Digital Government
States, experts ask EAC for more flexibility in voting machine standards
There is concern in some quarters that the bureaucratic process outlined by the Election Assistance Commission may prevent voting machine standards from keeping up with the times.
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FCW Insider: May 21
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
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HUD seeks vendor to help set up central data office
The housing agency plans to work with the Centers of Excellence program at the General Services Administration to manage its troves of data.
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Agencies Agree to Do More to Identify Contractors With Tax Debts
GAO tells contracting officers to keep a closer eye, and IRS and GSA agree.
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FCW Insider: May 20
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
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‘Fairbnb’ Wants to Be the Unproblematic Alternative to Airbnb
The vacation rental industry is mired in claims that it harms neighborhoods and housing markets. Can a nonprofit co-op make the tourist trend a community asset?
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Bill Would Stop Government From Paying Dead People
Congress wants to eliminate tens of millions of dollars wasted annually on benefits payments to the deceased.
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FCW Insider: May 17
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
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White House's OPM-GSA Merger Bill Gives an Unconfirmed Appointee Authority Over Personnel Rules
The Trump administration on Thursday sent lawmakers its proposal to reorganize the Office of Personnel Management.
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Federal CIO Says OMB is ‘Working Aggressively’ on Automation Policy
The agency is tapping some of the government’s top scientific investigators to help produce the new strategy.
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To Unleash a Modern Workforce, America Must Revamp Education
Federal leaders say the nation needs to pivot education towards tech-focused training in fields like robotics.
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Army previews data strategy
Army CIO Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford called the data strategy, expected in the next 60 days, "one of our top IT-related reform efforts."
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VA's Byrne hints at acceleration of health record upgrade
At his confirmation hearing to take the job of deputy secretary on a permanent basis, Jim Byrne suggested that there was a path to finishing the electronic health record modernization project ahead of schedule.
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President Trump Is Collecting Social-Media Grievances
The sitting president just released a new tool in his war of words with tech companies.
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FCW Insider: May 16
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
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