Modernizing Federal IT Systems: Is Government Ready for AI?

Featuring:

• [Moderator] Mark Dalton, Senior Director, Technology and Innovation, R Street Institute
• Suzette Kent, Former Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States
• Dan Chenok, Executive Director, IBM Center for The Business of Government
• Mark Forman, Chief Strategy Officer, Amida Technology Solutions

Join R Street for a timely discussion on the growing crisis in government IT systems. This panel will highlight and explain how outdated legacy systems impede government operations, generate substantial indirect costs for taxpayers, and pose significant cybersecurity risks. Panelists will discuss a menu of reforms to update legacy systems and improve government services, including the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).

Key Discussion Points

• Challenges of legacy systems: Discover how federal agencies struggle financially and operationally due to outdated technologies.
• Root causes of modernization delays: Discuss differences between the public and private sectors as well as the sunk cost fallacy and vendor lock-in.
• Impact on efficiency and security: Explore how outdated systems contribute to inefficiencies and security risks while hindering effective decision-making and the exploration of new technologies like AI.

Path to reform: Learn about proposed solutions and strategies to build more cost-effective, secure, and efficient IT systems.

Additional Reading

• "Obsolescence Over Modernization Part I: The Growing Crisis in Government Systems"

* Boxed lunches from Chick-fil-A will be available at a first-come, first-served basis. *

Host or Publisher R Street Institute