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Lawmakers hear from Trump's pick to lead the Census Bureau

If confirmed, Steven Dillingham will be the first permanent director of the bureau since June 2017, and he would take over after the bureau's 2018 end-to-end test, the final in-field test of systems and operations before the decennial count.

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Hurd, Kelly look to codify, elevate federal CIO role

Two IT oversight leaders in Congress are looking to provide a legislative boost to the federal CIO and CISO roles.

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How AI will change the way government works

By automating mundane administrative tasks, AI creates work experiences that unleash productivity, bringing out the best in human workers.

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Hurd, Kelly: Government must pay more attention to AI

The leaders of the House IT subcommittee are looking to legislation and funding to level up progress in AI and workforce development to make sure feds can leverage the technology.

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HUD next in line for Centers of Excellence support

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is using the GSA's Centers of Excellence Initiative to develop a modernization plan.

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Why HR must adapt to rise of AI, tech

The National Academy for Public Administration wants federal hiring and workforce management to adapt to modern technologies.

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Pentagon innovation hub lands a new leader

Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.

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What federal job automation looks like

As the Trump administration aims to drive efficiency and accuracy and eliminate "low-value work," agencies are starting to think about what aspects of their operations lend themselves to automation.

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White House hosts summit on future of workforce

Federal employee unions weren't invited as private sector and federal HR leaders gathered in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to talk about automation and retraining.

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White House officials to huddle on future of federal workforce

Federal CIO Suzette Kent said she will talk about federal technology workforce needs at a White House session.

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Congressional opposition to federal pay freeze mounts

A group of 182 lawmakers are opposing President Trump's plan to freeze pay for civilian federal employees.

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GAO: Data-driven management is stuck in neutral

The Government Accountability Office says agencies haven't really improved on data-driven decision-making since 2013.

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Senators look to wean agencies off year-end spending sprees

Senate oversight chiefs tell agencies to cool their year-end "use it or lose it" spending.

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Trump freezes federal pay for 2019

Consistent with his fiscal year 2019 budget proposal, President Donald Trump announced plans to freeze federal pay. But Congress will have the final say over whether feds get a pay raise.

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Trump's Twitter blocks raise constitutional questions

After a federal judge found that official government Twitter accounts may be violating free speech by blocking users, President Trump has unblocked some accounts.

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OPM rescinds guidance after ruling on workforce orders

The federal government's HR agency withdrew portions of guidance issued in response to President Trump's three workforce executive orders after they were invalidated by a district court ruling.

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Project management vs. product management

Steve Kelman argues that government innovation needs more of the latter.

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Ruling on union activity is big, but far from the final word

Although a federal district court invalidated a range of provisions regarding union activities across a trio of executive orders, the aftermath of the ruling at the agency level remains unclear.

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Federal court upends Trump's workforce orders

A federal district court ruled that key provisions in three executive orders were invalid because of conflict with existing law.

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HUD names new CIO

In a week filled with high-level IT comings and goings, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has picked a new top tech official.