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Federal Agencies Redefine IT Success with Mission-Aligned Metrics

Federal health agencies are revolutionizing their approach to IT success, shifting focus from mere deliverables to real-life outcomes that make a tangible difference to citizens. By setting mission-aligned metrics, they're now measuring success by the problems solved and lives improved.

https://osintsights.com/federal-agencies-redefine-it-success-with-mission-aligned-metrics?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#HealthIt #MissionalignedMetrics #FederalAgencies #GovernmentTechnology #ItSuccessMetrics

AI Reshapes Federal eDiscovery to Meet Surging FOIA Demands

Federal agencies are struggling to keep up with a surge in FOIA requests that are not only increasing in volume but also growing more complex, involving large volumes of electronic records, multiple custodians, and sensitive data. This perfect storm is putting a strain on legacy eDiscovery systems and already limited staff, all…

https://osintsights.com/ai-reshapes-federal-ediscovery-to-meet-surging-foia-demands?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#FederalEdiscovery #Foia #InformationGovernance #GovernmentTechnology #Compliance

Mashable: White House signing deals with private hackers to combat cybercrime. “In a first for the United States, the White House is looking to build an army of private hackers to combat cyberattacks. Outlined in a new presidential memoranda issued Aug. 12, the Trump administration will begin contracting out efforts to curb the actions of transnational criminal organizations (or TCOs) to […]

Stateline: Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying. “As a new school year begins, some classrooms may use artificial intelligence tools to flag a student struggling with classwork, track attendance or try to raise reading scores. But as school districts make decisions on which tools are safe and worth spending thousands or millions of dollars on, some […]

New York Focus: New York Is Struggling to Track Its Own AI Use. “In New York’s first-ever effort to track its own use of artificial intelligence, only 13 of the state’s roughly 100 agencies publicly reported using the technology in a way that could ‘directly impact the public’ — fueling concerns that the state’s AI transparency guidelines are too ambiguous for effective oversight.”

Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana state agencies turning to AI for behind-the-scenes work. “The Indiana Management Performance Hub, the state agency that helps approve planned use of AI in the executive branch, OK’d 135 plans to implement AI programs from January 2025 through June 2026, according to a summary provided to the Indiana Capital Chronicle. That doesn’t necessarily mean all 135 […]

City & State New York: How NYC government is using AI. “…since 2020, the city has been required to publish a list of ‘algorithmic tools’ – including AI-based tools – used by agencies in the previous year, with brief descriptions on their use and details like how the tool is procured and whether it collects identifying information from New Yorkers.”

CNBC: Trump administration’s head of AI safety agency resigns after 3 months on job. “Chris Fall, the head of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, resigned from his role as director just three months after he was picked for the job by the Trump administration, CNBC confirmed on Monday.”

CBS News: DOJ says it’s no longer illegal to download TikTok on federal devices. “The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.”

Let’s Data Science: Pentagon Says Grok Supported 2,000 Missile Strikes . “According to reporting by Yahoo and The Independent, Cameron Stanley, the Pentagon’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, wrote in a sworn filing that Grok, a generative chatbot developed by xAI, was used to fire more than ‘2,000 munitions at 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours’ via the government’s Maven […]

WHERE OTHERS LOSE CONTROL – WE STAY IN THE LOOP.

https://blog.infinito.nexus/blog/2026/06/16/where-others-lose-control-we-stay-in-the-loop/

Politico: Another top White House AI policy adviser is leaving. “Thomas Lind, the head of policy in the Office of the National Cyber Director and a senior adviser to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, plans to leave government soon to spend more time with family, according to two people familiar with the decision, who, like others in this story, were granted anonymity to discuss White […]

Politico: Factions inside the Trump administration wrestle over how to handle AI. “President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to scrap an AI executive order on May 21 has exposed a rift within the White House on how to regulate the emerging technology. There are three main camps in the West Wing, per two senior White House officials, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive internal dynamics.”

The Verge: Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen. “Reuters reviewed more than 400 examples of government AI use where specific vendors were named. Grok or xAI, it found, appeared in only three — each of those for basic uses like document drafting or social media management, and always alongside competitors like Microsoft and OpenAI. OpenAI’s models, by comparison, appeared in more than 230 […]

The Register: NHS to close-source hundreds of GitHub repos over AI, security concerns. “The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is ordering all of its technology leaders to temporarily wall off the organization’s open source projects over concerns relating to advanced AI and Anthropic’s Mythos. According to guidance shared internally within the organization and seen by The Register, GitHub […]

ZDNet: Over 80% of US government agencies already use AI agents – and it’s only the beginning. “More than 8 out of 10 (82%) of government organizations have already adopted AI agents, according to a new IDC study based on a survey of 118 leaders and decision makers in the US across federal, state, and local governments. The study found that 60% of government leaders believe their adoption of AI […]

Politico: CIA is trusting AI to help analyze intel from human spies. “The CIA is starting to deploy artificial intelligence to boost one of its most hallowed missions: analyzing the plans, intentions and capabilities of foreign nations, the agency’s deputy director said Thursday.”

TechSpot: France starts moving government systems from Windows to Linux . “The announcement marks the biggest sign so far that European governments intend to reduce their reliance on American tech companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple. The European Union has repeatedly attempted to regulate big tech in recent years.”

Michigan Advance: Michigan’s use of AI to process SNAP applications draws concerns about past automation failures. “The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has begun using artificial intelligence to help boost the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cases it can review, a department official told members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS last week.”

CNBC: Anthropic’s Claude hits No. 1 on Apple’s top free apps list after Pentagon rejection. “Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence assistant app jumped to the No. 1 slot on Apple’s chart of top U.S. free apps late on Saturday, a day after the Trump administration sought to block government agencies’ adoption of the startup’s technology.”

Associated Press: Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety. “The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the government and the company over AI safety.”

New York Times: Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters. This link goes to a gift article. “As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.”

State of Massachusetts: Governor Healey Announces Massachusetts to Become First State to Deploy ChatGPT Across Executive Branch. Uh. “Today, Governor Maura Healey announced the launch of the ChatGPT-powered Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant for the state’s workforce, with the goal of making government work better and faster for people…. Massachusetts will be the first state to adopt […]

ComputerWeekly: Large language models provide unreliable answers about public services, Open Data Institute finds. “Popular large language models (LLMs) are unable to provide reliable information about key public services such as health, taxes and benefits, the Open Data Institute (ODI) has found.”

Wonkette: Hootsuite Takes Heat For Collaborating With ICE. “The Globe & Mail reported on the $95,000 pilot project signed with ICE in September after someone passed along in-house documents, and government contractor Seneca Strategic Partners — the business arm of the Seneca Nation in New York — also has a $2.8-million contract with the Department of Homeland Security to use Hootsuite’s […]

Public Technology: Academics create network to connect officials with research experts. “Launching on 1 February, the Evidence Exchange aims to enable more universities and research organisations to offer ‘Policy to Research’ opportunities for civil and public servants. A consortium led by the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge is developing the project alongside […]

EFF: The Homeland Security Spending Trail: How to Follow the Money Through U.S. Government Databases. “This week, EFF and the Heinrich Boell Foundation released an update to our database of vendors providing technology to components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protections (CBP). It includes new […]

New York Times: In Ukraine, a New Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born This link goes to a gift article. “Across the roughly 800-mile front and over the airspace of both nations, drones with newly developed autonomous features are now in daily combat use. By last spring, Bumblebees launched from Ukrainian positions had carried out more than 1,000 combat flights against Russian targets, […]

Federal News Network: The hidden vulnerability: Why legacy government web forms demand urgent attention. “Government agencies face a security challenge hiding in plain sight: outdated web forms that collect citizen data through systems built years — sometimes decades — ago. While agencies invest heavily in perimeter security and advanced threat detection, many continue using legacy forms […]

Raw Story: Alarm raised as experts suspect ‘sloppy code’ used to overhaul sensitive govt websites. “Attempting to meet Donald Trump’s July 2026 deadline to refashion government websites where private information is shared, the National Design Studio is creating websites that have all the appearances of leaving gaping security holes, experts warned Monday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/03/raw-story-alarm-raised-as-experts-suspect-sloppy-code-used-to-overhaul-sensitive-govt-websites/