AI in Government is excited to host Rushali Patil, Engagement Manager at Quantiphi and her presentation ‘How AI is Making Self-Service a Reality in the Public Sector’ on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 12PM ET! Many service-oriented government agencies have faced increasing pressure in recent years to keep up with many demands from an ever-changing environment. To meet these unprecedented inquiries, update guidelines frequently and acc...

Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, and its impact is likely to be large—their potential computational power that could render today’s encryption algorithms obsolete. To address this looming threat, the White House issued a National Security Memorandum on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems (NSM 10) this May. The NSM 10 fact sheet states that ...

If your agency’s day-to-day operations are critically dependent on assets – such as processing equipment, facilities equipment, and infrastructure at large repair sites – maximizing uptime is a constant challenge. Without timely maintenance, equipment failure can be catastrophic, directly impacting operations and reducing mission readiness. The traditional approach of scheduled manual periodic checks and asset condition repor...

Cloud computing has introduced new complexities to the public sector, with teams now being responsible for maintaining scalable infrastructure and applications in increasingly complex and distributed environments. The demand for automation has produced a new role, which has arguably become one of the most critical functions in a cloud-first business: the site reliability engineer. DevOps has pushed a shared responsibility for the reliability a...

Implementing the widespread use of AI can be challenging with funding and training resources. Once the first stages of implementation have gone underway, an agency needs to tackle the problems with the ethical use of AI and ML. AI has the power to elevate the citizen experience, using predictions and recommendations, while reducing a major burden on governments. But, how does an agency ensure the ethical standards are there? How can we confirm...

Digital transformation and the increasing reliance on remote business continue to accelerate the adoption of new identity and access management (IAM) approaches and technologies. IAM and IT leaders face new business demands that require digital trust across every interaction and channel. The imperative for 2022 is the need to empower IAM teams to support ongoing change. This includes change driven by the continued evolution of technology best...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way that the workforce is created and maintained. With the “Great Resignation,” higher numbers of remote/hybrid employees, and the challenges of creating interpersonal relationships with asynchronous work, how are Federal agencies utilizing emerging technologies to help close the gaps? A large call for upskilling and diversifying the workforce requires a fresh perspective on the en...

The July 2022 AI in Government event featured guest speaker is Stuart Wagner, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at the US Air Force and US Space Force and his presentation ‘DevSecOps forgot about the data – Leveraging hackathons to force risk assessments of classified operational data’ Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 11:30 AM - 1 PM ET! In this session, Stuart Wagner, the Department of the Air Force’s Chief Digital Tran...

Cyberthreats and breaches can be detrimental to the safety of the American people. In a recent study by the Washington Post, IT and cybersecurity experts state that the Federal agencies are more vulnerable to threats and attacks than before. The last five years have seen an increase in the success of Federal agencies’ cybersecurity due to legislation and funding. However, the threats that we are now facing have advanced in the five years...

OMB’s memorandum M-22-09, “Moving the U.S. Government Towards Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles,” is setting deadlines for implementation across the government. Specifically, the memo calls out the end of FY24 – an extremely short time frame in government circles – for multiple actions across the CISA-defined five pillars of a Zero Trust Architecture. One of the most important actions is for agencies to move to...