Beyond the Black Box Meeting EO 14179 Transparency Requirements with Open Weight Models

Speakers: Susan Sullivan, Senior Account Executive, OpenTeams; Dillon Roach, Senior AI Research Engineer, OpenTeams Original air date: April 30, 2026 Open-weight AI models give federal agencies a path to EO 14179 transparency without giving up performance. Susan Sullivan covers the policy landscape and OMB requirements for high-impact AI. Dillon Roach breaks down the model spectrum, from closed proprietary systems to open-weight and fully open source models. Topics covered: Closed vs. open-weight vs. fully open source models What model transparency looks like in practice Fine-tuning and evaluating open-weight models for agency missions Data sovereignty and model portability Part 2 of the OpenTeams federal webinar series with Carahsoft. 👉 Follow OpenTeams on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openteams 👉 New here? Hit subscribe for more federal AI and open source AI content. About Carahsoft: Carahsoft is the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, connecting public sector organizations with IT products, services, and training through reseller partners and government contracts. Learn more at carahsoft.com. About OpenTeams: OpenTeams builds open source AI infrastructure so organizations can own their models, data, and compute. Learn more at openteams.com. #OpenWeightModels #FederalAI #EO14179 #AItransparency #GovTech