A senior technology advisor at the Department of Transportation is urging federal agencies to prioritize “lift-and-shift” strategies and tighter collaboration between developers and program staff to modernize legacy IT systems without disrupting mission operations.
Speaking during a Red Hat Government Symposium session, Anil “Neil” Chaudhry, senior advisor for artificial intelligence (AI) at the Department of Transportation, said agencies can accelerate infrastructure overhauls by focusing first on foundational platforms and deferring application-level changes until systems are stabilized in modern environments.
The approach, he said, addresses a persistent challenge across federal IT portfolios: how to replace aging systems while maintaining uptime, controlling costs, and meeting security requirements.
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