AI In Depth: Federal Agencies Strengthen Guardrails for AI Applications
In the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence (AI), government agencies are leveraging AI technologies to enhance security, operational efficiency, and data analysis across various sectors. They are being steered through their implementation of AI use by guidance from the Office of Management and Budget.
AI In Depth offers a comprehensive look into the groundbreaking initiatives shaping the future of AI in federal operations, such as the use of AI to improve mission-critical tasks, back-office functions, and regulatory processes. Agencies are learning how to use AI to combine multiple sources of data and proprietary information to derive actionable insights.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of AI in enhancing government operations
- Explore the integration of open-source and proprietary data, improving capabilities in areas such as cybersecurity, disaster response, and geospatial intelligence
- Examine strategies for ensuring that AI deployments are reliable, unbiased, and compliant with federal guidelines, emphasizing the need for human collaboration and judgment to maximize AI’s effectiveness
Speaker Details

Jaime Fitzgibbon
AI/ML Portfolio Manager,
Defense Innovation Unit

Zach Whitman
Chief Data Scientist & Chief AI Officer,
General Services Administration

Mittal Desai
Chief Information Officer,
Federal Energy Regulatory Comm.

Mark Munsell
Director, Data & Digital Innovation,
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Matt Gilkeson
Chief Technology, Data & AI Officer,
Transportation Security Administration

Paul Tierney
Senior Vice President,
Public Sector Sales, Dataminr

Thomas Boggs
Chief AI Engineer,
AI Accelerator, Leidos

Francis Rose
Co-Founder & Host,
Fed Gov Today
Event Topic
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, TechnologyRelevant Audiences
All State and Local Government, All Federal Government, National Guard, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, City Government, County Government, Municipalities, State Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, Government Accountability Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Health, National Security Agency, U.S. Agency of International Development, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Postal Service, Veterans AffairsOther Agency
Office of the President (includes OMB), Other Federal Agencies, Judicial Branch Agencies, Foreign Governments/Agencies