Close-up of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sign outside its main headquarters in Washington, DC. (Getty Images) GAO names Karen Howard as acting chief scientist She takes on the role following the departure of Tim Persons, who has left the agency for the private sector. Jan 25, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
(REUTERS / Erin Scott) National AI strategy resolution could pass during lame duck session The authors would like to see an AI oversight framework, similar to the FITARA Scorecard, developed for agencies. Sep 25, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir
(source: FedScoop) Sponsored Government, industry leaders assess the impact of AI at federal agencies Artificial intelligence practitioners share their expectations on ways AI will likely help the federal workforce deliver on agency missions. Jun 25, 2019 By FedScoop Staff
Timothy Persons, Chief Scientist and Managing Director, Science, Technology Assessment & Analytics, GAO Sponsored GAO’s chief scientist on the rise of the chief data officer and AI technologies GAO's Timothy Persons on why government CIOs and CDOs need to work together to de-risk algorithms and AI technologies in test-bed environments. Jun 11, 2019 By Julia Weaver
(Getty Images) Keep calm, workforce: There are still too many AI unknowns, experts say AI is still too large a mystery to make any bets on what role it will play and how big its effects will be. Jan 28, 2019 By Carten Cordell