On this edition of Fed Gov Today with Francis Rose, the future of federal work gets personal — literally. Imagine joining the federal government and being assigned your very own agentic AI assistant — one that stays with you throughout your entire career. It helps with your HR questions, training reminders, and even job recommendations, all tied to your unique federal ID and email. Former OPM Chief Information Officer Melvin Brown joins Francis to explore how this idea could revolutionize federal employment, turning decades-old systems into intelligent, adaptive tools that grow alongside each employee.

Brown explains why post-shutdown recovery isn’t just about restarting operations but reimagining them. From modernizing back-office HR systems to creating enterprise-wide consistency, Brown emphasizes empathy, agility, and “strategic triage” as key to rebuilding smarter. He also argues that government IT modernization isn’t about technology alone — it’s about transforming the business of IT with unified strategies, cloud migration, and data standardization.

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