"For five years, the federal government has been under a legal mandate to train acquisition professionals in using and buying artificial intelligence (AI). During that time, federal spending on AI has risen precipitously. As AI technology accelerates into the future, buying relevant, rapidly evolving capabilities requires foresight and understanding. Eighty percent of chief procurement officers (CPOs) surveyed plan to deploy AI tools for spend analytics, contract management and supplier selection over the next three years. Leaders are expecting that procurement operations will be radically better and faster than they are today."
"Anticipating this, the 2022 Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide AI training for procurement professionals. The legislation mandates regular updates addressing capabilities, risks and ethical implications. The proposed 2025 AI and Critical Technology Workforce Framework Act would expand on this. There is little evidence as yet that any significant portion of the acquisition workforce receives this kind of training."
"Meanwhile, the OneGov program is negotiating deals for enterprise chatbot licenses at a dollar or less and relying on employees to experiment with them. As agencies rush to check AI adoption boxes, they're deploying sophisticated technology to an unprepared workforce, while as many as 80 percent of AI initiatives reportedly fail. The solution isn't more chatbots or cheaper licenses - it's effectively training government buyers to use these tools efficiently to transform their work."
A legal mandate requires training of acquisition professionals in using and buying artificial intelligence. Federal spending on AI has risen precipitously, increasing the need for foresight when purchasing rapidly evolving capabilities. Eighty percent of chief procurement officers plan to deploy AI tools for spend analytics, contract management and supplier selection within three years. The 2022 Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act directs the Office of Management and Budget to provide AI training and regular updates on capabilities, risks and ethical implications, and a 2025 proposal would expand the framework. Little evidence exists that a significant portion of the acquisition workforce has received such training. OneGov is negotiating low-cost enterprise chatbot licenses and relying on employees to experiment. Research from RAND and McKinsey documents failure rates from 70 percent to 85 percent for AI initiatives. Organizations that invest in workforce development capture more value, and AI implementations fail largely from inadequate workforce preparation rather than technological limitations.
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