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Monday, November 17, 2025 12:00pm-1:00pm EST Virtual, ON24
Agentic AI can accelerate decision cycles, but agencies need practical trust frameworks and the right modernization foundation. We’ll show how calibrated trust, implemented through application‑modernization patterns, policy‑as‑code guardrails, and zero‑trust‑aligned data access, helps agencies adopt agentic systems responsibly and at speed. We’ll connect these controls to Information Advantage outcomes (better signals, faster decisions) and share our “customer‑zero” approach and repeatable patterns.
Noble Ackerson is a product strategist and principal engineer in the Application Modernization practice at Leidos where he enhances business intelligence capabilities for federal missions and leads initiatives to accelerate innovation. Ackerson's duties include implementing evaluation processes, establishing guardrails, ensuring observability, and creating user experience patterns that clarify AI decision-making for operators and program leaders. A Stanford-trained practitioner in ethics and technology, Ackerson translates governance into code. He authored the open-source RAI Checklist CLI (PyPI), which enables teams to operationalize NIST AI RMF controls; bias/harms analysis, data-quality checks, explainability artifacts, and audit logs inside CI/CD pipelines for GenAI and ML. Outside of Leidos, Ackerson teaches AI/ML and Agentic AI Fluency for Udacity and Correlation One. He also lectures across government, commercial, and industries on AI governance, safety, and human-machine teaming, advocating practical methods that raise trust while meeting operational demands.
Straight Connector 3, Shape Robert Linger leads the Digital Modernization Sector Information Advantage Practice, where he focuses on addressing customer mission and enterprise challenges related to the proliferation of data. He leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation-based solutions, combined with best-of-breed commercial products, to deliver impactful results. The practice empowers customers to gain actionable insights and build trust in tier data more efficiently. Linger has been with Leidos for over five years, working as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, and AI Software Architect across various Sectors. During this time, he established strategic partnerships between Leidos and commercial product vendors, strengthening Leidos’ market differentiation in Generative AI-assisted Software Development. Before joining Leidos, Linger built a diverse background in leadership, business, and technology. He began his career serving in the United States Marine Corps as an Infantry Marine during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his military service, he became an entrepreneur, founding and leading a federal contracting company. This experience paved the way for his roles as Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at an institution of higher education, as well as positions specializing in cybersecurity. Linger holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University and a Master of Science in Business Data Analytics from West Virginia University.
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Webinar Discussion with Robert Linger and Noble Ackerson
