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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ATARC Federal AI Summit 2024: Cost Challenges; No Workforce Disruptions; and Streamlining Manual Processes
It is widely understood that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform how government agencies operate and deliver services. However, government needs to balance the complexities of the technology to bring AI use cases to life. In late February, ATARC hosted its AI Summit 2024, which addressed the challenges and opportunities around AI, and […]
IRS Inflation Reduction Act Industry Day: The Strategic Operating Plan; Agile Development; and Human-Centered Design
In late February, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) hosted its IRS Inflation Reduction Act Industry Day, which provided insights into the agency’s overall strategic priorities related to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). At the event, the IRS put its Strategic Operating Plan front-and-and center, as well as showcased its vision for enhancing its capabilities to […]
Women’s History Month: Celebrating Female Government IT Leadership
Each year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation, which also includes International Women’s Day that took place on March 8th. This year’s International Women’s Day’s theme was “Inspire Inclusion,” which is a call to action to break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and create environments where all women are valued and respected. In […]
Q&A: Fareeha Khan, Director of Marketing & Communications at Makpar, Discusses Government IT Marketing Successes
In the world of government IT, marketing is completely different from the B2B and B2C sectors. With longer sales cycles and highly sophisticated buyers who are often challenging to target directly, content marketing is the ideal avenue for influencing and educating government decision-makers. For Fareeha Khan, who was recently promoted to Director of Marketing & […]