Digital Government
U.S. Military Starts Vaccinating Troops, Behind Russia and China
DOD has picked 16 sites for a “controlled pilot” COVID vaccination program.
Emerging Tech
The Future of Flight Training Is a Gamer Headset That Watches You Play
Google and other companies are helping design a smarter, cheaper way to produce aviators.
Digital Government
VA Flags Potential Staffing, Resource Hurdles in Vaccine Distribution
The department will start with a small distribution of doses, but expects a series of hurdles in inoculating its entire workforce and network.
Digital Government
Biden Team Tries Recruiting Through Source Code
If you find the hidden message, you might be someone the incoming administration wants to hire.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Accountability, Tech Talent Pipeline In-Focus for Next Congress, Staffers Say
Officials recognize setbacks the pandemic is having on STEM education.
Digital Government
How Dozens of Trump’s Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over
Documents show that officials appointed by Trump who’d otherwise lose their jobs under Biden have been approved for permanent positions in federal agencies.
Modernization
Pentagon Extends Work From Home Flexibility for Civilian Employees
The Defense Department will allow civilians to telework even if children or other dependents in need of supervision are present at home.
Digital Government
Internal Documents Detail Who VA Will Vaccinate First
The Veterans Affairs Department's multi-tiered plan prioritizes delivering COVID-19 inoculations to high-risk staff and patients.
Digital Government
House Dems Want to Know If Political Appointees Are Becoming Career Civil Servants
The request gives agency heads one week to respond.
Emerging Tech
The Defense Department IG Outlined the Pentagon’s Top Challenges. Here’s Where Tech Fits In.
Two new challenges added this year focus on technological dominance and data as a strategic asset. Tech like hypersonics, microelectronics, AI, 5G and biotechnology were also highlighted.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Teams with Howard University to Steer Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence
The work will hone in on military-centered machine learning application development, research into trustworthy AI tech—and could help boost DOD’s talent pipeline.
Modernization
GAO Offers Best Practices in Telework for Agencies
Congressional watchdogs highlight how agencies should—safely and securely—telework.
Digital Government
Federal Employees Say They’re Willing to Download COVID-19 Apps But Few Agencies Have Them
The results of a Nextgov/Government Business Council survey offer insights into how federal employees feel about apps to trace coronavirus exposure and their agency’s efforts to track infections.
Cybersecurity
OPM Offers New Guidance for Cybersecurity Rotational Programs
The personnel office also explains how participants may proceed with pending clearance investigations.
Digital Government
Army Wants Data Analytics to Spot ‘Emerging Tech Leaders’
The Army plans to issue a call later this month through its Small Business Innovation Research program.
Artificial Intelligence
NASA, FAA Make Moves to Offer Some Staff App-Based Personalized, Professional Coaching
The agencies are set to tap into BetterUp’s mobile platform, which uses AI algorithms to match employees with the right coaches for their needs.
Digital Government
Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking at Federal Agencies
More than 100,000 federal personnel have now tested positive for COVID-19, with some agencies experiencing acute upticks.
Digital Government
Rolling Back Trump Workforce Policies Won’t Be As Simple As Rescinding Executive Orders
President-elect Biden has vowed to rescind on his first day a series of Trump-era directives aimed at weakening federal labor unions and politicizing the civil service, but repairing the damage could take much longer.
Digital Government
Analysts See ‘First Glimmers of Sustained Growth’ in Under-30 Federal IT Workforce
After a decade of declining ratios of younger-to-older federal technology employees, analysts see the start of a turnaround.
Digital Government