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.
Survey Finds AI Governance Gaps Across Federal, State, and Local Governments
A new survey of public sector IT professionals found a wide gap between artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and the governance and monitoring controls needed to manage the technology, according to MeriTalk.
FAA Rolls Out AI-Enabled Air Traffic Control Tool at DC Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began limited operations Monday of a new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled air traffic control management tool in the Washington, D.C., region that officials say will help to reduce delays and cancellations for travelers, according to MeriTalk.
GenAI.mil Tops 2 Million Users in a Single Week
More than 2 million Defense Department personnel used GenAI.mil in a single week, marking continued growth for the Pentagon’s enterprise AI platform, which now offers three AI models and tools for building custom agents, according to NextGov.
DHS Exploring New Biosurveillance Capabilities as Biological Threats Evolve
With artificial intelligence and other capabilities potentially driving the development of novel biological threats, the Department of Homeland Security’s research and innovation unit is exploring ways of using agent-agnostic technologies to conduct broader biosurveillance activities, according to NextGov.
VA Plans Enterprise AI Rollout for 540,000 Users
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to release a solicitation in October for enterprise AI support services, with the selected contractor helping deploy AI capabilities across six rollout waves to as many as 540,000 users, according to NextGov.
NIH Tests New Approach to Make Big Data Ready for AI
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is testing a LinkML based “converter box” to standardize data from different sources and formats, making it easier for researchers to combine, analyze and use the agency’s growing data resources for AI and other research applications, according to Federal News Network.
