The Biden-Harris administration announced its latest actions last week to expand access for small businesses to the over $700 billion spent through Federal contracts each year, particularly for those owned by individuals from underrepresented communities. […]
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) – the Federal agency charged with preserving all government records – has officially eliminated its 600,000-plus backlog of veteran records requests at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in Saint Louis, Mo. […]
Former Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) senior staffer Jeff Rothblum has landed a new cyber leadership position at the White House. […]
Jonathan Finch, acting director for digital experience in the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Federal CIO office, said today that OMB is evaluating the utility of artificial intelligence technologies as it looks to execute on multiple directives to improve how the government provides digital services to citizens. […]
The White House has nominated Anne Wagner to serve as a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which is an independent Federal agency that focuses on promoting and establishing fair labor practices in the Federal government. […]
In his first public event since swearing in as national cyber director (NCD) late last year, Harry Coker this week announced several initiatives to “aggressively” fill vacant cyber positions within the Federal government, including conducting a series of cyber hiring sprints. […]
President Biden this week sent to the Senate two renominations that would fill out the three-member roster of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and give the board a permanent chair to help it continue efforts to reduce a long-standing backlog of thousands of cases. […]
The White House is looking for a new chief information officer (CIO) to serve as the principal adviser and consultant to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director and senior leadership team on all OMB IT matters. […]
In the first update to the guidance in a decade, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today issued marching orders to agencies that aim to “advance digital accessibility by maintaining an accessible Federal technology environment, promoting accessible digital experiences, and continuing the implementation of accessibility standards.” […]
The White House on Tuesday gathered together more than a dozen Federal leaders across the government for its inaugural AI Council meeting. […]
The growth of AI technology is coming on at a “fast and furious” pace, and Federal agencies need to buckle in and prepare themselves for the technology’s rapid proliferation, a panel of Federal agency chief information officers said this week. […]
The Senate confirmed Harry Coker today to serve as the nation’s second permanent National Cyber Director (NCD) on a vote of 59-40. […]
New data from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finds that Federal government improper payments increased in 2023, with the Federal improper payment rate for fiscal year (FY) 2023 coming in at 5.43 percent – a slight uptick from the 5.12 percent in FY2022. […]
President Biden’s Executive Order issued today on the broad topic of improving security of Federal buildings and facilities touches on IT improvements and Federal workforce mobility, but does not spell out the extent of how those factors may eventually come in to play. […]
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is scheduled to completely eliminate its veterans records backlog by January 2024, the agency said in its Fiscal Year 2023 Agency Financial Report. […]
Drenan Dudley, the deputy national cyber director (NCD) for strategy and budget, has been chosen to lead the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) in an acting capacity upon the departure of Acting NCD Kemba Walden today. […]
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said Thursday he is calling on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to bring Harry Coker’s nomination to head the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Direction (ONCD) to the floor as soon as possible. […]
Debra Steidel Wall has announced her retirement – effective Nov. 30 – as deputy archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) where all public records of the Federal government are stored and maintained. […]
Days before Acting National Cyber Director (NCD) Kemba Walden is slated to resign from her post at the White House, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee favorably reported Biden’s nomination, Harry Coker, to the full Senate today on a vote of 9-6. […]
The Biden administration today released its National Spectrum Strategy, marking the beginning of a multi-year evaluation of how scarce radio frequency spectrum is being used in the United States by government and private sector users, and how it could be used better in the future to accommodate insatiable demands for more spectrum to accommodate wireless-delivered services of all kinds. […]
Acting National Cyber Director (NCD) Kemba Walden will depart from her White House position on Friday, an NDC spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
The Director of Artificial Intelligence at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Nov. 9 that OMB’s draft AI guidance to Federal agencies – released early this month – takes a broad approach that encompasses both traditional and generative AI. […]
The Biden-Harris administration unveiled a new plan on Wednesday that aims to generate contract savings while improving the performance of Federal contracts, including those for common enterprise-wide software licenses. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released its new draft policy on Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence, with highpoints of the guidance including orders to appoint a Chief AI Officer at Federal agencies, and to adopt a lengthy list of safeguards for agencies to follow while developing applications of AI tech. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent out a memo earlier this week reminding agency heads of the Biden administration’s goal to increase the percentage of contracting opportunities awarded to Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) to 13 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2024. […]
The White House is asking Congress for an additional $9.1 billion to support the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including $6 billion to help fund its Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and $3.1 billion for the FCC to fund the removal of outdated communications infrastructure operated by providers. […]
A bipartisan group of House members has introduced the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act, which aims to improve customer experience and accountability across the Federal government in part by creating a new senior management position at the Office of Management and Budget devoted to improving customer experience. […]
With the growing need for enhanced cybersecurity for Federal agencies and critical infrastructure across the United States, Federal Chief Information and Security Officer (CISO) Chris DeRusha made it clear that the U.S. must keep its “foot on the gas pedal” to keep pace with technological advancements and cyber threats. […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released new guidance late Friday that directs Federal agencies to design and deliver a “digital-first public experience” through improved websites and digital services as they continue to implement the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience (IDEA) Act. […]
With the government on the brink of a shutdown as Congress remains at an impasse on funding beyond this weekend, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) formally initiated the process of preparing for a potential shutdown on Friday, Sept. 22. […]