Policy
Senate Committee Clashes over Sweeping Election Reform Bill
Lawmakers failed to advance the For the People Act out of committee, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to bring the bill to the floor anyhow.
Policy
Online, Mug Shots Are Forever. Some States Want to Change That.
People are innocent until proven guilty, but the public release of mug shots taken at the time of arrest can become a barrier to housing, employment and personal relationships.
Cybersecurity
Energy Department Leading White House Interagency Response to Pipeline Attack
The hack highlights jurisdictional issues on pipeline cybersecurity.
Digital Government
Federal Tech-Focused Officials Are on the Move
Both new and familiar faces are taking on information technology-aligned positions.
Digital Government
A Year from the Start of the Women’s Recession, 2 Million Women Are Still Out of the Workforce
About 165,000 women left the workforce in April as the economic recovery sputters. Unemployment rates continue to be higher for women of color.
Modernization
Lawmakers Say It’s Past Time OMB Issued IDEA Act Guidance
After two years in limbo and a pandemic forcing more adoption of digital services, House lawmakers want to see real guidance issued in the next 45 days.
Digital Government
Feds Offer Tips for Standing Up Customer Experience Offices
The first step is listening to stakeholders.
Digital Government
3 Companies Settle Over Millions of Fake Comments on FCC’s Net Neutrality Rollback
Broadband companies funded an effort responsible for 8.5 million fraudulent comments supporting the repeal, according to a New York attorney general report.
Digital Government
White House Seeks Ideas on How Agencies Can Deliver Services More Equitably
The Biden administration wants to know its blindspots and biases in operating federal programs.
Emerging Tech
TSA Wants New Ideas to Speed Up Checkpoints
The agency is looking for established technologies that could eliminate physical pat-downs and shoe removals.
Digital Government
Coalition Urges Congress to Boost Funding for Census Modernization
A group of Census experts and data users are asking appropriators to provide $2 billion in funding to the Census Bureau in fiscal 2022.
Ideas
How Design Thinking Can Improve Public Sector IT
With its push to provide faster, more predictable and higher quality software, public sector IT organizations may have discounted the need for design.
Digital Government
Review Board Upholds Facebook’s Ban on Trump—For Now
The board left the decision on whether to ban Trump permanently up to the tech company.
Digital Government
Biden Promised the Most Diverse Administration Ever. Here’s How He’s Doing.
Seven figures that show the representation — and the gaps — in President Joe Biden's Cabinet and federal appointments.
Digital Government
Experts Examine Accountability, Transparency Improvements in Government
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing discussed recent proposals to strengthen the authority of inspectors general and place some limits on acting officials.
Modernization
OMB Prioritizes Cyber, COVID Tech For New TMF Payback Model
Officials urged agencies to pitch projects that focus on hack cleanup, COVID-19 response or economic recovery by June 2 for maximum repayment flexibility from the Technology Modernization Fund.
Digital Government
US Air Force, Navy Extend 50% Work-From-Home Indefinitely
New memos suggest office space occupancy may never return to 100 percent.
Digital Government
Deputy Secretary of Defense Highlights Modernization, Innovation Activities as Budget Priorities
Kathleen Hicks also suggested DOD still needs the cloud capabilities JEDI is supposed to provide.
Emerging Tech
Senators Introduce Bill to Increase U.S. Influence on Tech Standards-Setting Processes
The bill would create an Office of Science and Technology task force to come up with a strategy for increasing participation in standards settings bodies and counter China’s sway.
Digital Government