Cognition brings Devin to public sector
Cognition has partnered with government IT provider Carahsoft to make its autonomous software engineering assistant, Devin, available to the U.S. public sector. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will distribute Devin to federal, state, and local agencies to accelerate AI adoption and tackle legacy IT modernization challenges.
The public sector's notorious lag in IT modernization presents a high-stakes, high-reward testbed for autonomous software agents dealing with legacy systems.
* Tapping into Carahsoft's distribution network bypasses bureaucratic procurement hurdles, opening access to lucrative government budgets.
* Targeting COBOL and mainframe modernization addresses a critical skill shortage area where human developers are scarce.
* Success hinges on how well Devin adapts to the stringent security, privacy, and compliance frameworks mandated by public agencies.
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2026-06-03
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