Federal agencies are being asked to make meaningful artificial intelligence progress while managing competing priorities around security, compliance, modernization, budgets, and workforce capacity. Success depends not on chasing the next headline use case, but on strengthening the operational, technical, and governance foundations that allow agencies to apply AI in practical, mission-aligned ways.

MeriTalk recently sat down with Nina D’Amato, chief technology strategist at Lenovo and a former chief information officer (CIO) of the County of Santa Clara, to share her perspective on how agencies can build the foundation for meaningful AI progress across the organization, the technology environment, and the broader partner ecosystem.

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To hear more from Nina, view the on-demand video of the “Agencies are reshaping tech delivery – a new playbook is taking hold” panel from Shift Happens (coming soon).