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James Walkinshaw, the Fairfax County, Va., supervisor and former chief of staff to Rep. Gerry Connolly, is pledging strong efforts to support the Federal workforce and improve oversight of government IT operations as he campaigns to succeed his former boss to represent the 11th district of Virginia in Congress.
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People
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The U.S. Army said today it’s bringing four high-ranking tech executives into uniform to help lead a new Army innovation Corps – dubbed Detachment 201 – inside the Reserve component with a mission of helping to bridge the commercial-military tech gap.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday that its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) component plans to make further investments in blockchain technology to assist in criminal investigations.

AI will revolutionize the Federal government. The challenge? Turning potential into progress. MeriTalk gathered insights from 10 Federal Chief AI Officers (CAIOs) through surveys and in-depth interviews.
Policy
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If signed into law, a new discussion draft of legislation to execute oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program would centralize oversight and standardize workflows while modernizing the VA’s systems.