Commentary Archives

President Joe Biden chats with administration officials and other guests during an event regarding government regulations on artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

AI’s future depends on who’s at the table — not just who’s in the Oval Office

For AI regulation and tech policy to work, startup founders need to have a say.

Oct 28, 2024 By Gaurab Bansal

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Preparing for the age of quantum

Energy CIO Ann Dunkin, OMB cyber official Nick Polk and Air Force Research Lab's Michael Hayduk explore how the federal government is preparing for the arrival of…

Oct 8, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Arati Prabhakar (R), the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy speaks during a meeting on Artificial Intelligence in her ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Harris hosted the meeting to discuss AI with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

AI won’t pause for the election, and AI regulation shouldn’t either

With election season in full bloom, and politics, rather than policy, in the spotlight, U.S. agencies and regulators should take steps to continue to promote the responsible…

Sep 27, 2024 By Owen J. Daniels Jack Corrigan

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event to highlight their administration’s approach to artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden issued a new executive order on Monday, directing his administration to create a new chief AI officer, track companies developing the most powerful AI systems, adopt stronger privacy policies and “both deploy AI and guard against its possible bias,” creating new safety guidelines and industry standards. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The CAIO’s role in driving AI success across the federal government

In this commentary, former federal AI leaders Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan and Joel Meyer share five actions newly appointed chief AI officers should take to set the…

May 7, 2024 By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan Joel Meyer

Eight trends that are redefining government at ‘warp speed’

Deloitte's William Eggers shares the eight seismic trends redefining governance in 2024 and beyond.

Mar 26, 2024 By William D. Eggers

Reimagining tech modernization for the future in government

Google Public Sector's Leigh Palmer writes in this Op-Ed that advances in AI and ML require modern, cloud-native IT — particularly applications hosted in commercial cloud environments…

Dec 19, 2023 By Leigh Palmer