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- Hybrid workforces promise to transform federal workflows
- CGI Federal has developed an AI Agent Catalog, which provides use cases
- Hear from CGI Federal VP Karim Fadel and leading federal officials at the 2026 FedCiv Summit this Thursday, Oct. 29!
Hybrid workforces, also known as AI-augmented workforces where humans and machines work together to accomplish tasks, will have broad implications for federal agency workflows and, in some cases, organizational roles and responsibilities, according to an industry executive.
Karim Fadel, CGI Federal vice president, told ExecutiveBiz in an exclusive interview ahead of his appearance at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 FedCiv Summit this Thursday, Oct. 29, that this new workforce paradigm brings upside and a new world of governance. Fadel will be moderating the Digital Labor in the Workforce of Tomorrow panel, which will discuss lessons from federal agencies as they begin their journeys into the AI-augmented workforce.
“We want to help our clients navigate this new workforce era to be more productive and to adopt super intelligence responsibly,” Fadel said. “The ultimate goal with super intelligence or any technology is to help clients achieve their missions.”
(President Trump on Sept. 29 issued an executive order directing executive branch agencies to use the term “super intelligence” in place of AI.)
Get new insights on how agentic AI is reshaping roles and responsibilities from Fadel and leading federal technology officials during the Digital Labor in the Workforce of Tomorrow panel at the 2026 FedCiv Summit this Thursday, Oct. 29. Unpack real-world successes and challenges in agency adoption and monitoring key performance indicators, traceability and agent modifications. Secure your seat today!
What Is CGI Federal Offering for Hybrid Workforces?
CGI Federal is operating in the frontier of this hybrid workforce with an AI Agent Catalog, which Fadel described as a repository of use cases. The catalog allows federal agencies to pick the agents aligned with their budgets, IT mission and policies.
“What we’re doing with this tooling allows for greater efficiency, tighter security and more rapid translation of requirements to value,” Fadel said.
CGI Federal has both horizontal and vertical use cases for its AI Agent Catalog. Fadel said an example of a horizontal use case is additional functionality for a mission or business system to meet a new executive order or a bolstered cybersecurity posture for a security operations center.
Vertically oriented use cases, Fadel said, work with an agency and its priorities. For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he said, could get an acreage reporting assistant that validates acreage reports and flags for inconsistencies. The U.S. Forest Service could track wildfires as they emerge and develop and juxtapose wind patterns to help communities better understand risk factors.
“You could add drone footage on top of that and have a real-time dashboard at a command center understanding where to deploy and how to prioritize the deployment of those assets,” Fadel said.
Want to know upcoming federal civilian technology requirements before your competitors? Make sure to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 FedCiv Summit this Thursday, Oct. 29. Check out our stellar slate of keynote speakers from top federal technology officials:
- Sonny Bhagowalia, U.S. Customs and Border Protection chief information officer, Office of Information and Technology assistant commissioner, and two-time Wash100 Award winner
- Sunil Mahugiri, CBP chief technology officer
- Mangala Kuppa, U.S. Department of Labor CIO
- Bill Briggs, U.S. Small Business Administration deputy administrator
- Polly Hall, U.S. General Services Administration Practicioner Workstream Office of Governmentwide Policy executive lead
Also hear from Fadel talk the U.S. General Services Administration’s consumption-based, no-minimum-spend access on The OneGov Effect lunch panel. Few tickets remain for this must-attend GovCon forum. Sign up now!
Who’s Speaking at the 2026 FedCiv Summit?
Let’s explore the backgrounds of the esteemed GovCon technology executives who will speak on the Digital Labor in the Workforce of Tomorrow panel at the 2026 FedCiv Summit this Thursday, Oct. 29.
Andrea Brandon
Associate Director, Office of Enterprise Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
Andrea Brandon is the associate director in the Office of Enterprise Management at the Department of the Interior. She has broad experience in risk management, audits, internal controls, IT innovation and acquisition management, among others, in her 37-year federal career. Brandon was previously deputy assistant secretary for budget, finance, grants and acquisition within the DOI for more than seven years.
David Hong
Acting CIO, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
David Hong is the acting CIO at HHS. He has extensive experience working with large scale enterprises in overseeing data integrity, privacy and protection as well as regulatory compliance functions. He previously spent just over two years as the acting chief data and AI in the Office of Intelligence and Analytics at HHS. Hong has broad industry experience having served in leadership positions at Deutsche Bank and Capital One.
Basia Sall
Director of Data, AI, Technology and Applications, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Basia Sall is the director of data, AI, technology and applications at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She leads the agency’s efforts to advance emerging technologies, AI, data strategy and digital transformation.
Sall previously spent three-and-a-half years as NRC’s deputy director for IT services development and operations division. There, she provided strategic leadership and operational oversight for the division, ensuring the effective development, implementation and management of a comprehensive IT program.
Kevin Meredith
AI Leader for FedCiv, Amazon Web Services
Kevin Meredith is the AI leader for FedCiv at AWS. He has a broad technical background in cloud architecture, software development and executive account management. Meredith previously spent six years as CTO and technology strategist at Microsoft.
Tony Gentilcore
Co-founder, Glean
Tony Gentilcore is a co-founder and head of product engineering at Glean, which develops enterprise AI for companies. He was also a founding member of Post Social. Gentilcore has served in engineering at prestigious firms including Google and AT&T.
Karim Fadel
Vice President, CGI Federal (moderator)
Karim Fadel has served as a vice president at CGI Federal AI go-to-market strategy and business development for the regulatory agencies programs since 2019. He leads the company’s regulatory agencies programs business unit. Fadel has spent his more than 30-year career in technology and GovCon. Fadel is the co-author of CGI Federal’s “AI Adoption Playbook” and “Navigating an AI Ecosystem” guidance.
