Artificial Intelligence
NIST Looks to Improve Recruitment with Augmented Writing Software
The agency will use the platform to center diversity, equity and inclusion in its hiring efforts.
Digital Government
OPM Guidance Lays Out Vision for ‘Exceptional’ Internship Programs at Agencies
Agencies should expand the number of interns they hire each year, among other things.
Policy
Former Presidential Innovation Fellow Stresses the Program’s Importance for Tech Recruitment
Current VA CTO Charles Worthington noted that PIF and other programs offer an important avenue for technologists to serve the public, while the government is looking to attract top talent.
Digital Government
OPM Official Accused of Using N-Word, Sexual Harassment During His Tenure at Defense
OPM said it is reviewing the inspector general’s report.
Digital Government
Tech Gig Workers Love the Flexibility, Report Finds
As the government looks to fill tech positions, it could consider offering some of the benefits that workers like about freelancing, such as flexibility and remote work.
Ideas
2023: The Year of Modern Government
COMMENTARY | Governments will need to embrace a people-first approach in their modernization journeys.
Policy
Lawmakers Propose a Federal Reserve Corps for Digital Talent
The bipartisan legislation seeks to address the government’s tech and cyber needs by enabling industry professionals to bring their skills and experience to the federal level.
Cybersecurity
NSF Awards $29M in New CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Grants
The funding will go to nine universities in 2023 to support building the next generation of cyber professionals.
Artificial Intelligence
EEOC on the Lookout for Tech-Fueled Employment Bias
The employment rights enforcement agency announced plans to crack down violations of anti-discrimination rules stemming from the use of AI and algorithmic decision-making software.
Policy
VA’s Initiative to Recruit Laid Off Tech Workers is Paying Off, Official Says
The VA’s ongoing efforts to recruit high-skilled professionals displaced by layoffs across the tech sector are helping to fill a host of tech-related vacancies in the department.
Policy
FTC Proposes Ban on Noncompetes, Which Agency Says Stifle Innovation
Opponents of noncompetes have long argued that the agreements have a harmful impact on competition, particularly on the tech sector’s ability to develop cutting-edge devices and services.
Cybersecurity
What Should the Government Do in 2023 to Fill its Cyber Workforce Shortage?
The threat of cyberattacks makes filling these positions critical, experts say.
Ideas
Changing Government Engagement in 2023
Four trends are showing improvements in the daily work of government employees.
Cybersecurity
Military Branches Losing Expensive Cyber Talent to the Private Sector, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office found that the lack of required service time commitments within some of the military branches is making it difficult to retain personnel who have completed expensive and advanced cyber courses.
Digital Government
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis Reportedly Set to Retire in the Coming Months, Reports Say
The first national cyber director has been shepherding the White House’s national cyber strategy with the help of industry professionals and cybersecurity experts.
Ideas
Social Media Monitoring in the Security Clearance Process
What – if anything – is the government considering in an online search of security clearance applicants?
Modernization
Thousands of US Telecom Workers Needed to Deploy Broadband, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office found “mixed evidence” that there is a shortage of skilled workers needed to carry out broadband deployment efforts.
Policy
White House Announces $1.2B Effort to Improve Access to STEMM Education
The large-scale partnership will work to build a stronger American science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine education system.
Digital Government
'It's a Great Time' for Laid off Tech Workers to Take a Job at VA, Agency CIO Says
During a media call on Friday, the VA’s CIO and CTO discussed the department’s efforts to attract new talent amid thousands of layoffs across the tech sector.
Digital Government
Democrats Threaten Year-Long Stopgap Measure as Spending Talks Remain at a Standstill
Lawmakers concede a long-term CR would devastate agencies, though a bipartisan breakthrough to avoid a shutdown has proven elusive.
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