# Government Leaders Advance Responsible AI

At the National Academy of Public Administration’s November 10, 2026, conference, government and industry leaders discussed using AI for permitting, legacy-system modernization, cybersecurity, and routine administrative work. They emphasized governance, workforce preparation, human oversight, and public trust. The discussion signals potential demand for responsible-AI tools and services across state and local government, but identified no solicitation, contract value, award, or procurement contact.

- Companies serving state and local agencies can align AI offerings with the use cases discussed, particularly permitting and legacy-system modernization.
- Procurement teams evaluating these solutions should account for the conference’s emphasis on governance, human judgment, workforce readiness, and public trust.
- The discussion is a market signal rather than a specific acquisition opportunity; no active procurement or award was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Government Entities
- City of Tempe

### Vendors
- OpenAI ()
- Anthropic ()

### Key Quotes
> There’s so much legacy code in the system that could be modernized. The permitting system could be really old. It’s much easier to actually rewrite it to modern technologies much, much faster.
> — Thiyagu Ramasamy, Head of Americas Public Sector at Anthropic

> Whatever we can actually do to help those folks get through the process a lot quicker, we want to do that.
> — Corey Woods, Mayor of Tempe

### Sources
- [Responsible AI in Government: Better Services, Human Judgment, and Public Trust – MeriTalk](https://www.meritalk.com/articles/responsible-ai-in-government-better-services-human-judgment-and-public-trust) - MeriTalk