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Ankur Saini, chief product and technology officer at the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, speaks during the FedScoop-produced MongoDB event on April 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

DOT’s motor safety division stays clear of AI chatbot allure

The Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is focusing on streamlining a sprawling 60-application environment into a seven-platform spread.
State Department CIO Kelly Fletcher, left, speaks during AI Talks in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2024, while State CAIO Matthew Graviss looks on. (Scoop News Group photo)

State Department is gearing up to ‘roll out agentic AI’

CIO Kelly Fletcher sees a future with agency consolidation and simplification, paired with AI agents that “make it easy for people to do their job” and “reduce…
ICE agents approach a house before detaining two people on Jan. 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE’s IT shop eyes more automation, embraces AI chatbot

CIO Dustin Goetz said the agency is using Stella, an AI chatbot, to help do the work of lower-level roles in cybersecurity, service desk and administrative functions.
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