Digital Government
The Labor Department wants Congress to help to fix unemployment insurance tech, delivery
Among the asks: fund the program adequately, the Labor Department says.
Policy
Lawmakers propose a new federal office to regulate workplace surveillance tech
The new bill from Reps. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., would also establish new employee rights and employer transparency rules around surveillance.
Digital Government
Labor Department experiments with AI in unemployment systems
The agency plans to use the current “calm” in unemployment claims to better prepare for the next storm.
Digital Government
Senators look to harden the unemployment system for the next crisis
The White House-backed framework for forthcoming unemployment insurance legislation will retool the way states go after fraud and allows for for oversight of federal investments in UI systems and technology.
Digital Government
Labor Department calls on states to reevaluate unemployment benefit accessibility
Access to unemployment has been declining and differs drastically across demographic groups. The Labor Department is urging states and territories to do something about it in new guidance.
Digital Government
Labor Department to use TMF to build a retirement ‘lost and found’
The registry will enable people to search for private employment retirement, group health and other welfare benefit plans that still owe them benefits.
Digital Government
The money's out the door in nationwide unemployment insurance modernization push
A Labor Department official said efforts to help states modernize their UI systems are trending in the right direction, but funding may be insufficient.
Digital Government
Hawaii’s wildfires led to fast tracking federal identity tools for unemployment claims
Hawaii is the second state after Arkansas to employ Login.gov and U.S. Postal Service identity proofing options in its unemployment insurance system.
Modernization
States need federal standards for tech used in unemployment programs, GAO says
One of the senators that requested the new report from the Government Accountability Office — Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore. — is tinkering with potential legislation on unemployment modernization.
Emerging Tech
Labor Dept. Watchdog Urges 'Extreme Caution' on Facial Recognition
Since the start of the pandemic and an upswing in fraudulent claims in the jobless aid systems, the use of facial recognition in identity checks has spread across states, raising OIG concerns about access and privacy.
Modernization
NLRB Looks to Modernize Its Legal Case Management System
The agency will use responses to a request for information to help form its acquisition strategy.
Digital Government
Labor Constructing a Virtual Data Enclave For Sensitive Microdata
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is aiming to use a new system to securely share workplace fatality and geographical data with researchers.
Emerging Tech
Senators Call for Removal of Facial Recognition Tech in Unemployment Services
The lawmakers asked the Department of Labor to help state unemployment agencies remove facial recognition technology from application forms.
Cybersecurity
Audit: Labor Department Information Security Program ‘Not Effective’
Auditors made 18 recommendations to remediate some of the agency’s longstanding issues.
Digital Government
Labor Dept Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay $15 Minimum Wage
The ruling is expected to impact 327,300 workers.
Artificial Intelligence
EEOC Launches Initiative to Ensure AI Doesn’t Exacerbate Civil Rights Issues
The new program looks to educate employers and employees about how algorithms are used in hiring and other employment decisions.
Cybersecurity
Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities
The U.S. Secret Service confirmed that it has seen a “marked increase” in sham job ads seeking to steal people’s personal data, often with the aim of filing bogus unemployment insurance claims.
Modernization
Audit: Labor Department IT Governance ‘Ambiguous,’ Unorganized
A report from the Office of the Inspector General showcases several weaknesses in the agency’s IT governance, particularly highlighting the lack of CIO oversight.
Digital Government
Labor Department Awards Verizon $887M to Radically Revamp IT Backbone
No other Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions selections are planned by the department.
Modernization
The Unemployment Insurance System Is Set to Get a Tech Makeover — but It Needs Much More, the Biden Administration Says
The U.S. Digital Service has embarked on a reconstruction that will cover the entire UI system, according to a memo and presentation obtained by ProPublica.
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