b'Conversations with Leadersrisks identified across government continues to be one ofWe have done technology assessments in the use of artificial our top priorities. We update that work every two yearsintelligence to expedite drug development. Were doing one with our last update in 2021. Identifying overlap andnow looking at the use of artificial intelligence for diagnostic duplication in the federal government is a priority. I alsopurposes as well. Weve also done technology assessmentskeep Congress informed of our views on the fiscal outlookon quantum communications, quantum computing, small for the federal governments financial position. Certainly, itsnuclear reactors, 5G, and forensic algorithms in law changed here with the federal COVID-19 response. enforcement. The work is having a huge impact and we are not only doing technology assessments, but also providing On Building GAOs Science and Technologyshort-term turnaround assistance to the Congress. WeCapabilitiescontinue to broaden our scope with the release of artificial I have been long interested in building our capabilitiesintelligence and accountability framework, doing reviews of in science and technology. Today, were now evaluatinginfectious disease modeling, and looking into the vaccine the development of the new Columbia-class nucleardevelopment issues. submarines. We have a long history with NASA programs, space programs, weapon systems, environmental, andWe also began releasing science and technology spotlights, medical programs. Congress has weighed in and given us awhich are two-page explainers that outline the science behind lot more encouragement, support, and resources to expandspecific topics. our science and technology capabilities to help them understand emerging technologies like artificial intelligenceSTAA is the home of our Innovation Lab, which was and quantum computing.established to enhance GAOs ability to tackle accountability challenges through data science and emerging technologies. In 2019, we created the Science, Technology AssessmentThe Innovation Lab works with GAO mission teams and and Analytics (STAA) team in GAO. That team is up andexternal stakeholders to examine the latest technological running now with the intended purpose of combining andadvances in oversight. During the pandemic, the Lab provided enhancing our technology assessment functions and ourCongress with the tools to make complex information science and technology evaluation into a single, moreeasily accessible and timely. As part of our work on vaccine prominent office to better meet Congress growing need fordevelopment and deployment, the Lab created the first-of-its-information on these important issues. For example, wevekind digital dashboard to provide up-to-date details on vaccine partnered with the National Academy of Medicine to dotechnology development, manufacturing, and rollout. three different artificial intelligence technology assessments. 2022 IBM Center for The Business of Government 19'