AI Bright Spot: Optimizing space mission planning with AI at NASA The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how artificial intelligence and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. We recently spoke with Rita Sambruna, deputy director of the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and an alumna of... Read more
AI Bright Spot: Human-centered AI strategy in Kansas City The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how artificial intelligence and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. We spoke with Andrew Ngui, chief digital officer of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, to learn how human-centered processes guide his work... Read more
AI use cases in government: Building trust through best practices The Partnership for Public Service’s AI Center for Government® recently convened current and former public sector leaders to share lessons learned regarding the development and use of artificial intelligence in the public sector. Joining us on the panel were: Implementing AI in high-risk settings Adrianna Tan shared a use case focused on her work testing... Read more
AI Bright Spot: Collaborative AI leadership at the Government Accountability Office The Partnership for Public Service AI Center for Government® is publishing a series of blogs to celebrate how artificial intelligence and intelligent automation are being used in government to serve the public. Our team recently spoke with Sterling Thomas, chief scientist at the Government Accountability Office, to learn how the agency uses AI and the... Read more
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... 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... 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... 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