Digital Government

OPM’s Event to Attract Laid Off Tech Workers Was Popular, But Will It Yield Results?

Despite widespread interest in a recent recruitment event, clear data on the number of hires remains unavailable to assess the immediate success of such career fairs to fill currently available roles.

Modernization

TMF Invests Over $40M to Improve Cybersecurity and Digital Services

The Technology Modernization Fund’s most recent investments will go to the Social Security Administration, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.

People

DOD updates job qualifications for cyber workers

Defense’s updated plan focuses on role-specific requirements and comes as the agency’s cyber workforce strategy is slated for imminent release.

Emerging Tech

DOJ Launches Disruptive Technology Strike Force

The Justice Department’s endeavor is aimed at preventing threats from adversaries using the next generation of military and national security technology against the U.S. and its allies.

Cybersecurity

DOD Unveils Updates to its Cyber Workforce Job Qualifications

Defense’s updated plan focuses on role-specific requirements and comes as the agency’s cyber workforce strategy is slated for imminent release.

Emerging Tech

Army Probes Industry Ability to Offer Situational Awareness-Enhancing AR

The potential vendor would have to provide both the augmented reality software and support.

Policy

Commerce Seeks 6 Private Sector Members for New International Task Force

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Talent for Growth Task Force will help create a well-trained workforce for current and emerging technologies.

Artificial Intelligence

Government Considers Whether AI Can Invent Something Patentable

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office seeks public comments on the intersection of artificial intelligence and inventorship.

Digital Government

Government’s Data Leaders Center Customer Experience in 2023 Goals

Several of the Chief Data Officers Council working groups are trying to improve customer experience for both Americans and agencies through their respective focus areas.

Emerging Tech

NASA Looks to Award $25M Contract for Infrared Satellite Instrument

The instrument will help provide additional information for weather prediction modeling.

Artificial Intelligence

NASA Uses AI to Design Mission Hardware

The artificial intelligence-assisted components are lighter and can handle higher structural loads than human-designed components, according to the agency.

Digital Government

GSA Aims to Help Agencies Envision the Future of Work

The agency pointed to efforts like its workplace innovation lab to help the federal government reimagine work and the work environment.

Modernization

NIST Facilities ‘Well Overdue’ for Modernization, Report Says 

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report found the facilities’ conditions hinder researchers’ productivity.

People

Biden’s State of the Union highlights semiconductor success and big tech privacy concerns

The president applauded the CHIPS and Science Act and urged lawmakers to crack down on big tech’s data privacy and surveillance practices.

Digital Government

Biden’s State of the Union Highlights Semiconductor Success and Big Tech Privacy Concerns

The president applauded the CHIPS and Science Act and urged lawmakers to crack down on big tech’s data privacy and surveillance practices.

Policy

Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Curtail Foreign Adversary Telecom Influence

The legislation would require the FCC to publish a list of entities with FCC authorizations and close ties to foreign adversaries.

Digital Government

NSF Will Invest Up to $28M for STEM Open-Source Ecosystems

The agency is looking for proposals for two phases to translate open-source products into open-source ecosystems.

Emerging Tech

Capella Space Creates New Government-Focused Subsidiary

Capella Federal will focus on serving government, defense and intelligence customers.