Digital Government
Labor Department tests new identity options for accessing unemployment benefits
The Labor Department plans to cover initial costs for digital and in-person identity proofing offerings for states to use in the unemployment system.
Defense
FCW Insider Chat: Defense Tech
Fed100 winners Caroline Bean of DISA’s Joint Enterprise Services Directorate and Air Force Chief Experience Officer Colt Whittall join the podcast to talk about their work.
Policy
Republicans unemployment fraud bill passes House, gets Senate version
The bill’s passage in the House fell one day after the indictment of one of its cosponsors – Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) – for unemployment fraud.
Cybersecurity
CISA is growing up, CIO says
CISA's Bob Costello talks top priorities, challenges and growing pains and progress for a CIO office in a relatively young federal agency.
Digital Government
NARA has a plan to tackle its backlog, and its inspector general has thoughts
The inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration wants the agency to consider not making veterans submit requests for records at all.
Modernization
FCW Insider Chat: Cyber and Tech Policy
Technology Modernization Fund Executive Director Raylene Yung and Christian Hoehner of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee join the podcast to talk TMF, FedRamp Authorization and more.
Policy
Biden will veto Republican-led clawback of unemployment funding, White House says
The Office of Management and Budget says that the president would veto a Republican proposal to rescind American Rescue Plan Act funding for unemployment if passed by Congress.
Digital Government
OMB preps guidance on AI in government
The White House hosted top tech CEOs on Thursday, and announced new measures meant to address AI—including coming draft guidance around the use of AI in government agencies.
Policy
New bill would add disclosure requirements for AI in political ads
A new bill from Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) comes shortly after the Republican National Committee released a new ad using generative artificial intelligence.
Digital Government
Spamming democracy
The threat and promise of generative AI in the regulatory process.
Digital Government
The White House has questions about AI surveillance in the workplace
The request for information is the latest in the administration's work on AI. Last week, four enforcement agencies released a joint letter pledging to enforce anti-discrimination laws in the AI arena.
People
OPM's plan to upgrade federal employee data
The Office of Personnel Management released a new data strategy on Wednesday with a slew of data-related goals, including the creation of a "360-view" of federal employees across the employee lifecycle.
Digital Government
President’s AI advisory committee says the government needs clearer leadership on the technology
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during a Tuesday meeting with the advisory committee that the government needs “to come up with some ways to do no harm [in AI] in the immediate – like this week, next month, three months, six months.”
People
NASA struggles to improve workforce diversity
The space agency has been trying to improve diversity and inclusion for over a decade, according to a new inspector general report, but its workforce still lags the federal government in employment of women and minorities.
Digital Government
NIST sets sights on implementing identity provisions from the CHIPS Act
According to a recent roadmap, NIST is looking to issue guidance on how federal, state and local governments can offer attribute validation services.
People
Catalyst Award
Longtime federal technology leader Maria Roat says she relishes the challenges.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity still 'high risk' in GAO’s book after over 25 years
The management of the government’s IT acquisitions and operations is also on the Government Accountability Office’s biennial high risk list update this year, as it has been since 2015.
Policy
House Democrats bring back customer experience bill targeting student loan, passport updates
A bill reintroduced Tuesday aims to codify parts of the White House’s 2021 executive order on making government services more user-friendly.
Digital Government
GSA unveils new USA.gov websites
The new versions of USA.gov and USA.Gov en Español come after beta testing by the agency to make the sites more user-friendly.
Digital Government
USDA aims to build in-house tech talent, CX expertise with new digital services team
The department's own digital services team will be modeled after other “tour-of-duty” style models in government like the USDS.
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