Quick Hits

*** Soraya Correa has launched a new consultancy since retiring after a 40-year career in the federal government. Correa, whose service was capped by a six-year stint as chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security, is now president and CEO of Soraya Correa & Associates.

*** The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the nomination of Nickolas Guertin to serve as director of operational test and evaluation at the Department of Defense. Guertin noted at his confirmation hearing that the DOD's inability to conduct cyber assessments of commercial cloud systems was a "severe limitation." SASC also advanced the nomination of Douglas Bush to serve as assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology. The nominations await a vote on the Senate floor.

*** The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will examine the use of artificial intelligence and algorithmic tools in hiring, agency chair Charlotte A. Burrows announced on Thursday. The agency wants to make sure such technologies are in compliance with federal employment law.