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.
Trump’s AI Policy Shifts Focus to ‘High Impact’ Use Cases
The Trump White House is focusing federal artificial intelligence efforts on “high impact” use cases and directing agency chief AI officers to accelerate the adoption of AI technologies, according to Federal News Network.
Commerce Blockchain Bill Sails Through House Committee
A bipartisan bill placing the Commerce Department at the center of the country’s embrace of blockchain technology advanced out of a key House panel Tuesday, putting it on deck for consideration before the full chamber, according to FedScoop.
Experts Suggest AI Could Address FOIA Backlogs, Even as Public Records Staff Are Terminated
The adoption of modernized information technology systems and capabilities such as AI can help federal agencies more efficiently process Freedom of Information Act requests, several Republican lawmakers said during a Senate hearing last week.
OPM Digitizes Federal Retirement Booklets as Part of Longtime Modernization Effort
The Office of Personnel Management has moved another step closer to its yearslong goal of modernizing the federal retirement process by allowing employees and annuitants to access digital versions of four key retirement booklets online, according to Federal News Network.
DARPA Begins Scaling a Quantum Computer with 15 Companies
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency unveiled the first set of tech companies selected to participate in its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative as the U.S. government continues to investigate which scientific path will bring a fault-tolerant quantum computer to life, according to NextGov.
Census CIO to Depart at the End of April
Census CIO Luis Cano, who has been with the U.S. Census Bureau since 2017, announced that he would retire from federal service on April 30, according to NextGov.
