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.
Here’s How Federal Agencies Say They’re Tackling AI Use Under Trump
Federal agencies’ latest status updates on how they’re using artificial intelligence reveal persistent barriers and variability on where agencies stand with ”high-impact” use cases, according to FedScoop.
NDAA Calls for Treasury-Led Report on AI to Fight Money Laundering
A handful of federal financial regulatory agencies may have some new artificial intelligence work to do soon, courtesy of an amendment, which calls for a report on the implementation of AI in certain anti-money laundering investigations that is tucked into the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act, according to FedScoop.
CISA Orders Government to Patch F5 Products After ‘Nation-State’ Cyber Intrusion
Last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered federal civilian agencies to catalog and patch a suite of products offered by application security and cloud management company F5, according to NextGov.
Energy Announces Roadmap for Fusion Science and Technology
The Department of Energy is amping up its funding presence in fusion energy generation through private sector collaboration and by leveraging artificial intelligence, Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently stated, according to NextGov.
Army Secretary Tees Up Acquisition Reforms
The Army’s new secretary said the service is weeks away from unveiling changes that will “completely disrupt” Army acquisition bureaucracy, arguing that the existing system and the civilian leaders who work within it have failed for decades to deliver the capabilities soldiers need, according to Federal News Network.
Labor Department Looks to Pilot Intaking Unemployment Claims for States
The Trump administration is planning to test the feasibility of the Labor Department doing unemployment claims intake by piloting a department-hosted platform, unemployment.gov, with a few states by the end of the year, according to NextGov.
