Improving Emerging Technology Federal Acquisition Outcomes Reducing Lag Times Within the Federal Acquisition and Procurement Lifecycles to Provide Emerging Mission Capabilities and Solutions with Emerging Technologies Using a Shared National Use Case and Solutions Library to Drive U.S. Competitiveness With Nation State ActorsEmerging technologies are at the forefront of driving U.S. competitiveness and the U.S. cannot risk falling behind to other countries investing in research and development for these technologies. This paper outlines how government, academia, and industry can collaborate to accelerate innovation around emerging technologies through shared use cases and recommendations using an online national use case library. The intent is to provide a neutral place where both government and industry can share, search, and learn about emerging technologies used across the Federal government, saving time, resources, and funding. Emerging Technology Community of InterestETCOI_0a569d12-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea00The Emerging Technology COI provides an energetic, collaborative consortium comprised of leading practitioners in data science, technology, and research, engaged with industry, academia, and public officials and executives focused on emerging and leading technologies which transform public sector capabilities.American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory CouncilThe American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) is a non-profit educational organization established to accelerate government mission outcomes through collaboration, leadership, and education. ACT-IAC provides a unique, objective, and trusted forum where government and industry executives work together to improve public services and agency operations using technology. ACT-IAC contributes to better communication between government and industry, collaborative and innovative problem solving, and a more professional and qualified workforce. Co-CoauthorsAuthors & Affiliations ~ This paper was written by a consortium of government and industry. The organizational affiliations of these contributors are included for information purposes only. The views expressed in this document do not necessarily represent the official views of the individuals and organizations that participated in its development.Anil ChaudhryGeneral Services AdministrationJoshua HakakianDepartment of Veterans Affairs National Artificial Intelligence InstituteAlberto MunozGeneral Services AdministrationThomas SantucciGeneral Services AdministrationJacqueline FrenchKPMGTodd HagerMacro SolutionsSandy BarskyOracleFrederic de VaulxPrometheus Computing LLCJoyce HunterVulcan Enterprises LLCDavid HernandezYextTimothy RundThe ClearingMike RiceCornerStone IT, LLCContributorsSpecial Acknowledgement to Dr. Gil Alterovitz and Todd Hager, as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs National Artificial Intelligence Institute, the General Services Administration, and the Shared Services Leadership Coalition for their feedback and insights. Dr. Gil AlterovitzTodd HagerDepartment of Veterans Affairs National Artificial Intelligence InstituteGeneral Services AdministrationShared Services Leadership CoalitionGovernment, industry, and academia collaborate to accelerate innovation around emerging technologies_0a569ea2-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea00To accelerate innovation around emerging technologies_0a569f9c-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea00TechnologyInnovationCollaborationCheckpointProvide a checkpoint to verify when emerging technologies have been piloted or implemented by government agencies_0a56a082-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea001_0a56a154-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea00Use CasesMaintain information and data on emerging technology use cases and recommendations across the government_0a56a226-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea002The four overarching recommendations to establish a national use case library include:GuidanceUpdate implementation guidance around agency requirements to recommend the use of shared services during acquisition planning activities._0a56a302-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea002.1AuthoritiesEstablish authorities around acquisition planning, including the designation of a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or other government representative to maintain a repository of emerging technology use cases and agency solutions._0a56a3d4-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea002.2MandateMandate submission of agency-wide successful emerging technology use cases to a shared library._0a56a4ba-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea002.3LeadershipDesignate a lead organization or a federation of organizations such as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), or the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to drive adoption of platform standards for interoperable Federal use case libraries._0a56a604-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea002.4National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII)Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)Convening & DevelopmentConvene the emerging technology stakeholder community and encourage development of emerging technologies by public and private sectors_0a56a6e0-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea003Emerging Technology Stakeholder CommunityPublic SectorPrivate Sector_0a56a7c6-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea00Policy & RegulationStreamline policy and regulatory requirements and procedures within and across Federal agencies_0a56a8a2-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea004Federal AgenciesOffice of Federal Procurement PolicyIn alignment with the key findings and recommendations outlined in this document to provide agencies with the critical information they need to effectively acquire emerging technologies, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy may consider issuing a policy letter using one or more of these recommendations to include:Assessments & RecommendationsRequire Federal agencies to assess and provide recommendations about emerging technologies to enable determination of whether the same or similar technology has been piloted or implemented by other agencies._0a56a988-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea004.1AppointmentsAppoint a CTO or other government representative from each agency to maintain use cases submitted by their agency to incorporate records management functions and retention and disposition requirements into the information life cycle of their agency’s emerging technologies._0a56aa64-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea004.2MandateRequire agencies to submit successful use cases to the NUCSL._0a56ab4a-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea004.3LeadershipDesignate a lead Federal agency or federation of agencies, such as the VA NAII, NIST, CISA, or JAIC sponsoring a NUCSL to drive standard-setting for acquisition of emerging technologies throughout the government. _0a56ac30-9ca1-11ec-a02a-1c6c0c83ea004.42022-02-222022-03-05https://www.actiac.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/NUSCL%20White%20Paper.pdfOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net