INFOGRAPHIC: Advancing AI Under Trump’s Federal Tech Strategy
The Trump administration is playing a pivotal role in accelerating the federal government’s broad adoption of AI capabilities. From regulatory reform to infrastructure investments, federal AI efforts will see significant momentum under three key pillars: public-private collaboration, large-scale funding, and policy deregulation. This Makpar infographic highlights the core actions that shaped the trajectory of AI in federal agencies. […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: White House AI R&D Plan; New Unified Procurement Strategy; and New Acting CIO and HUD
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. White House Seeks Input to Revise National AI Research and Development Plan The Office of […]
AI Benefits and Concerns for Government
We all know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived and has the potential to transform government IT. While many agencies are beginning to explore new AI capabilities, it’s always good to have a clear picture of the benefits and concerns of this new innovation frontier. On the positive side, AI has the potential to enhance […]
How SharePoint Enhances Government Collaboration
Makpar recently helped a government customer migrate to a M365 cloud-hosted environment. A key part of this effort was helping the agency to leverage SharePoint in ways that enhanced collaboration for more than 102,000 users. The goal of this program was to make the agency’s workforce more productive using digital solutions for enhancing overall collaboration. […]
AI Infrastructure and Cybersecurity for Government
During the recent “AI for Government Summit: Taking the Lead in a New Era” event, hosted by FedInsider, government and industry leaders addressed two key issues: modernizing datacenters through AI and cybersecurity and AI. In addition to our usual summary blog posts from important government IT events, Makpar is offering the following infographic that further […]
The Future of AI in Government
In our ongoing series of content, we have been taking a critical look at the current and future state of artificial intelligence (AI) and government. As we have highlighted before, federal agencies are only really in the nascent phase of leveraging AI – mostly for streamlining processes, general pilots, career pathing and data curation. However, […]
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 […]
How Largest Federal Agencies Are Using AI (For Now)
As we all know, the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating the federal news cycle – and rightly so, as it presents a massive paradigm shift in government IT. However, it may be surprising to many that government agencies are just beginning to embrace AI for such things as streamlining processes, general pilots, career […]
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 […]