Data to Decisions: How Agentic AI Is Transforming Government

Agentic AI is a major evolution in artificial intelligence, moving beyond simple input-output models to systems that can interpret instructions, plan tasks, break them into steps, execute workflows, and adapt autonomously. For government, it offers big advantages: defense and intelligence agencies could automate time-consuming work like briefings and data integration, while civilian agencies could streamline compliance, records management, and citizen services, with additional impact in public health, infrastructure, and emergency response. Though adoption will require attention to security, trust, and oversight, the trend is clear—agentic AI is poised to transform government operations, and this report features insights from four experts on how agencies can use it to reduce manual work, accelerate insights, and respond more effectively.