Senior IT leaders at State argue that small-scale pilots of AI technology can help bring a wealth of benefits to federal government, such as increased transparency.
Configuration management of products and systems, in particular, had gone unaddressed, prompting OIG to recommend the under secretary for management get involved.
The new office will establish service contracts agencies can buy technology and services off of and be staffed by 40 to 50 federal employees across four divisions.
Some agencies have elements of zero-trust frameworks in place, but NIST will explore the proper way to use them, according to its chief cybersecurity adviser.