Inside Top Federal IT Issues in 2023
GovCast had a banner year in 2023, featuring dozens of interviews with federal IT leaders, officials and experts. We take a look back at the year’s work around AI, zero-trust implementation and many other issues and topics facing all IT staffs throughout government.
On this year-end episode of GovCast, Managing Editor Ross Gianfortune, and Staff Writers Jayla Whitfield and Jordan McDonald as they reflect on the most memorable episodes and themes of 2023.
Featured conversations include:
- 1:00: Brian Mazanec, Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness in the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
- 5:15: Will Cahoe, 10x Program Communications Lead, GSA
- 9:00: Wayne Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge, Criminal and Cyber Division, FBI Washington Field Office
- 3:00: Francis O’Hearn, CIO, U.S. Mint
- 14:45: Melvin Brown II, Deputy CIO, Office of Personnel Management
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NASA, CBP Tackle Data Access, Security Challenges Amid AI Expansion
NASA and CBP data leaders discuss how their agencies are balancing data accessibility, security and governance to advance AI capabilities.
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VA CDO Wants Data to be as Reliable as Water, Electricity
Lisa Rosenmerkel said the agency is striving to utilize its data with utility-level reliability to make it easier to get services to veterans.
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Lawmakers Weigh Frontier AI Safety Next Steps From Joint Accord
Some tech stakeholders said limiting unintended consequences of AI agents means the industry’s incentive structure has to change.
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HHS Looks to Centralize IT Buying, Speed Access to Emerging Tech
HHS is centralizing IT procurement while pursuing faster acquisition tools for AI and other emerging technologies.
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