The federal tax collections agency is the latest government office to take advantage of artificial intelligence while complying with Executive Order 13960. The Internal Revenue Service is seeking information on the availability of an AI operations platform to improve its operations. The winning bidder is expected to help with the agency’s data science team in […]
Defense officials said IT integration issues are causing delays in the Department of Defense’s planned overhaul for the system used to move servicemen’s household goods. Andy Dawson, director of the U.S. Transportation Command’s Defense Property Management Office, said the systems and the environment being developed are not being deployed into an existing architecture, making IT […]
Managed service provider Constellation GovCloud has announced that its platform has obtained provisional authority to operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board. The JAB-approved platform provides compliance and revenue support to technology companies seeking to work with the U.S. government and critical infrastructure organizations, Constellation GovCloud said Wednesday. It works […]
The Department of State has awarded the Atlantic Council think tank a cooperative agreement to continue work under the “Promoting American Leadership, Democratic Values, and Economic Prosperity in Artificial Intelligence” initiative. Under the AI Connect II initiative, the Atlantic Council will implement a project funded by the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy’s Digital Connectivity […]
A White House office aims to improve Americans’ experience in transacting with the federal government. The Office of Management and Budget is developing analytics tools to track the use of the United States web design system. Based on the General Services Administration’s site scanner program, it is part of the agency’s guidance on how to […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said the Biden administration’s $6 billion funding request for the Technology Modernization Fund is necessary to support modernization efforts. According to Connolly, current TMF funding levels and a “zeroed-out” scenario are not enough to modernize the government’s legacy systems. He suggested that technology investment legislation could allow Congress to debate about […]
The U.S. Air Force has developed a data integration solution to improve its munitions logistics tracking capability across the service. As mandated by the 2020 Headquarters Air Force directive to merge the Integrated Missile Data Base, the military branch completed the Accountable Property System of Record, a modified off-the-shelf commercial logistics management system capable of […]
Governance, risk and compliance platform Onspring GovCloud has announced the launch of a software offering to assist agencies in fulfilling requirements set by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-123, “Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control.” Federal agencies can utilize the cloud-based OMB A-123 Risk & Controls software to implement an integrated and automated […]
Andre Mendes, the Department of Commerce’s chief information officer, has shared that his organization is transitioning to cloud-based software-as-a-service because of new features despite high potential costs. Mendes said in an interview that he wants information technology departments across the public and private sectors to “stop dealing with commodity stuff” and prioritize what brings value, […]
The Department of the Air Force remains committed to developing and deploying artificial intelligence to address security challenges posed by adversaries. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Air Force Secretary and 2023 Wash100 awardee Frank Kendall said the department wants to ensure that people who use AI are held accountable for what the technology […]
