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UiPath’s Jim Walker: Feds Continue to Leverage Robotic Process Automation for Business Ops
Jim Walker, director of public sector marketing at UiPath, said the federal government increased its use of robotic process automation tools in 2018 and the growth may continue with more agencies looking at the technology to improve operations.Â
Maximus Federal’s Andy Beamon: Agencies Should Understand Differences Between AI, Other Citizen Service Delivery Tools
Andy Beamon, vice president of digital solutions for citizen services at Maximus’ federal business, has said federal agencies seeking to transform the delivery of citizen services should understand how robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, bots and cognitive computing differ from one another. “Understanding the differences between them is important as it impacts both the citizens’ experience and government agencies navigating the procurement process,†Beamon wrote in a Nextgov article published Monday.
ETR Survey: Microsoft, Amazon Emerge as Preferred Providers of IT Products, Services
A new survey by market research firm ETR says Microsoft and Amazon have emerged as the preferred vendors in more than half of the top 30 information technology products and services, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Former LexisNexis, SAS Federal Exec Laurie Cook Joins Blue Prism as Public Sector Sales & Alliances VP
Laurie Cook, former senior account executive for the federal civilian market at SAS, has been appointed vice president of public sector sales and alliances at robotic process automation company Blue Prism, G2Xchange ETC reported Friday.
Maximus’ Tom Romeo: Citizen Experience, Cybersecurity Among Key Federal IT Modernization Drivers
Tom Romeo, general manager of federal business at Maximus, has said there are four trends that would drive information technology modernization in the federal government this year and one is the focus of agencies on enhancing citizen experience. Romeo wrote in a GCN article published Thursday that making citizen experience a priority would increase the use of new digital tools such as chatbots and automated voice systems within government agencies.
DARPA Eyes Commercial Off-the-Shelf Tool for Robotic Process Automation
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information on the availability of a commercial off-the-shelf application designed to manage routine administrative tasks and generate documents.
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CollabraLink Awarded HHS Financial Mgmt Automation Support Contract; Rahul Pandhi Quoted
CollabraLink Technologies will help the Department of Health and Human Services automate financial management operations under a multiyear contract. The company said Wednesday it will leverage its agile software development and human-centered design capabilities to help the HHS program service center’s business office streamline its budgetary activities. “This is a critical program for PBO as they look to promote […] More
Sehlke, UiPath Form New Center to Back DoD Financial Mgmt via Robotic Process Automation
Sehlke Consulting and UiPath have teamed up to establish a center that seeks to meet the financial management needs of the Department of Defense through the use of robotic process automation. The Financial Management Robotic Operating Center of Excellence will serve as a “think tank†to advance the development and testing of robotic systems in […] More
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CA Technologies Study Cites Automation as Driver of Business Growth
A CA Technologies-sponsored study has found that 98 percent of organizations are using automated systems to drive growth in their businesses and complete strategic tasks. The Enterprise Management Associates-led report named “The State of Automation†unveiled that the retail industry showed the highest level of maturity in adopting automation at 70 percent, followed by the […] More
Blue Prism Debuts Robotic Process Automation Tech on GSA Schedule
Blue Prism has announced the availability of its robotic process automation software to federal agencies through the General Services Administration’s Information Technology Schedule 70 procurement vehicle. The company said Wednesday its technology employs artificial intelligence, machine learning, sentiment analysis and intelligent automation methods intended to help government customers automate business processes. Jim Fawcett, vice president of […] More
Report: Federal Government Advances AI Adoption; Deloitte’s Marc Mancher Quoted
The U.S. government has initiated several efforts this year to advance the use of artificial intelligence and other cognitive technology platforms to facilitate the delivery of services to citizens, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Those include the formation of a new select committee to coordinate AI research initiatives, the Defense Department’s call for a […] More