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#FedTalks 2025 brought together top government leaders, industry experts and innovators to explore how technology is transforming the way the federal government delivers on its mission. Hosted at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, the daylong summit spotlighted the government’s sharpened focus on generative AI, zero-trust cybersecurity, cloud and data innovation, 21st-century digital services and the workforce strategies powering mission success. Speakers offered actionable insights on scaling IT modernization, adopting commercial technology, advancing AI responsibly, reinventing digital service delivery, strengthening cyber resilience, and unleashing innovation across government. A special thank you to all of our attendees, vendors, speakers — including Eric Ueland, Michael Duffy, Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, PhD, Andrea Brandon, MLS, MPA, david shive, Brian Epley, Pritha Mehra, Allen Hill, Seth Whitworth, Ryon Klotz, Capt. Christopher Clark, Travis Hoppe, Mark Gorak, Arianne Gallagher-Welcher, Esq., PMP, Tom Guido, Peter Guerra, Bryan Thomas, Michael Facemire, Shane Barney, Rob Allen, Stephan Mitchev, David Robinson, Lamont Copeland, Adam Clater, Geoff Hamm, Molly Just-Behr, and to our sponsors — Databricks, Forrester, IBM, Keeper Security, Inc., Oracle, Pure Storage, Red Hat, Salesforce, SAP, Splunk, ThreatLocker and Verizon Business, Relativity and T-Mobile for Government — for shaping the conversation. 📺 Missed the event? On-demand recordings will be available soon. 🗣️ Let’s keep the momentum going — share your insights using #FedTalks and follow FedScoop for continued updates on the future of technology in the public sector. 🔗 Want to be part of what’s next? Explore upcoming events and register here: https://lnkd.in/ep6-C-_v

Event participants hope Congress’s reputation as being behind on technology will be a thing of the past. https://hubs.li/Q03KbLtb0

The human capital agency is the latest to make generative AI tools broadly available to its workforce. HHS rolled out ChatGPT departmentwide earlier this month. https://hubs.li/Q03Kb6sQ0

The digital forensics firm makes software and hardware that can crack and extract information from phones. https://hubs.li/Q03K9pks0

A bipartisan trio of House lawmakers want the National Science Foundation to help make artificial intelligence more accessible to students, re-upping legislation aimed at expanding AI and STEM opportunities in higher education. Reps. Vince Fong, R-Calif., and Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., reintroduced their NSF AI Education Act on Tuesday, adding Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., as a co-sponsor and touting an expanded list of supporters from academia and industry. The House bill and its Senate companion both stalled out in Congress last year. https://hubs.li/Q03K6F2f0

House staffers will soon be able to use Microsoft Copilot’s chatbot, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Wednesday, a move that marks a significant step in the chamber’s push to modernize workflows. Speaking at the annual Congressional Hackathon, Johnson said Congress is poised to “deploy artificial intelligence” across the institution soon. https://hubs.li/Q03K6qyr0

Embracing a data-first approach has helped the U.S. Postal Service live up to its “always on” mission, the agency’s chief information officer said Thursday, paving the way for major product wins and the successful adoption of artificial intelligence tools. Speaking at FedScoop’s FedTalks event in Washington, D.C., USPS CIO Pritha Mehra said the independent executive branch agency set up an internal “data group” that now assesses any new application under consideration for use. https://hubs.li/Q03K6Bqv0

Enjoyed hearing directly from those on the frontlines of AI adoption in government—leaders who are actively shaping how emerging technologies are transforming federal operations. The use cases, lessons learned, and future developments shared at #FedTalks2025 offered a compelling look at how secure, efficient, and verifiable AI tools have become mission-critical. Relativity was proud to be on-site as sponsors, sharing our perspective and learning more about how RelativityOne Government and aiR tools can support these evolving needs—helping agencies focus on what matters most: the mission. Thank you to FedScoop, the lineup of insightful speakers, and engaged attendees. We appreciate your commitment to advancing these world-changing technologies. When the Fed talks, we listen. #FedTalks #FedScoop #AI #GenAI #agentic #cloud #data #Relativity #ediscovery #publicsector #federal #cyber #aiRforReview #govtech #IT

At #FedTalks, Peter Guerra, Global VP of data & AI at Oracle, described how Oracle continues to help the government with data storage. He illustrated how AI continues to help government do more with less and how the government can take this vast amount of data to benefit American citizens.