This report draws on lessons from agile software development to expand the scope of these lessons across the three key government functions and mission areas: policy development, regulatory development and program and policy implementation. The report describes the role of the Agile Government Center (AGC), a new initiative promoting agile practices across agencies.

This report reviews recent progress made in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to public sector service provision, drawing on lessons learned from commercial experience, as well as burgeoning cognitive computing activity by government. The author takes this real-world experience to set forth a framework for agencies to plan, develop, and deploy AI systems.