Recent Government Initiatives on Public Sector AI Solutions In recent years, governments across the globe have recognized the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and have embarked on initiatives to harness this technology to drive innovation and serve their citizens more effectively. These government-led efforts have had a profound impact on the development and adoption of AI solutions in the public sector, paving the way for a future where data-driven decision-making and automation are the norm. One notable example of a government initiative that has shaped the AI landsca ..read more

The Evolution of AI and LLMs Artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) have come a long way since their inception in the 1950s. From the pioneering research of English mathematician and logician Alan Turing to the recent breakthroughs achieved by models like GPT-3/GPT-4, AI has undeniably transformed industries and revolutionized human-computer interactions. But as AI becomes increasingly intertwined with our daily lives, developing an effective strategy to regulate it while optimizing value is more critical than ever. As we rapidly approach the one year anniversary of Chat ..read more

AI is the next revolutionary technology that will accelerate the mission of the Department of Defense. Newly boundless in its applications, “AI” joins “cyber” and “cloud” as the most important information technologies that have arrived in the last 25 years. In July 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) marked the one-year anniversary of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), which brought together the DoD Chief Data Officer (CDO), Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), Defense Digital Service (DDS), and Advancing Analytics (ADVANA) Office.  The CDAO was tasked ..read more

By now, almost everyone across the tech landscape has heard of the Zero Trust (ZT) security model, which assumes that every device, application, or user attempting to access a network is not to be trusted (see NIST definitions below). But as models go, the idea is easier than the execution. To provide guidance to federal agencies, and in many ways lead the way for the private sector, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued the initial Zero Trust Maturity Model (ZTMM) in 2021 with the intent to give agencies a conceptual roadmap to onboard to a shared zero-trust matu ..read more

The evolution of healthcare has come a long way since local physicians made house calls and homespun remedies were formulated using items from the kitchen spice rack. Today’s healthcare is driven as much by the promise of emerging technologies centered on data processing and advanced analytics as by developing new and specialized drugs. This has ushered in a new era of precision healthcare focused on the uniqueness of each patient and the multitude of variables that factor into more precise and effective detection and treatment regimens.  What is Precision Healthcare? Precision healthcar ..read more

Every day in the US thousands of legitimate prescriptions for the opioid class of pharmaceuticals are written to mitigate acute pain during post-operation recovery, chronic back and neck pain, and a host of other cases where patients experience moderate-to-severe discomfort.  While many of these drugs provide pain relief, the potential for misuse and outright abuse due to their addictive nature is extremely high. Since the 1990s, opioid abuse in the US skyrocketed to the point that in 2017 the Department of Health and Human Services declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. T ..read more

Have you ever considered how much data a single person generates in a day? Every web document, scanned document, email, social media post, and media download? One estimate states that “on average, people will produce 463 exabytes of data per day by 2025.” Now consider that the federal government has approximately 2.8 million civilian employees and the department of defense has another 2 million active duty, Guardsmen, and Reservists. Add that to the nearly 19 million employees in state and local agencies and you have a combined agency population greater than the number of residents in Florida ..read more

How Agencies Can Gain the Cyber Edge with Smart Data Solutions For the vast majority of US citizens, the front lines of conflict are witnessed from thousands of miles away on the nightly news. But for government agencies, these physical conflicts are the tip of the iceberg as cyberattacks persist as an underlying constant, inflicting enduring damage regardless of geopolitical tension or location.   Consider the fact that the SolarWinds Orion supply chain breach (attributed to Russia) from 2020 continues to make news, with many customers still in the dark as to whether they were compr ..read more

It’s no secret that IT modernization is a top priority for the US federal government. A quick trip in the congressional time machine to revisit 2017’s Modernizing Government Technology Act surfaces some of the most salient points regarding agencies’ challenges: The federal government spends nearly 75% of its annual information technology funding on operating and maintaining existing legacy information technology systems. These systems can pose operational risks, including rising costs and the inability to meet mission requirements.  These systems also pose security risks, including the ..read more

For public universities, metrics such as retention rate and graduation rate are important indicators for standing out in the competitive landscape. These success metrics are paramount to bringing in more students, making them successful, and continuing to grow a strong alumni network. One of the nation’s elite research universities, Florida State University (FSU) preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Foun ..read more