AI & Data Exchange 2026: Federal CIO Gregory Barbaccia on moving forward as one government

Federal Chief Information Officer Gregory Barbaccia is excited about the opportunity for the government to collaborate on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one government to achieve federal missions.
The aim is to act as one government and avoid different procurements for the same use cases in different ways for more efficient public employees.
The Chief AI Council organization is identifying pain points to avoid around AI and cybersecurity to IT procurement and privacy.
During the Trump administration, AI has been a major focus area with four high-impact AI use cases reported among the 56 agencies reporting AI use cases.
Agencies are leaning into the commercial sector with 46 submitting consolidating commercial off-the-shelf use cases.
Agencies are demonstrating how AI can drive many of the federal goals, with scientific use cases being at the top.
Barbaccia aims to eliminate AI silos and ensure that agencies avoid duplicating efforts.
Early collaboration is critical to achieve better outcomes for citizens, requiring spending time on contracts and understanding how to deploy AI technology responsibly.