All About Data

We take a closer look at how hard it is to get AI from proof of concept and into production. Here to talk about it is Dave Vennergrund, the vice president of AI and data insights at GDIT. You'll also hear from Colleen Kummet. She’s the director of health analytics for federal health at GDIT. Later on, you'll hear Marseta Dill, acting chief data officer for the Federal Aviation Administration, talk about FAA's Data Challenge with my colleague Eric White.

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The VA is looking at how to keep aging, disabled vets living independently. That’s a key takeaway from a panel I moderated at ATARC’s DevSecOps Summit. On this panel, you’ll hear from Hasan Yasar. He’s the Technical Director of the Continuous Deployment of Capability group at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute. But first, you’ll hear from VA’s Deputy Chief Health Technology Officer Dr. Joe Ronzio.

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More than a quarter of the federal workforce is feeling burnout, according to a recent Gallup study, making them more likely to leave their agency or feel less engaged in their work. Rob DeSimone, associate principal of workplace initiatives at Gallup, and Mike Ritz, executive director of Gallup’s Federal Government Initiative, go deep into the study's findings.

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The State Department sees artificial intelligence as an increasingly valuable tool to meet its mission, and is looking at generative AI to help its employees chart the next step in their careers. Don Bauer, the chief technology officer of the State Department’s Bureau of Global Talent Management goes deep on this topic. We're also joined by several other guests on this ATARC panel.

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Kirsten Moncada, OPM’s chief privacy officer, says the rise of AI tools will create more work for privacy officials across the government.

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The Agriculture Department is on a mission to make its workforce more data savvy. That’s a key focus of its Data Science Training Program and its new department-wide data strategy. For more, we hear from USDA’s Deputy Chief Data Officer Fredy Diaz and the CDO for the Food and Nutrition Service Chris Rottler.

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Commerce Chief Data Officer Oliver Wise says the department expects to release the strategy in fall 2024, which will focus on five “cross-bureau” priority areas for data maturity.

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NASA's Artemis mission will bring U.S. astronauts back to the moon's surface more than 50 years after its last trip, the 1972 Apollo 17 mission. The agency expects a crewed moon landing mission will occur in 2025. NASA Chief Data Officer David Salvagnini said the Artemis mission depends on the agency's wealth of scientific data — including data from the Apollo missions more than a half-century ago.

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Here's an excerpt from a Federal News Network-moderated panel at the Data Foundation’s govDatax Summit. You'll hear from Oliver Wise, chief data officer at the Commerce Department and Eileen Vidrine, the chief data and AI Officer at the Department of the Air Force.

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Agency leaders outline the challenges and opportunities of AI. Department of Homeland Security's Undersecretary for Policy Rob Silvers says DHS IS looking to become one of the “early and aggressive adopters” of AI tools. Col. John Agnello, the director of information advantage, for the Army’s Cyber Center of Excellence says the service is looking at the potential of AI to make critical decisions “better, faster, cheaper.”

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