vennergrund, the vice president of AI and data insights…
July 5, 2024
The VA is looking at how to keep aging, disabled vets living independently. That’s a key takeaway from a panel I moderated at ATARC’s DevSecOps Summit. On this panel, you’ll hear from Hasan Yasar. He’s…
June 26, 2024
More than a quarter of the federal workforce is feeling burnout, according to a recent Gallup study, making them more likely to leave their agency or feel less engaged in their work. Rob DeSimone, associate…
April 17, 2024
The State Department sees artificial intelligence as an increasingly valuable tool to meet its mission, and is looking at generative AI to help its employees chart the next step in their careers. Don Bauer, the…
March 20, 2024
Kirsten Moncada, OPM’s chief privacy officer, says the rise of AI tools will create more work for privacy officials across the government.
February 7, 2024
The Agriculture Department is on a mission to make its workforce more data savvy. That’s a key focus of its Data Science Training Program and its new department-wide data strategy. For more, we hear from…
January 24, 2024
Commerce Chief Data Officer Oliver Wise says the department expects to release the strategy in fall 2024, which will focus on five “cross-bureau” priority areas for data maturity.
January 10, 2024
NASA’s Artemis mission will bring U.S. astronauts back to the moon’s surface more than 50 years after its last trip, the 1972 Apollo 17 mission. The agency expects a crewed moon landing mission will occur…
December 13, 2023
Here’s an excerpt from a Federal News Network-moderated panel at the Data Foundation’s govDatax Summit. You’ll hear from Oliver Wise, chief data officer at the Commerce Department and Eileen Vidrine, the chief data and AI…
November 15, 2023
Agency leaders outline the challenges and opportunities of AI. Department of Homeland Security’s Undersecretary for Policy Rob Silvers says DHS IS looking to become one of the “early and aggressive adopters” of AI tools. Col.…
November 1, 2023
This episode features a Federal News Network-moderated panel at AFCEA NOVA’s Navy IT Day earlier this month. We hear from Deputy Data Officer at the Office of Chief of Naval Operations Nathan Hagan and Acting…
October 18, 2023
Gil Alterovitz, director of the VA’s National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII) highlights some of the key takeaways from the VA’s recent summit on AI in health care.
October 4, 2023
The Postal Regulatory Commission plans to build up its data capabilities. But it’s not getting everything it asked for in its fiscal 2024 budget request, now that the Postal Service approves its budget, not Congress.…
September 20, 2023
Eric Stein, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Global Information, is looking at ways to use emerging technology to improve FOIA processing governmentwide
September 6, 2023
