As all levels of government seek ways to harness the benefits of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and mitigate its potential risks, the need for an overall national strategy to foster innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth becomes clearer. At the federal level, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo in March providing guidance for agencies to establish AI governance and risk management techniques while implementing inn...

Health services are an essential mission for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, the Defense Health Agency and many other federal organizations. The program needs and spending to support them are massive – DHA alone had more than $17 billion in contract awards last year – but the complexity and unique demands of the federal health sector make this an especially challenging market. Washington...

As agencies face unprecedented data volumes and velocity, managing the speed and size of the data flow efficiently becomes a significant challenge, especially with the growing use of AI-based analytics. Over 80% of government employees use AI regularly, expanding the expectations and complexities in trusted data management. While it can provide the rich insights needed to solve problems, extracting necessary actionable data in context often pr...

The federal government is in the midst of a digital transformation that has the potential to reinvent the way agencies provide citizen services and perform their most essential functions. Guided by the top priorities of the White House, leaders across the federal government are embracing modern technologies like AI and the cloud, fortifying cybersecurity by shifting to zero-trust architectures and prioritizing user experience in digital servic...

Leveraging artificial intelligence as a powerful decision making tool continues to be a strategic priority for the United States. As agencies collect, analyze and disseminate more data than ever before, advancements in computing power and machine learning capabilities have created real world applications and success stories. And with the release of the AI Executive Order, federal agencies are further encouraged to develop safe, secure, and tru...

The State of Tennessee has been recognized in recent years for its use of data to drive decision-making and delivering services more effectively to its residents. To keep up the progress, the state’s Strategic Technology Solutions (STS) division of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, has expanded its focus to include several large legacy modernization projects, such as the overhaul of its unemployment insurance system...

The 2020 election and its aftermath provided a vivid demonstration of many of the risks faced by election officials across the country – and new dangers have emerged in 2024. Physical threats to poll workers have proliferated, AI-generated disinformation showed up in one state’s primary contest, and other AI threats, whether from partisan interests, corporate disinterest or hostile nation-states, loom large. The landscape is so dan...

The premise of Moore’s law is that the speed and capability of computers can be expected to double every two years. Unspoken but implied is that new technologies will be introduced at a similar clip – along with new, sometimes unforeseen, challenges. Cybersecurity professionals know all about Moore’s law. For instance, the past 18 months has brought artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream, introducing plenty of both...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) serves as the internal watchdog for all federal departments and agencies. The 75 inspectors general are broadly responsible for preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and mismanagement in their domains, and promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in operations and programs. The Department of Health and Human Services OIG, for instance, employs more than 1,600 public servants to...

The role of AI in responding to security threats has taken on new urgency as agency leaders grapple with AI's emergence into mainstream business applications. However, threat actors are moving just as quickly to capitalize on AI to advance their attacks.Secure your spot at the Google Public Sector Summit on Wednesday, October 16 to hear how agency and industry experts are approaching the widening intersection of AI and security. You'll hear fr...