Digital Government

VA enables Login.gov for three major veteran portals

Officials said the agency plans to add more services later this year, though Login.gov credentials won’t be mandatory until all veterans are transitioned.

Digital Government

Google Bets Big on Government Business with New Division

Google Public Sector aims to accelerate digital transformation across government.

Digital Government

Agencies Are Responding to the Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling. Here's How.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees’ access to in-state reproductive health services disappeared Friday after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

Digital Government

US-UK Privacy Tech Initiative Focuses on Halting Financial Crime

Both countries want to jumpstart development on privacy-enhancing technologies, which depend on data analysis with limited database access.

Digital Government

Citizen Science Volunteers are Almost Entirely White

95% of citizen scientists identified as white in a recent survey.

Digital Government

Budding Spies Might Not Get Weeded Out for Past Drug Use

Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs. 

Digital Government

Digital identity challenges could be a roadblock to improved CX

Government agencies are currently wrestling with how exactly to verify Americans who want to access federal programs and services.

Digital Government

Coming Soon: More Regs and Bills to Help Modernize the Federal Workforce

Reforms will ease the process of everything from attracting new talent to processing retirement claims, says OPM Director Kiran Ahuja.

Digital Government

Experts call for more chief customer officers in government

Witnesses told Senate lawmakers that customer experience practitioners need representation within key federal agencies.

Digital Government

House Committee Boosts Defense Budget By $37B

The House Armed Service Committee’s topline is more than Biden’s budget request, but less than that of its Senate counterpart

Digital Government

Meta Settles With Justice On Discriminatory Housing Ads

The historic complaint marks the first time federal prosecutors challenged a company over algorithmic bias related to housing discrimination.

Digital Government

Biden Signs Bill Creating Federal Cybersecurity Rotational Program

Certain cyber and IT federal employees will be able to rotate to other agencies under a new law signed Tuesday.

Digital Government

President Biden Nominates OSTP Director

If confirmed, Dr. Arati Prabhakar would serve as the president’s chief science advisor.

Digital Government

The Pentagon Should Keep Better Tabs on IT Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Risks, GAO Says

The findings come as the Defense Department continues to increase its investment in information technology and cybersecurity year over year—a trend that could likely mean more scrutiny.

Digital Government

How TMF is managing its commitment to customer experience projects

Having technologists on the team assessing potential projects and active TMF investments has been a key change over the past year, program leaders told FCW.

Digital Government

Some Commercial Aircraft Will Feature New Altimeters Amid 5G C-Band Rollout

The FAA released new details of its 5G deployment plan following uproar over air travel safety with the enhanced broadband network. 

Digital Government

Can a new data strategy can help the Department of Labor shape a more inclusive economy?

A three-year data strategy is going to help the department focus resources on the vulnerable and make sure its own programs aren't perpetuating inequity, said top officials Wednesday.

Digital Government

DHS is Making ‘Significant Reforms’ to the Employee Discipline Process

This comes after an outside oversight group alleged wrongdoing in the inspector general office, which the IG contests.