AI can save veterans’ time, but TMF head says reauthorization needed for more investments
AI can save veterans’ time, but TMF head says reauthorization needed for more investments
Publish Date: 2026-06-11 12:26:00
Source Domain: fedscoop.com
Here is a summary of the article with 6 key points using an unordered list:
* The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) has invested $7.4 million to digitize and centralize Veterans Affairs (VA) forms using artificial intelligence (AI), as discussed during a webinar by its acting director Jessie Posilkin.
* The project is anticipated to save over 2,000 years of veteran time by streamlining access to benefits.
* Posilkin highlighted the importance of such projects as examples for securing more congressional funding for TMF initiatives.
* Though the active work on this project has concluded, there are more plans in the pipeline for the VA and other agencies as the fund decides how to allocate the remaining $200 million, pending potential reauthorization for fiscal 2027.
* Posilkin noted that with growing AI-related governance and information management challenges, the fund’s $200 million might not go as far as it used to in light of escalating government technology problems.
* TMF aims to facilitate agencies’ adoption of AI, emphasizing the need for comprehensive infrastructure and personnel planning to truly modernize services and meet revenue targets faster.
