House lawmakers questioned VA officials about transparency and costs tied to the modernization of the agency’s supply chain management system.

Other gen AI projects within the agency include an AI-powered code-completion tool and a “meta pilot” centered on search, summarization and content drafting.

Dr. Gil Alterovitz, the director of VA’s National AI Institute and chief AI officer for the Veterans Health Administration.

An agency watchdog said in a House hearing that Oracle and the VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office “did not test for medication and allergy data…

Tech leaders from the VA and Treasury say their relationships with CISA have improved, but they’re looking for more top-down, specific guidance from the cyber agency.

While OMB acknowledged issues raised by the Civic Hacking Agency’s gov metadata project, there are also real signs of progress.

A majority of civilian CFO Act agencies have come up with generative AI strategies, according to a FedScoop analysis.

Members of the Veterans Affairs Technology Modernization subcommittee urged the department to offer disclosures for AI use and issue more “severe” consequences for contractors.

Energy and the VA are the latest agencies to confirm they’ve banned generative AI tools, at least temporarily, on their systems.

The information will inform the Federal Chief Data Officers Council’s work to create best practices.