Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.
White House Launches Genesis Mission to Spur AI With Federal Assets
Last week, President Trump signed an executive order launching the Genesis Mission, a new initiative to build an artificial intelligence experimentation platform based on federal government datasets, according to NextGov.
AWS to Invest $50B in AI And Supercomputing Infrastructure for Government Customers
Last week, Amazon Web Services announced that it will be aiming to expand its artificial intelligence and supercomputing infrastructure for government customers, unveiling a new investment of up to $50 billion towards scaling capabilities for federal operations, according to NextGov.
Lawmakers Eye Liquid Cooling Tech to Solve AI Data Center Problems
With energy demand to power artificial intelligence data centers surging — and utility prices soaring along with it — a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers are looking to liquid cooling technology as a solution to that dual problem, according to FedScoop.
Senate Appropriators Propose $5M for TMF as Sunset Date Nears
Senate appropriators are proposing $5 million for the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill, according to MeriTalk.
FAA Begins Next Phase of ATC Modernization with New Centralized Platform Search
In a new RFI, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants a new centralized platform that air traffic controllers can use to receive flight data and move aircraft between different parts of the airspace, according to MeriTalk.
VA Uses AI to Eliminate CHAMPVA Application Backlog
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has eliminated its backlog of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) applications – a program that offers health care benefits to more than 900,000 qualifying beneficiaries – with the help of AI, according to MeriTalk.
