Digital Government
Senate bill to update 1960s-era cooperation rules wins support from leading state and local groups
The bill, introduced in the Senate in March, would require an update to guidance on state-federal cooperation that dates back to the 1960s.
Artificial Intelligence
Senate Bill to Train Acquisition Workforce on AI gets House Counterpart
The AI Training Act, which passed the Senate last December now has a House companion from Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and James Comer (R-Ky.).
Policy
Senate bill to train acquisition workforce on AI gets House counterpart
The AI Training Act, which passed the Senate last December now has a House companion from Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and James Comer (R-Ky.).
Digital Government
Measuring administrative burden
Recipients have to invest time and energy to obtain government services and the burden of compliance can take a toll, especially in marginalized communities.
Policy
Senate Dems seek funds for UI administration
Twenty Senate Democrats told top appropriators that a lack of funding over the years contributed to problems in unemployment insurance during the pandemic.
Digital Government
IRS leader explains why the IRS went to ID.me
The agency needs to be able to identity proof online users at a certain level to be able to offer a full menu of online services, Rettig told lawmakers.
Acquisition
Sustainability and the cloud
The federal government's acquisition leaders are operating under the assumption that cloud computing can promote sustainability, but a watchdog says that data on current energy consumption is scarce.
People
CIA taps its first chief technology officer
CIA Director William Burns named the chief technology officer of the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to be the spy agency's first-ever CTO on Friday.
Digital Government
How GSA is remaking USA.gov
The revamped "federal front door" won't be a mere portal—users will be able to complete end-to-end government services on the USA.gov website.
Digital Government
IRS balks at public free-file suggestion from government watchdog
The Government Accountability Office thinks the IRS should identify and create more free-filing options for taxpayers, but the IRS says that it "does not believe a public free-filing option would significantly improve the taxpayer experience."
Digital Government
GSA to study facial recognition tech with equity in mind
The General Services is planning a study with 2,000 participants to help the agency decide whether to tap facial recognition tech for its Login.gov service.
People
State Department taps assessment-based hiring process for data scientists
The department hit its applicant cap in one day after posting a job listing seeking 50 data scientists.
Digital Government
Agriculture Department offers grants to improve SNAP
The USDA says that the grants fall in line with administration priorities around equity and inclusion, as well as improving the customer experience of Americans interacting with government programs
Digital Government
Labor Dept. pilot taps state data for a new look at who is getting UI
Data on access to unemployment insurance broken down by demographics can help program administrators make sure that they help everyone entitled to the benefit access it, the Labor Department says.
Digital Government
White House looks to focus service delivery around 'life events'
The Biden administration is fleshing out a plan to organize government services around the needs of Americans and not around agency org charts.
Digital Government
SSA beta launches redesigned website
The Social Security Administration is collecting feedback on a website redesign before using it to replace the agency's current website later this year. A major goal: making it all less confusing.
Digital Government
IRS Marks the Annual Tax Filing Deadline With a Plea for More Funding
Chronic underfunding has hurt the tax agency's ability to modernize, says a top official, who wrote that the U.S. tax system "is a tax system where ripped paper returns are literally pieced together with scotch tape."
Modernization
IRS marks the annual tax filing deadline with a plea for more funding
Chronic underfunding has hurt the tax agency's ability to modernize, says a top official, who wrote that the U.S. tax system "is a tax system where ripped paper returns are literally pieced together with scotch tape."
Digital Government
Remaking government to meet the moment
Tara Dawson McGuinness, a Healthcare.gov alum and founder of New America’s New Practice Lab, talked to FCW about public interest technology and customer experience.
Policy
House panel launches probe into ID.me
The Committee on Oversight and Reform wants information about the identity verification company. At least nine other federal agencies and 30 state governments also use the service, the committee says.
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