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.

ChatGPT Gets One Step Closer to Widespread Government Use

OpenAI has cleared another critical hurdle to selling its ChatGPT tool directly to the federal government with its new FedRAMP “in process” designation, according to FedScoop.

NSF Announces Up to $35 Million to Stand Up AI Research Resource Operations Center

The National Science Foundation plans to award up to $35 million to establish an operations center for its National AI Research Resource, signaling a step toward the pilot becoming a more permanent program, according to FedScoop.

FAA Starts the Bidding for New Air Traffic Control System Contract

The Federal Aviation Administration has given the green light for industry to start working on and turning in their proposals for a contract to stand up a new air traffic control system for managing U.S. airspace, according to NextGov.

Federal IT Leaders Paying Off ‘Technical Debt’ to Meet Trump’s Data Goals

As the Trump administration pushes agencies to break down data silos, the IT officials leading the charge are grappling with a problem that has occasionally complicated matters: figuring out how to deal with loads of “technical debt,” according to FedScoop.

Sean Duffy Previews Major Changes to Transportation IT in New Memo

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to sunset several outdated agency IT systems and consolidate technology management under a new program called 1DoT, according FedScoop.

GSA Deputy Stephen Ehikian to Depart Post

Stephen Ehikian, the deputy administrator at the General Services Administration who led the agency through the first six months of the Trump administration, will “transition out” of his role at the agency, according to NextGov.