According to a recent press release, “The U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) are entering into a partnership, as part of GSA’s Centers of Excellence (CoE) initiative, housed within the Technology Transformation Services (TTS) office. This newest CoE engagement will accelerate the modernization of DOL’s acquisition capabilities using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) expertise, a part of GSA’s newly formed Artificial Intelligence (AI) CoE. It will also position these capabilities to be scaled throughout the Department as a shared service. The partnership will combine expertise from both DOL’s business units and TTS’ AI CoE in a model that empowers agencies to own their path to modernization. ‘This latest engagement reflects the continued success of the Centers of Excellence initiative,’ said White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination Chris Liddell. ‘This is another positive development for the long-term institutional capacity of the Federal government to modernize its use of the latest technologies. Ultimately, this is a shared mission that will create a more efficient, effective and accountable government for all Americans’.”
The release continues, “The Department of Labor is the sixth agency to partner with GSA and apply the CoE approach to modernization. The CoE is currently working with partners at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. The Centers of Excellence, a signature initiative of the administration, was designed by the White House’s Office of American Innovation and implemented at GSA in 2017. As part of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, the CoE initiative accelerates IT modernization at federal agencies by leveraging private sector innovation and government services while centralizing best practices and expertise for holistic transformation. TTS helps agencies make their services more accessible, efficient, and effective with modern applications, platforms, processes, personnel, and software solutions.”
Read more at gsa.gov.
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