A panel of agency CDOs and data experts go deep on the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in the federal government. Federal News Network moderated this discussion at an ATARC AI summit earlier this…
August 23, 2023
Several agencies behind the Joint Financial Management and Improvement Program (JFMIP) are releasing a Payment Integrity Plan this fall. For a preview, we hear from the Treasury Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and…
August 9, 2023
The intelligence community has a new data strategy. The 2023-2025 IC Data Strategy lays out the steps all 18 intelligence agencies will take to develop a more data-savvy workforce, and set the groundwork for the IC to…
August 2, 2023
The State Department’s former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a career diplomat with more than 30 years of experience, touts the success of the department building out its data expertise to better address…
July 12, 2023
The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is on a mission to train more than 3,000 military and civilian professionals in data analytics and AI skills. David Pearson, the director of DAU’s Engineering and Technology Center, and…
June 14, 2023
The Office of Personnel Management’s latest data strategy is focused on developing a federal workforce that’s proficient in data and analytics skills across all agencies. OPM Chief Data Officer and Deputy Director for Human Capital…
June 1, 2023
Bureaus and offices across the State Department are looking for data scientists to join the federal workforce and lead its emerging “data science for diplomacy” initiatives. Farakh Khan, division director for the communications, culture and training…
May 17, 2023
On this episode, we present a Federal News Network-moderated panel of agency chief data officers at ATARC’s GITEC Summit in Annapolis, Maryland. The panel includes: -Capt. Brian Erickson -Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Coast…
May 3, 2023
The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT raises new questions about how to regulate it. At a recent ATARC panel, hear from Chakib Chraibi, chief data scientist at the National Technical Information Service, Scott…
April 19, 2023
Rachel Wang, the State Department’s first chief data officer at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, outlines priorities for her new office, as the department is launching CDO offices across all its bureaus.
April 5, 2023
The Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service is looking to modernize the way the federal government does business — and giving agencies a status update on its goals through the end of the decade.…
March 22, 2023
The Defense Department is looking at a 2025 deadline to make better use of artificial intelligence. To meet that goal, the Air Force and Space Force are looking to upskill airmen and guardians to better…
March 8, 2023
Agencies are swinging for the fences with high-impact use cases for AI. Bonnie Evangelista, the Tradewind execution lead within the Defense Department’s Chief Digital and AI Office, talks about how DoD is using artificial intelligence…
March 6, 2023
It’s a double feature this week! First, we’ll hear from a panel of federal experts about the state of their health care data since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, you’ll hear how the…
February 8, 2023