State Department’s Manny Medrano on partnerships strengthening AI & cyber analytics
Manny Medrano | Director, Cyber Monitoring & Operations, Bureau of Diplomatic Security | Dept. of State
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State Department’s Amy Ritualo on embracing AI for diplomacy
Amy Ritualo | Acting Chief Data & AI Officer | Dept. of State
USAID’s information technology team is down to five members
Sources tell FedScoop there were previously around 100 IT staffers, while a team focused on transitioning resources to State was disbanded.
Former State Department data, AI leader Graviss joins Atlassian
Matthew Graviss has joined the Australian-based software company as its public sector chief technology officer after roughly 17 years in government.
Source: USAID preparing to transfer systems to State Department amid downsizing
The agency’s website says it has placed approximately 1,600 personnel on administrative leave.
Trump order limits agency hiring, puts DOGE leads in decision-making roles; the State Department loses its top data and AI official
The new executive order looks to minimize agency hiring allowances, requiring four workers to depart for every one hire to be made. And, Matthew Graviss is leaving…
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State Department’s top data and AI official departs
Matthew Graviss led the agency’s implementation of artificial intelligence, including its internal AI chatbot.
From translation to email drafting, State Department turns to AI to assist workforce
The agency responsible for foreign affairs has introduced an internal chatbot and tools to aid employees with things like news analysis and searching department policy.
How the Global Engagement Center hopes to fight deepfakes abroad
Public records show the agency wanted to build a “meme detector” and use other AI to detect deepfakes.
State Department reveals new interagency task force on detecting AI-generated content
More than 20 agencies are currently involved in the effort.