The Postal Service is drawing on international AI pilots to streamline operations and potentially save money amid its budget crisis, the Office of the Inspector General said.

On his personal LinkedIn, Pete Waterman apologized to civilian FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service applicants and called the practice “brutally unfair when taken to the extreme.”

And, the Pentagon CIO issues department-wide directive on IT buying

Tech leaders from across agencies and industry said the government must work together to use AI to fix broken systems, not just use it as a band-aid.

And, DHS looks to add more AI to FOIA processing.

And, the U.S. military enters a bilateral AI task force with the UAE

Zack Schwartz, a top VA IT official, framed the change as a way to avoid “unnecessary delays” in procurement while maintaining security standards.

Commerce CIO Brian Epley joins the show to discuss this and more

An independent review found the department was deficient in seven areas. The agency said many of the recommended actions are already underway.

CORAS is a FedRAMP High-certified agentic-AI “decision maker” that has already been authorized for use at the Department of Defense.