People

AI training bill becomes law

The measure is meant to ensure that feds understand the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence.

Emerging Tech

Biden Touts Launch of Student Loan Forgiveness Website

More than 8 million people applied on the beta version of the site over the weekend, officials said.

Digital Government

Biden touts launch of student loan forgiveness website

More than 8 million people applied on the beta version of the site over the weekend, officials said.

Modernization

Tech woes still trouble OPM, watchdog says

While a solution appears to be in play for the agency's budget shortfall, deficiencies in the tech workforce remain a cause for concern.

Digital Government

IRS alerts low-income Americans to claim expiring tax credits

The push comes as Code for America updated its tax tool to simplify the process for claiming the earned income tax credit.

People

35 fixes to help solve the cyber workforce gap

A new cyber workforce strategy will require the cooperation of the White House Office of the National Cyber Director, Office of Personnel Management and more to help fill thousands of public-sector cybersecurity positions.

Digital Government

Code for America tests digital access to a key tax benefit

Low-income workers are leaving more than $7 billion in tax benefits on the table every year. Will an online tool help increase earned income tax credit participation?

Digital Government

Labor Department, USPS team up on ID proofing

A pilot project set to launch in 2023 will see the Department of Labor and the postal service teaming up to help unemployment insurance applicants verify identities on behalf of participating states.

Emerging Tech

TMF Announces $36.4M in Awards

The Army, the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Housing Authority are the latest recipients of awards from the Technology Modernization Fund.

Modernization

TMF announces $36.4M in awards

The Army, the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Housing Authority are the latest recipients of awards from the Technology Modernization Fund.

Emerging Tech

National Archives Plans CX Research

The National Archives and Records Administration says that a new research agenda will help it understand what people who use the archives need, want and expect – and how the agency can meet those demands.

Digital Government

National Archives plans CX research

The National Archives and Records Administration says that a new research agenda will help it understand what people who use the archives need, want and expect – and how the agency can meet those demands.

Digital Government

White House Seeks Advice on Cyber Workforce Development

The Office of the National Cyber Director is looking for input in a new request for information and will eventually quiz respondents about their ideas.

People

White House seeks advice on cyber workforce development

The Office of the National Cyber Director is looking for input in a new request for information and will eventually quiz respondents about their ideas.

Digital Government

Two federal IT alums explain how to how to 'hack bureaucracy'

Marina Nitze used to think the government was broken. The former chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs changed her tune, and now has a book out with Nick Sinai on how to navigate bureaucracies in and out of government.

Digital Government

States must plug into USDA antifraud system for SNAP delivery under new rule

The system, meant to help prevent duplicate participation in a key nutrition program, is expected to make enrollment and oversight easier for state workers who run SNAP and for people receiving benefits.

Emerging Tech

Labor Department Evolves Efforts to Assist States in UI Delivery

A pilot project meant to give the federal government a more central role in unemployment insurance delivery, is raising questions inside the Department of Labor and in Congress about the role of identity verification and enforcement authority over states in the system.

People

NIH CIO set to retire in December

Andrea Norris, currently the CIO and director of the center for information technology at the National Institutes of Health, has been in charge of the agency's tech portfolio for more than 10 years.

Policy

Digital identity bill heads to the Senate floor

The Senate version referred out of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee does differ from past versions of the Improving Digital Identity Act by removing the provision for a new DHS grant program.

Digital Government

The White House wants to make food assistance programs easier to use -- and tech plays a big part

Modernization and customer experience goals are folded into a new White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health that was released Tuesday.