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Mayor Muriel Bowser signed Mayor's Order 2024-028 in February 2024, setting six AI values for District agencies, creating an AI Taskforce and the public Advisory Group on AI Values Alignment (AIVA), and requiring agency AI strategic plans in cohorts through October 2026. In February 2026 the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) made DC the first major U.S. city to require responsible AI training, developed with InnovateUS, for all government employees and contractors. In September 2026 OSSE released its first AI Model Policy for Staff Use for DC local education agencies, and UDC launched an AI and robotics concentration open to all majors in fall 2025.

Sources: mayor.dc.gov · octo.dc.gov · osse.dc.gov · techplan.dc.gov

Flagship national eventUS AI Congress 2027March 24–25, 2027 · National Press Club, Washington, D.C.Bring Washington, D.C.'s voice to the national convening for America's AI future. Learn more ↗

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Events

AI events in Washington, D.C.

Sun, Nov 1AI, Souls, and What Makes Us Human: Human-AI Coexistence Salon12:00 PM EST · Washington, DC · Free · The DC Digital Minds Meetup
Thu, Nov 12Biological Essentialism vs. Illusionism: Digital Minds Reading Group7:00 PM EST · Washington, DC · The DC Digital Minds Meetup
Thu, Dec 3What We Talk to When We Talk to LLMs: Digital Minds Reading Group7:00 PM EST · Washington, DC · The DC Digital Minds Meetup
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Thu, Oct 22AI This Week: Open Circle6:00 PM EDT · Online · New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group
Fri, Oct 23Land AI — AI for Smarter Land Decisions11:00 AM EDT · Online · The AI Collective (formerly GenAI Collective)
Fri, Oct 23The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Friday, Oct 2312:00 PM EDT · Online · The AI Collective (formerly GenAI Collective)

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Applied AI Engineer, GovernmentOpenAI · Washington, DC, District of Columbia / Remote / United States · $211K – $302K • Offers Equity
Applied AI Architect, GovernmentOpenAI · Washington, DC, District of Columbia / Remote / United States · $234K – $335K • Offers Equity
AI Support Engineer, Government - Washington, D.C.OpenAI · Washington, DC, District of Columbia / Remote / United States · $162K – $234K • Offers Equity
Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, GovernmentOpenAI · Washington, DC, District of Columbia / Remote / United States · $211K – $302K • Offers Equity
Backend Software Engineer, GovOpenAI · Washington, DC, District of Columbia / Seattle / San Francisco · $207K – $385K • Offers Equity
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public SectorScale AI · Denver, CO; Washington, DC

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Training

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Make America AI-Ready: AI 101 by TextU.S. Department of Labor · Beginner · 7 days · ~1 hr total
Introduction to Generative AIGoogle Skills · Beginner · 45 min
Introduction to Large Language ModelsGoogle Skills · Beginner · 1 hr
Introduction to Responsible AIGoogle Skills · Beginner · 15 min
Generative AI for Educators with GeminiGrow with Google · Beginner · 2 hrs
Kaggle Learn: Intro to Machine LearningKaggle · Beginner · Self-paced

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Official resources

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Policy & standardsDC AI Values and Strategic Plan (Mayor's Order 2024-028)Executive Office of the Mayor / OCTOSigned Feb 8, 2024. Sets six AI values (Clear Benefit to the People; Safety & Equity; Accountability; Transparency; Sustainability; Privacy & Cybersecurity) that any District AI tool must meet, and creates an AI Taskforce and the AIVA public advisory group.mayor.dc.gov ↗Toolkit & guideDC AI Values hub: handbook, procurement handbook, agency AI plansOCTO (techplan.dc.gov)OCTO hub for the Handbook for AI Values Alignment, AI Procurement Handbook, AI workforce development plan (May 2025 update), values-alignment reports, OCTO Agency AI Strategic Plan (March 2026) and AIVA meeting records. Agency AI plans final cohort due before Oct 1, 2026; Taskforce sunsets Dec 31, 2026.techplan.dc.gov ↗Toolkit & guideMandatory Responsible AI Training for DC GovernmentOCTO with InnovateUSAnnounced Feb 12, 2026: all DC Government employees and contractors must complete a free, self-paced responsible generative AI course within 90 days of notification, signing in with @dc.gov or @k12.dc.gov credentials. Copilot Chat is available within DC's Microsoft 365 environment.octo.dc.gov ↗Policy & standardsOSSE AI Model Policy for Staff UseOffice of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)Released Sept 1, 2026 for the 2026-27 school year: customizable model policy for DC LEAs with a red/yellow/green framework (e.g., AI prohibited for discipline, evaluations, IEP/504 eligibility). Covers staff use only; OSSE also announced AI literacy courses for educators.osse.dc.gov ↗Toolkit & guideUDC AI and Robotics ConcentrationUniversity of the District of ColumbiaStarting fall 2025, UDC's School of Business and Public Administration offers a concentration in artificial intelligence and robotics open to all majors, supported by a National Science Foundation Targeted Infusion Project grant (reported by The Washington Informer, June 2025).washingtoninformer.com ↗

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