The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Agencies to Close for Carter Day of Mourning; IRS Deploy AI for Fight Fraud; and Fed 100 Deadline Extended
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.
Biden to Close Federal Agencies Jan. 9 for Carter Day of Mourning
President Biden issued an executive order to close federal agencies and offices on January 9th in recognition of former President Jimmy Carter, who recently died at 100 in his home in Plains, Georgia.
IRS Deploys AI Tools to Combat Emerging Tech’s Role in New Fraud Schemes
The IRS is staffing up with investigators to go after all sorts of criminal activity, and the agency’s criminal investigation branch is also relying on AI tools to stay one step ahead of fraudsters, according to Federal News Network.
Bill Requiring US Agencies to Share Custom Source Code with Each Other Becomes Law
Agencies will have to share custom-developed code amongst each other in an effort to prevent duplicative software development contracts under a new bill signed into law by President Joe Biden late last month, according to FedScoop.
DoD Announces Completion of Pilot to Identify Medical AI Vulnerabilities
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, recently announced that it “successfully concluded” a generative artificial intelligence pilot focused on identifying vulnerabilities in the use of large language models to enhance military medical services.
Buckle Up for An Odd Couple if 2025 Government and Technology Predictions
From multiversal theories to human-like AI, 2025 could have plenty in store for technology, according to a recent 2025 government IT predictions article from NextGov.
VA Plans to Restart EHR Rollouts in Mid-2026, Despite Viability Concerns
The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking tentative steps to restart deployments of its beleaguered Oracle Cerner Millennium electronic health record system, even as some lawmakers have continued to express concerns about the future of the modernization program, according to NextGov.
Fed 100 Deadline Extended to Jan. 7, 2025
GovExec is extending the deadline to submit Federal 100 nominations until Jan. 7, 2025, providing extra time to finalize nominations to make sure the superstars in the federal IT community get the recognition they deserve.