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Federal Agencies Turn to AI Tools Amid Significant Workforce Reductions
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Key Takeaway
The General Services Administration has lost nearly 40% of its workforce since fiscal 2024 and is now looking to AI tools to enhance productivity and rebuild capacity. Despite efforts to hire new employees, the agency acknowledges that it cannot rely solely on hiring to meet its mission.
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The General Services Administration is looking at AI tools to help meet its mission, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce. After deep cuts to the federal workforce under the Trump administration last year, agencies are seeking artificial intelligence tools to make their remaining employees more productive, and continue to hire in a limited
capacity to replenish their ranks. The General Services Administration, the agency responsible for governmentwide real estate, IT and contracting services, lost nearly 40% of its total workforce since fiscal 2024, according to the latest data from the Office of Personnel Management.
GSA’s Chief Financial Officer Nimisha Agarwal said at a recent industry conference the agency is looking at AI tools to “optimize our existing workforce in a much smarter manner.” “When you start automating some of those repetitive processes, you actually make time for us to perform the kind of work that we can actually do better,” Agarwal
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