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Trump signs executive order setting rules for mail-in voting and eligibility lists
The president has long disputed the mail-in voting process since his 2020 election run. The order is very likely to face legal challenges.
USPS plans to use AI to enhance customer service
USPS Vice President for Customer Experience Marc McCrery said the agency is looking to switch its call center platform to a cloud-based application this summer, which he said will be “the start of our AI journey.”
How the U.S. Postal Service is doing cloud 'right'
The United States Postal Service CIO explained her agency started its cloud journey early and maintains a business objectives focus for migrations.
Senators push for USPS identity proofing to thwart AI-generated deepfakes
The U.S. Postal Service already offers identity proofing services for some government agencies.
Labor Department, USPS team up on ID proofing
A pilot project set to launch in 2023 will see the Department of Labor and the postal service teaming up to help unemployment insurance applicants verify identities on behalf of participating states.
Former Homeland Security Acting Inspector General Pleads Guilty To Data Theft
Charles Edwards pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stealing government software and personnel data.
USPS, USDS collaborate on new COVID-19 test website
The United States Postal Service and United States Digital Service have been working on a new website for Americans to order free, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. The administration is confident it won't crash in meeting massive demand.
Former DHS acting IG pleads guilty in software scheme
A former acting top watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal case management software from multiple federal agencies in order to create a new system to sell back to the government.
IRS tech, CISA funding in Build Back Better
An effort to put $3.5 billion into key governmentwide tech modernization accounts appears to have come up short in the Build Back Better bill, but there's still a lot of technology spending on the table.
House Dems urge Biden to back plan for all-electric USPS fleet
House Democrats are urging the White House to support an $8 billion taxpayer-funded proposal to direct the United States Postal Service to move towards an all-electric delivery fleet far sooner than the plan Postmaster General Louis DeJoy unveiled earlier this year.
TMF to fund Labor Dept. data project
The Technology Modernization Fund doled out its first project of 2021 the day after getting $1 billion in the Biden administration's Rescue Plan legislation.
USPS, CBP share shipping data to track opioids
The Postal Service still needs to work on its ability to share international shipment data with Customs and Border Protection, according to an oversight report.
Post Office IG wants tech help desk
The USPS watchdog shares computer support with the OIG at Peace Corps.
Poll: VA the least-liked federal agency
Americans like the Post Office, NASA and the Secret Service, but aren't thrilled by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration.
Wanted: Autonomous vehicle tech for mail delivery
The Postal Service wants information about sensor, guidance and operational technologies as well as expertise on testing and integrating the autonomous vehicle tech into its existing fleet.
Federal agencies reacted unevenly to Equifax breach
The federal government's central cyber incident response agency played a minor role in the wake of the Equifax breach, while agencies wondered who was in charge.
Lawmakers seek answers on security application release by USPS
Two Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want details on how a former CIA officer's federal security clearance application ended up in the hands of a political action committee.
Are postal carriers out as potential census takers?
Lawmakers are pressing the Census Bureau's decision to ditch a pilot program to test postal workers as enumerators in the 2020 population count.
Lawmakers look to CBP, Post Office on opioid data sharing
Senators want Customs and Border Protection and the Post Office to gather more data on incoming international illicit Fentanyl packages and urge both develop electronic package pre-arrival data exchange.
Commerce looks to the post office for census help
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified the department is "in negotiations" with USPS to use its postal carriers part-time to conduct Census operations during the 2018 end-to-end test.
