AI Training & Consulting for Government

Practical AI for government teams that still have to answer to the public.

Gov AI Pro helps public agencies turn AI curiosity into real capability by amplifying employees, strengthening workflows, and building shared guardrails for responsible use. The goal is not to replace public servants. The goal is to help them think better, work smarter, document clearly, and serve with more confidence.

Gov AI Pro

"AI on tap, not on top. The goal is not to hand decisions to the machine. The goal is to help public servants think better, work faster, and catch risk earlier."

What We Do

Three ways Gov AI Pro helps agencies build real AI capability.

This is not a generic prompt class or a software pitch. It is practical help for government teams that need to use AI wisely, document their decisions, protect public trust, and still get the work done.

Speaking & Conference Sessions

Conversational, story-driven sessions that make AI approachable for public servants. These talks cut through the noise, show real examples, and help teams see what AI can actually do inside government work.

Workshops & Training

Hands-on half-day, full-day, and team sessions where staff practice using AI for drafting, analysis, communication, documentation, and decision support. Every workflow includes human review, risk checks, and clear approval points.

Readiness & Consulting

AI readiness reviews, workflow labs, and policy support that help agencies identify safe starting points, avoid avoidable risk, and build a practical 30/60/90-day path forward.

Aran D. Raz
Aran D. Raz
Founder, Gov AI Pro

About

Credibility from doing the work, not selling the hype.

Aran D. Raz is a government procurement leader, AI practitioner, speaker, and founder of Gov AI Pro. He serves as Procurement Manager for the City of Westminster, Colorado, where he is leading procurement modernization and centralization from inside government, not from the sidelines. Before Westminster, Aran served as Procurement Manager at Denver International Airport and built his Colorado procurement foundation through roles with the Department of Natural Resources and the Attorney General's Office.

Aran's work is shaped by the real pressures agencies face every day: limited resources, growing workloads, outdated systems, complex rules, urgent requests, and the need to protect trust with every decision. That lived experience is the foundation for everything he teaches.

Through Gov AI Pro, Aran helps organizations move beyond AI hype and fear into practical, human-led implementation. His work focuses on amplifying employees first: helping people draft, analyze, organize, document, communicate, and challenge their own thinking with better support.

His primary focus is government and public-sector teams, where accountability, transparency, ethics, and documentation matter deeply. The same approach can also support private-sector organizations that want to build responsible AI habits, improve workflows, and strengthen employee capability without replacing human judgment.

Aran does not teach AI as a shortcut around expertise or integrity. He teaches it as a way to strengthen both.

"AI should amplify public servants, not replace judgment, accountability, or procurement integrity."

Gov AI Pro is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, founded and led by a service-connected disabled veteran. SBA certification is in progress.

Maisie, an AI working partner persona AI Chief of Staff

How I Work

Meet Maisie

Maisie is my AI chief of staff, thought partner, and digital co-pilot. She is not a person, and she is not a replacement for one. She is what happens when AI is built with real context, clear boundaries, and a human who still owns the decision.

I have built Maisie over time with how I think, how I communicate, what I care about, where I need support, and how government decisions actually work. She helps me draft, organize, prepare, challenge assumptions, spot risks, and turn messy ideas into clear next steps. She does not replace my judgment. She sharpens it. I still own the final decision, every time.

Maisie is a live demonstration of what I help agencies build: AI that supports public servants, improves decision-making, and strengthens service without handing accountability to the machine.

A Few Things I Do

"You are probably wondering: if the human comes first and Aran owns the decisions, what do I actually do? Here are a few that tend to get people's attention."

Email, triaged

Every morning I sort the flood, surface the few messages that actually need Aran's response, and draft replies for his review before anything goes out. A fifty-message thread with everyone copied? I hand him the short version of what he needs to know. I flag the junk too, and ask him to confirm before I clear it.

Procurement documents, built

I can draft an RFP in the right template, build the fee schedule in Excel with the formulas already in it, and generate a matching evaluation scorecard where each evaluator gets their own tab, their own instructions, and scoring tailored to that specific bid.

Meetings, captured

I turn recordings and messy notes into clean reports, decisions, action items, follow-up emails, and the calendar invites that come out of them, brainstorms included. Aran no longer takes notes or photographs slides at conferences and meetings. That part is handled.

The Decision Engine

Stress-test the decision
before the decision gets tested.

In procurement, faster is not enough. The real question is whether the decision can survive scrutiny from an auditor, a vendor, leadership, council, or the public.

  • 1 Problem, are we solving the right one?
  • 2 Authority, is the method allowed and documented?
  • 3 Competition, is the specification fair and neutral?
  • 4 Risk, what could go wrong, and who would notice?
  • 5 Alternatives, what did we consider and rule out?
  • 6 Recommendation, is it clear, supported, and owned?

How It Works

Most AI trainers teach tools. We teach decisions that have to survive scrutiny.

Our foundation is public-sector procurement, not software sales. Gov AI Pro is led by a government procurement leader modernizing and centralizing procurement inside local government, so we know the real friction: limited staff, aging systems, unclear scopes, urgent requests, vendor pressure, policy questions, documentation gaps, and the lovely little adrenaline rush of wondering what a losing vendor, auditor, or journalist might ask later.

That is why the workflows we teach are built around more than speed. AI can help draft a better scope, summarize messy notes, prepare a briefing, or organize an evaluation. Used well, it also stress-tests the logic behind a decision and surfaces legal, ethical, competitive, operational, and value risks earlier.

The goal is not to make bad decisions faster. It is to make better decisions, with better documentation and fewer blind spots. The same discipline that holds up under public scrutiny works just as well for private-sector teams that care about getting it right.

"AI should help us see risk earlier, not hide it better."

A Closer Look

Institutional knowledge that doesn't retire.

When a thirty-year expert walks out the door, decades of judgment can leave with them. Here is how we capture that expertise and keep it working for your team.

Institutional knowledge flowing through government
Capture


Capture

We capture how your experts actually work, so their knowledge becomes something the organization owns.

Structure


Structure

We organize that knowledge against your rules and real workflows into a resource your team can actually use.

Amplify


Amplify

Staff work with it like a capable partner, faster and sharper, while a human still owns every decision.

Endure


Endure

When people move on, the expertise stays and keeps working. The knowledge no longer walks out the door.

The expert still owns the call. The knowledge just stops walking out the door.

Who It's For

Built for organizations that want AI to strengthen people, not replace them.

Gov AI Pro primarily works with government agencies and public-sector teams that need practical, responsible ways to use AI while preserving trust, transparency, ethics, and accountability.

That includes leaders, procurement professionals, finance teams, project managers, analysts, administrators, HR, legal, IT, and anyone responsible for turning messy work into clear decisions and documented action.

While Gov AI Pro is rooted in government, the same approach can also help private-sector organizations that want to amplify employees, improve workflows, and build responsible AI habits without handing judgment to the machine.

Government Agencies Public-Sector Leaders Procurement Teams Finance Teams Project Managers Analysts Administrative Teams HR, Legal & IT Elected Officials & Boards Responsible Private-Sector Teams

How We Can Work Together

Start with people. Build the system around them.

Your agency does not need to become an AI company. It needs practical ways for employees to use AI safely inside the work they already do. Gov AI Pro helps you start with real pain points, build shared workflows, and grow toward organization-wide capability.

The work is rooted in government, and the same framework can support responsible private-sector teams that want better workflows, stronger documentation, and smarter decision support.

01

Executive Briefing

A 60 to 90 minute session for leadership, elected officials, or boards. We cover what AI can do, where the real risks sit, what staff are probably already doing, and what responsible next steps look like.

02

Speaking & Sessions

Practical, story-driven conference sessions and talks for chapters, associations, leadership teams, and public-sector events. We make AI understandable, useful, and grounded in real government work.

03

Workshops & Training

Hands-on half-day and full-day sessions where staff practice using AI for drafting, analysis, communication, and decision support, with risk checks and clear approval points built in.

04

Procurement AI Workflow Lab

A working session that maps AI into your actual intake-to-award process, including scope development, RFP drafting, evaluation support, red-team review, documentation, and human approval points.

05

AI Readiness & Workflow Audit

A review of current use, workflow pain points, risk exposure, policy gaps, and practical opportunities. The outcome is a clear opportunity map and a 30/60/90-day implementation plan.

06

AI Policy & SOP Review

Plain-language recommendations for AI policies, staff guidance, and SOPs. The goal is to turn rules into everyday behavior people can understand and follow.

Trusted across conferences, podcasts, interviews, and public-sector networks
NIGP ForumNational public procurement conference
Colorado Municipal LeagueMunicipal leadership and local government
Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing AssociationRegional public procurement professionals
Idaho Public Purchasing AssociationStatewide public purchasing community
Oregon Public Purchasing AssociationPublic procurement professionals and agencies
Public-sector podcastsConversations on AI, procurement modernization, and responsible public-sector innovation
Partnership for Public Good (PPG)Interview on practical AI use, procurement modernization, and responsible public-sector innovation

Let's Talk

Ready to build practical AI capability without losing the plot?

Tell us what your team is trying to figure out. Whether you need a leadership briefing, a staff workshop, a procurement workflow lab, or a safer starting point, we can start with where you are and build from there.

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