AI & Data Exchange 2026: CDAO’s Andrew Mapes on accelerating AI adoption departmentwide
“With the continued unification of the innovation ecosystem under the CTO, there's been a great opportunity for us to move much more quickly,” Andrew Mapes says
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Data readiness is the true starting point in the race toward AI adoption progress, and mission success depends on it.
Read full article“With the continued unification of the innovation ecosystem under the CTO, there's been a great opportunity for us to move much more quickly,” Andrew Mapes says
As AI becomes more widespread across government agencies, utilization must shift from general adoption to smart, intentional uses.
In AI, governance sets the rules. Infrastructure determines whether the game can be played at all.