IRS Commissioner, CTO and Direct File Dominate the FedScoop 50 Awards 2024

Now in its 13th year, the FedScoop 50 honors the most impactful leaders in the federal government who strive each day to leverage technology to transform government. A key theme for this year’s award was enhancing the digital experience for high-impact government services, which is laying the blueprint for how the federal government can best […]
Being Comfortable with Failure in Government AI Development

In the government arena, connecting new innovations, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, into agency workflows has become a key priority. However, many government CIOs don’t have an AI budget through the rest of FY2024 to bring these efforts to life. However, through the use of Technology Modernization Funds (TMF), and the development of AI maturity […]
AI Infrastructure and Cybersecurity for Government

During the recent “AI for Government Summit: Taking the Lead in a New Era” event, hosted by FedInsider, government and industry leaders addressed two key issues: modernizing datacenters through AI and cybersecurity and AI. In addition to our usual summary blog posts from important government IT events, Makpar is offering the following infographic that further […]
DoD/VA and Gov Health IT Summit 2024: Enhancing Patient Care; Supporting At-Risk Veterans; and Deploying the Federal EHR

When it comes to federal health IT, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) both have a critical mission to deliver quality care for Veterans and active-duty service members, and their families. Each year the DoD/VA and Gov Health IT Summit offers a “town-hall style” gathering that allows senior government […]
The Future of AI in Government

In our ongoing series of content, we have been taking a critical look at the current and future state of artificial intelligence (AI) and government. As we have highlighted before, federal agencies are only really in the nascent phase of leveraging AI – mostly for streamlining processes, general pilots, career pathing and data curation. However, […]
Congratulations to Fed 100 Winner: Karen Howard,Executive Director, Head of Office of Online Services at the IRS

Hosted by GovExec, the Fed 100 represents government and industry leaders who have gone above and beyond to make the government run better. The 2024 Fed 100 exemplified this through major achievements in cybersecurity, customer experience, service delivery and Artificial Intelligence (AI). GovExec recently published its detailed summaries of the accomplishments of each 2024 Fed […]
Q&A: The Power of Shift Left and Artificial Intelligence for Government IT Development

When it comes to government IT development, the concept of Shift Left continues to rise to the top as a key method to increase efficiencies in software development. It is the practice of moving testing, quality, and performance evaluation early in the development process, often before any code is written. Shift Left helps IT teams […]
How Largest Federal Agencies Are Using AI (For Now)

As we all know, the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating the federal news cycle – and rightly so, as it presents a massive paradigm shift in government IT. However, it may be surprising to many that government agencies are just beginning to embrace AI for such things as streamlining processes, general pilots, career […]
A Critical Look at AI Ethics in Government

When it comes to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in government, there are understandably increasing concerns around ethics. Moving forward, we are headed into a new frontier where AI will be foundational for government IT successes. This is why we need to take a critical look at the current and future state of […]
How Makpar Brought Federal IT Modernization to Life

ese days, IT modernization is a significant priority for government. From advancing CX to leveraging data-driven solutions for best supporting the mission, IT transformation is paramount. This is why Makpar is proud to share its success in helping a government customer to process vast amounts of electronic information exchanges between external trading partners. Having more […]