Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining how enterprises and government agencies approach workflow automation.  Unlike task-specific bots or stand-alone agents, agentic systems are composed of autonomous, context-aware agents that collaborate to perceive, reason, and act across entire processes.  These systems can adapt to changing missions, enforce compliance rules, and maintain transparency—capabilities that are critical in highly regulated environments.

This paper examines the foundations and applications of agentic workflows, exploring frameworks for multi-agent orchestration, secure access control, and built-in guardrails for compliance and auditability.

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