Artificial Intelligence
GSA, NIST partner to craft evaluation standards for AI tools in federal operations
Through the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, both agencies will help streamline the process to develop standards for artificial intelligence tools being used in government workflows.
Modernization
Energy opens applications for $293 million in research funding
A new RFA invites scientific researchers to apply for federal funding to solve pressing scientific and technological challenges and advance the Genesis Mission.
Ideas
From national AI policy to agency execution
COMMENTARY | AI dominance is not declared. It is operationalized, process by process, metric by metric, deployment by deployment.
Ideas
Why the convergence of AI and cybersecurity must be a top priority for the administration
COMMENTARY | Here’s what a strategy could look like.
Artificial Intelligence
What rights do AI companies have in government contracts?
It depends on the acquisition pathway, the contract type and the contract terms.
Ideas
The diminished state of Defense IT acquisition and how to fix it
COMMENTARY | Here’s what the Defense Department can do to improve IT acquisition outcomes.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA aims to publish results on USAi program, official says
The agency’s chief AI officer discussed what GSA is learning from the new AI procurement program and how it plans to reveal those results.
Ideas
Navigating FedRAMP 20x and the continuous compliance imperative
COMMENTARY | FedRAMP 20x is a great step forward, but there is still work to be done.
Ideas
As US celebrates 250th, CIOs turn youngish 30
COMMENTARY | What can be done to improve federal IT leadership?
Ideas
From the trenches: Five essential lessons for federal IT modernization
COMMENTARY | Treating technology as a silver bullet, separate from its operational context, is a common pitfall.
Digital Government
Predictions 2026: Three ways government tech will surprise us this year
2026 looks like a year when government technology settles into its next phase of maturity.
Digital Government
Agriculture focuses on SNAP fraud, while experts worry EBT theft will go unabated
“The most damaging form of fraud in SNAP is fraud where the low-income recipients are the victims, not the perpetrators,” a senior analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities argues.
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Leading the AI transformation in government HR
COMMENTARY | As AI increasingly handles routine tasks, human workers must be equipped for strategic, creative and judgment-intensive roles.
Ideas
The overlooked risk in government health IT modernization: protecting the legal medical record
COMMENTARY | Modernization, interoperability and AI will shape the future of government healthcare IT. But ambition must be matched with responsibility.
Modernization
Government spending package includes money for House modernization efforts
Funding earmarked for the House of Representatives’ Modernization Initiatives Account can be used to accelerate the development of innovative constituent-focused tools.
Ideas
The hidden debt slowing America’s AI future
COMMENTARY | Government modernization must be driven by a single goal: eliminating the readiness debt.
Modernization
Post-9/11 veterans group’s project to modernize VA healthcare includes suicide prevention focus
The initiative from the nonprofit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is helmed by former VA Secretary David Shulkin and is looking into seven preliminary areas of care.
Ideas
From flashlight fixes to future-ready innovation: Why we must stop patching and start building anew
Real innovation isn’t about fixing old switches. It’s about recognizing when it’s time to stop patching and start fresh.
Ideas
Hard lessons: A CIO’s playbook for consolidation
COMMENTARY | Agencies are under increasing pressure to reorganize their operations. But done well, consolidation can bring economies of scale, better alignment and more agility.
Ideas