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.
After Timeout on Modernization, IRS Eyes New IT Plans to ‘Align’ with Trump Admin
The IRS paused its IT modernization programs six months ago and is in the process of developing “new strategic plans” for the coming years that “align” with Trump administration goals, according to FedScoop.
State Department Hopes to Use Agentic AI to Assist Employee Tasks, CIO Says
The State Department wants to use artificial intelligence agents that can take action for employees, and it already has an enterprise generative AI chatbot, dubbed StateChat, which it launched last year, according to NextGov.
House Bill Targets Rising Rural Utility Costs from AI Data Centers
Surging utility bills linked to artificial intelligence data centers would get a closer look from a trio of federal agencies under a new bipartisan bill in the House, according to FedScoop.
VA Leader Eyes ‘Aggressive Deployment’ of AI As Watchdog Warns of Challenges to Get There
A key technology leader at the Department of Veterans Affairs recently told lawmakers that the agency intends to “capitalize” on artificial intelligence to help overcome its persistent difficulties in providing timely care and maintaining cost-effective operations, according to FedScoop.
House CR Includes Short-Term CISA 2015 Extension
House Republicans have included a short-term extension of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 in a stopgap government funding bill, potentially giving lawmakers more time to work out updates to the decade-old CISA 2015 law, according to Federal News Network.
Fed Leaders: Guardrails, Data Must Come Before AI Deployment
As federal agencies prepare to increase their use of artificial intelligence, senior government technology leaders shared — at the recent FedForward event — that they are taking a measured approach to AI adoption, prioritizing security and data before rolling out new capabilities, according to MeriTalk.
