Building the Future of Federal Technology

As the United States marks its 250th birthday, we have an opportunity to do more than just reflect on history. We can learn from it. Every generation is defined by how it responds to moments of profound change, and ours is no different.

When I look ahead, my measure of success is simple: that Dell Technologies has made a meaningful impact helping the government better serve the American people and advance its mission. Not just because of the technology itself, but because of what it makes possible.

Every era of American progress has been shaped by a technological inflection point. Industrialization transformed how we built. The internet transformed how we connected. Digital government transformed how agencies served citizens.

Today, with artificial intelligence, we are at another defining moment — one that will challenge us to rethink how we work, solve problems and create opportunities for generations to come.

The shift to intelligent, agentic government

The government is entering a new phase where systems are not only digital, but increasingly intelligent. AI is becoming an integrated capability that enhances decision making, accelerates workflows and expands what agencies can accomplish.

We are entering the agentic era, where systems operate with greater context and autonomy, enabling agencies to move faster and stay focused on mission outcomes. This shift is already emerging in predictive logistics, autonomous cybersecurity response and adaptive workflows that adjust in real time to changing operational demands.

In many federal environments, AI must also operate at the edge, where mission-critical decisions are made closest to the data. Agencies need infrastructure that can securely deliver AI capabilities where the mission happens while maintaining performance, governance and control.

Realizing the full potential of AI requires more than individual tools or pilots. Successful AI adoption starts with data. Agencies need a strategy that allows data, infrastructure, models and applications to operate together at scale, turning information into actionable outcomes.

At the same time, technology transformation is a workforce challenge. Scaling AI requires a workforce with the skills to deploy, manage and govern it effectively. Preparing the federal workforce will require investments in upskilling and creating new pathways for technical talent to serve in government. As a founding private sector partner of U.S. Tech Force, Dell is helping build that pipeline by supporting the next generation of technologists bringing AI and emerging technologies into federal agencies.

Innovation requires trust by design

In federal environments, innovation and trust are inseparable.

As technology advances, agencies must have confidence in the systems they deploy. Trust starts in the supply chain, where Dell has made deep, verifiable investments, and extends through deployment, operations and long-term management.

Responsible adoption is equally important. As AI scales, so will the associated cost. Agencies must align innovation to mission outcomes, avoiding overprovisioning and focusing resources where they can deliver measurable value. The goal is not simply to adopt new technology, but to deliver what is practical and sustainable.

Sovereign AI as a strategic imperative

As AI adoption accelerates, sovereignty is becoming a strategic priority.

Sovereign AI is about more than data location. It is about control across the full stack, ensuring agencies can develop, deploy and scale AI on their terms, with infrastructure aligned to mission needs.

Sovereignty gives agencies greater control over where AI runs, how data is managed and how mission-critical capabilities evolve over time.

At Dell, we help agencies build architectures, like our deskside agentic AI platform, that give agencies choice without compromise, allowing them to decide where workloads run, how data is managed and how systems evolve over time. Sovereignty is a foundation for trusted innovation.

Building for a future that will not stand still

One of the greatest risks in moments of rapid change is optimizing for today at the expense of tomorrow. Many agencies are still moving from pilot programs to production-scale deployments. That transition is where the real challenge begins.

Our focus is helping customers operationalize AI with the right infrastructure, governance and support, partnering with them at every stage of the journey. While many organizations are experimenting with AI, far fewer have deployed it at mission scale. Dell helps agencies bridge that gap, transforming promising pilots into secure, resilient and mission-ready capabilities. Trust is an essential part of that equation, enabling agencies to deploy AI securely, confidently and at scale. Through secure design, U.S.-aligned manufacturing, component-level assurance and rigorous chain-of-custody controls, Dell helps agencies ensure the systems powering mission-critical AI arrive with integrity from the factory floor to the field.

Moving forward with execution

The future of federal technology will be defined by the ability to operationalize AI securely, responsibly and at scale. After 250 years of progress, we know that the right partnerships define what’s possible, and the next era of federal technology is no different. Let’s build it together. Learn more at dell.com/federal.