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5/29/24: Leaving modernization behind; frustration cutters inside DoD; managing disruption without shutting it down
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NASA has a new technology leader to work in its digital transformation. Patrick Newbold is about five months into his tenure there, after joining the agency from the Social Security Administration. At the ACT-IAC Emerging Tech and Innovation Conference recently, he tells me digital transformation is about more than technology.
The Defense Department is in year two of its latest Small Business Strategy. That strategy includes three objectives. The first one is unifying small-business related activities. Farooq Mitha is Director of DoD’s Office of Small Business Programs. At SOF Week 2024, he tells me he needs to coordinate efforts from everywhere in the department to achieve that objective.
Federal government leaders now have several guiding documents on using and buying artificial intelligence. New guidance from the Office of Personnel Management covers the growing AI workforce, and the General Services Administration has released acquisition guidance on AI too. Rob King is the Chief Data Officer at the Energy Department. At the ACT-IAC Emerging Tech and Innovation Conference recently, he says no one can ignore the disruption AI is causing,especially generative AI.
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