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Dr. Paul Rodrigues, Chief AI Officer for Microsoft Federal’s National Security Group, speaking at AITalks, April 14, 2026, in Washington, DC.
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Why governing agentic AI is the next mission for federal agencies

Microsoft’s Paul Rodrigues explains why agencies must move beyond deploying AI to orchestrating and governing autonomous agents with built-in oversight, identity and accountability.
Jun 9, 2026 By Scoop News Group
Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Special Agents demonstrate the inspection methods used to inspect commercial vehicles such as this Volvo semi-truck September 17, 2017, in Centreville, Virginia. / AFP PHOTO / Paul J. Richards

DOT considers taking humans out of the AI loop

The agency is weighing the risks of unintended consequences along with the potential pitfalls of having workers become a “limiting factor,” per a top technology leader.
May 21, 2026 By Lindsey Wilkinson
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ICE CIO Dustin Goetz sits on the far right during a panel discussion at AFCEA Bethesda’s LEAPS Summit in Washington, D.C on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Lisa Nipp)

ICE work with AI agents is minimal, CIO says

The Department of Homeland Security unit is leaning into AI but hasn’t yet jumped on the agentic AI bandwagon, according to Dustin Goetz.
May 19, 2026 By Lindsey Wilkinson
The Moon appears dark in the picture as white sunlight leaks out around its edges. A portion of the Orion spaceship, also in shadow, is visible on the left of the image.
The Moon was backlit by the Sun during the Artemis II mission on April 6, creating a solar eclipse. The photo was taken by a camera on the Orion spacecraft. Troy LeBlanc used it in his presentation as one of many examples of NASA images. (Photo via NASA)

From space photography to mission readiness, NASA turns to AI to alleviate data influx

Microsoft and Google are among the vendors NASA is working with for mission control and image cataloguing use cases, per Johnson Space Center’s top IT official.
May 19, 2026 By Madison Alder
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