ai in government

Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin a managed, year‑long pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot, a dramatic policy reversal from the chamber’s 2024 ban and a consequential test case for how democracies adopt generative AI while trying to...

The U.S. House of Representatives is moving from outright restriction to a controlled, institution-wide pilot of Microsoft Copilot — a shift announced to reporters and unveiled during the Congressional Hackathon — that will give members and staff staged access to Copilot under what the House...

The U.S. House of Representatives is shifting from prohibition to pilot: members and staff will be offered access to Microsoft Copilot under a managed, government‑scoped rollout announced at the Congressional Hackathon, a move framed by leadership as part of a broader push to modernize...

The U.S. House of Representatives has quietly moved from prohibition to cautious adoption of Microsoft Copilot, announcing that members and staff will be given access to the AI assistant as part of a staged modernization push unveiled at the Congressional Hackathon — a move framed by leaders as...

The U.S. House of Representatives is moving from restriction to adoption: an Axios exclusive reports that Microsoft’s Copilot AI will be made available to House members and staff as part of a broader push to modernize congressional operations, with Speaker Mike Johnson set to introduce the tool...

The House of Representatives has quietly moved from prohibition to adoption: according to an Axios briefing shared with reporters, the House will begin rolling out Microsoft Copilot for members and staff as part of a broader push to modernize the chamber and integrate artificial intelligence...

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS) has quietly pushed one of the clearest practical tests of enterprise AI into the public sector: by embedding Microsoft Copilot across day‑to‑day workflows the service says it has accelerated routine admin, improved accessibility for neurodiverse...

Waitaki District Council’s cautious, staff-first rollout of generative AI shows how a small public body can harness large language models for practical gains—while keeping human judgment, privacy safeguards and governance firmly in the driver’s seat. The council’s chief digital officer, Teresa...

Pennsylvania is moving from pilot to purchase order: Governor Josh Shapiro told more than 900 technology, academic and business leaders at the AI Horizons Summit in Pittsburgh that the commonwealth will expand access to advanced generative AI tools for qualified state employees — adding...

Bath and North East Somerset Council used Microsoft Copilot to read and summarise more than 5,500 public comments submitted on the planning application for an 18,000‑seat stadium at the Recreation Ground — a development that has reignited debates about AI in local government, public consultation...

The UK government’s recent experiments with Microsoft 365 Copilot have produced a paradox that will shape how public-sector IT teams evaluate generative AI: staff like the assistant and report meaningful convenience gains, yet independent departmental measurement found no clear, verifiable...

Microsoft’s new federal bargain is one of those rare deals that looks simple on paper and seismic in practice: deep, governmentwide discounts on Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, security tooling and — critically — up to 12 months of Microsoft 365 Copilot for qualifying G5 agency customers...

A UK government Proof of Concept (PoC) led by Hitachi Solutions Europe has shown that Microsoft applications — including Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Copilot — can securely operate on live data that remains resident in Amazon Web Services (AWS) without copying or moving that...

Microsoft's latest commitments to the Presidential AI Challenge mark one of the most consequential public‑private pushes to integrate generative AI into American classrooms, community colleges, and federal operations — a coordinated package that pairs free product access, training pathways, and...

Microsoft's new OneGov arrangement with the General Services Administration (GSA) hands federal agencies a fast lane into the AI era: Microsoft 365 Copilot will be offered at no cost for an initial period to qualifying government customers, while steep, government‑wide discounts across Azure...

Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration have struck a sweeping OneGov agreement that puts Microsoft’s cloud and AI stack — including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure services, Dynamics 365, and security tooling — on preferential terms for federal agencies, with Microsoft and GSA...

Microsoft’s offer to make Copilot available at no charge to U.S. government workers marks a significant shift in how enterprise AI is being positioned for public-sector users, promising quick adoption benefits while raising immediate questions about procurement, security, and long-term costs...

Microsoft Federal's announcement that U.S. government cloud customers can now access a suite of AI capabilities — notably Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Office 365 DOD IL5 environment and the Copilot Studio Agent Builder for GCC tenants — marks a consequential step in bringing generative AI into...

The UK government’s five‑year Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft — the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 (SPA24) — commits public bodies to a scale of procurement that the Crown Commercial Service expects will amount to roughly £9 billion over the life of the deal, and that...

Luzerne County, a region in Pennsylvania known more for its rolling hills than its technological ambitions, has taken a notable step into the future of public service management: training employees to responsibly use artificial intelligence. In a move that places the county on the leading edge...