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From left: Rubrik Security Cloud’s Melissa Stein, the State Department’s Ray Romano and the Library of Congress’s Natalie Buda Smith take part in a panel discussion at Rubrik’s Federal Cyber Resilience Breakfast on May 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo by Maggie Callahan)

State Department is testing agentic AI to ‘buy back time’ for workers

An official in the agency’s Cyber Threat and Investigations unit hints at using AI to analyze malware over 75 times faster than humans.
A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on Oct. 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

State Department makes multiple awards under $10B IT program

The department’s Evolve program has a $10B ceiling. Awards include contracts for IT management, cloud and data center services, and app development.
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…
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