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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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.
Federal leaders have embraced AI’s promise, but scaling from experimentation to measurable mission impact requires a sharper focus on data readiness, governance and time-to-impact.
As digital defenses strengthen, fraudsters are pivoting to the phone channel, requiring agencies to shift from warning constituents about scams to providing verified identity signals