Big Technology Podcast Booz Allen CTO: Can AI Fix The Government — With Bill Vass
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Sep 10, 2025 
Bill Vass, the Chief Technology Officer of Booz Allen and a former Amazon executive, shares insights on how AI can revolutionize government efficiency. He discusses the potential of AI in cutting redundancy and improving citizen services, including its deployment in various sectors from the VA to space. Vass also explores autonomous driving, the complexities of modernizing government technology, and the evolving landscape of quantum computing, emphasizing the need for better collaboration and innovation in the public sector.
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Booz Allen Is A Deep Government Tech Shop
- Booz Allen primarily builds hardware and software for government clients across many domains, including satellites and experimental biotech.
- The firm has deep engineering capacity with thousands of AI and cyber experts supporting public sector missions.
Redundancy Is Political, Not Just Technical
- Government systems often replicate across stovepiped agencies, creating unnecessary redundancy and cost.
- Political incentives and agency autonomy frequently prevent timely consolidation even when consolidation is beneficial.
Use Outcome-Based Contracts For Known Work
- Shift routine, well-understood work to firm fixed-price, outcome-based contracts to control cost and speed delivery.
- Reserve time-and-material contracts for truly experimental or novel efforts where outcomes are uncertain.