Federal Insights

Federal employees face higher premiums in 2026. Learn how to use plan tools, mental health resources, and preventive care to stay ahead. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Whether preventing fraud, boosting knowledge management, or refining large language model results, graph databases help agencies get more out large datasets. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

IBM provided its own grounds for testing and developing a set of AI tools. It can help client organizations avoid some of the initial mistakes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

OptumServe’s Amanda Warfield tells Federal News Network how agencies are tapping into generative AI to make federal employees even more productive. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

June 30th deadline approaches, when NARA will only accept digitized documents. Agencies must deal with the largest volume known as modern textual records. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

PTaaS throughout the software development lifecycle reduces vulnerabilities and produces more actionable reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Zero trust architectures must cover both users and applications, and extend from the core network to the edge, all while giving all users an equal experience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to overcome the challenge of taking in, processing and managing large amounts of data in a short amount of time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Experts from CACI say agencies need training and the right technology platforms to successfully navigate and take advantage of the dark web for open source intelligence activities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Planning for artificial intelligence should start with whys, that is, the use cases. After that, think about the data strategy to train algorithms and support ongoing AI deployment. Without a solid data strategy, an AI project could fail because of erroneous output. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Part 3 of 3: IT modernization use cases Keeping up with technology requires constant evolution. How are agencies employing new technology to better meet their missions and how is it impacting the workforce? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Maritime awareness starts with imagery generated by military, civilian federal and commercial satellites and other platforms. Planet, for example, provides federal agencies, among other customers, electro-optical imagery from its fleet of some 200 satellites. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Part 2 of 3: The IT modernization impact on the workforce  Keeping up with technology requires constant evolution. How are agencies employing new technology to better meet their missions and how is it impacting the workforce? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Part 1 of 3: IT modernization strategies and trends Keeping up with technology requires constant evolution. How are agencies employing new technology to better meet their missions and how is it impacting the workforce? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In federal hiring, creating frequent touchpoints with candidates early and often is key — and agencies can do it without exhausting all their time and resources. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Incremental changes to CX can help agencies reach a more human-centered, personalized approach in their interactions with the public. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Modernization requires understanding the ultimate users’ needs and the challenges constituents have dealing with systems an agency might deploy. A principal challenge to modernization, according to Guidehouse partner Arijeet Roy, stems from the cost of maintaining and operating legacy systems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

In the post-pandemic era, managing workforce dynamics have become critically important. Hiring managers should complement their workforce planning and employee satisfaction efforts with a data-driven approach to improve how they recruit and hire, Partners at Guidehouse, Ashley Mattison and Leigh Sheldon advised. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

For agencies, getting involved early and often in recruitment is key for the cybersecurity workforce. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Understaffed agencies turn to ‘force-multiplier’ tools to handle growing FOIA work See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Agencies often ponder whether to apply AI to citizen interactions under the customer experience movement, or to making internal operations more efficient. But the two are connected, said Susan Wedge, managing partner for the U.S. public and federal market at IBM Consulting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...