Building civic resilience in the age of AI Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how government, industry and society operate—bringing both new tools for strengthening civic life and new challenges that are already affecting everything from how we work to our democracy and public trust in government. The Partnership AI Center for Government® recently convened cross-sector experts to talk AI and public service at the National Conference on Citizenship “Building Civic Resilience” conference. We asked: Panelists included Solomon Abiola, Maryland’s AI/ML policy... Read more
The AI Center grows in 2026 What’s coming in 2026: How the AI Center for Government® is supporting a more responsive public sector Since 2024, the AI Center for Government has been committed to fostering AI leadership, talent and literacy across federal, state and local governments. This year we’re expanding our work with new programs, new projects, new research and a new thematic focus.... Read more
Leveraging responsible AI in Texas state government The Partnership’s Public Service Leadership Institute team recently had the opportunity to chat with Zen Van Loan, an AI Government Leadership Program alum. She serves as a Division AI liaison at the Texas Workforce Commission and vice president of workforce development at the Austin AI Alliance. She also teaches leadership and management at Texas State... Read more
Partnership AI Center program onboards federal technologists On Dec. 8, 2025, the Partnership AI Center for Government® hosted the final session of its 2025 AI Onboarding and Professional Development Program. The program supported 55 early-career or new-to-government federal technologists from 10 agencies based across 17 states and Washington, D.C. Its main goal was to equip government employees in artificial intelligence, cyber and technology roles with the knowledge and networks they need to successfully contribute to their agencies’ mission. In addition to connecting with fellow cohort members, program participants engaged current and former government technology experts as... Read more
Partnership program helps leaders at all levels of government advance AI expertise Since 2019, the Partnership for Public Service has convened federal leaders to identify opportunities and challenges around artificial intelligence. From bringing AI to the attention of their agencies, to navigating early stages of AI-specific governance and processes, to implementing broad-scale AI usage, participants of the AI Government Leadership Program left their experience with a better... Read more
AI Government Leadership Program helps public servant define data terminology for the state of Maryland The AI Government Leadership Program, launched in 2019 by the Partnership for Public Service with support from Microsoft and Google.org, recently enrolled its first cohorts of state and local leaders. Initially conceived to help federal executives evaluate and deploy artificial intelligence for the public good, the program has trained over 300 state and local civil... Read more
Partnership for Public Service interns use AI to improve public safety and media literacy This past summer, two Future Leaders in Public Service interns advanced recent Maryland initiatives that promote novel and responsible uses of artificial intelligence to protect and inform the public. Sabra Winston, a junior majoring in electrical and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University, developed the framework for a financial forecasting tool designed to transform how the... Read more
Bringing AI Literacy to Military Medicine The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government™ is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how AI and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Justin Peacock, Associate Dean for Research of the School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University... Read more
Collaborating with AI to improve public health in Michigan The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government™ is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how AI and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Joe Coyle, director of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention and Deputy State Epidemiologist at the... Read more
Partnership for Public Service Responds to OSTP Request for Information on ‘Regulatory Reform on Artificial Intelligence’ On October 24, 2025, the Partnership submitted public comments in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information; Regulatory Reform on Artificial Intelligence. We provide recommendations we believe could reduce agency barriers to collecting user feedback and modernize federal privacy practices that are integral to the future of AI in government.... Read more