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How Government Might Work Up to 3D-Printed Buildings
Panelists at the Imagine Nation ELC Conference noted that for some emerging technologies—like large-scale 3D printing and augmented reality—agencies may have to “start with smaller.”
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GovExec Daily: The Space Industry's Workforce and Financial Outlook
Space Foundation's Richard Cooper joins the podcast to discuss the state of worldwide space industry.
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TSA Opens Registration for Public Meeting on Cybersecurity Regulations
The agency’s advisory committee typically meets behind closed doors, but they are required to hold at least one public meeting per year.
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'Mixed Progress' So Far for the Office of Federal Student Aid's Modernization Push
A new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the Office of Federal Student Aid doesn't have reliable cost and schedule estimates for the project.
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Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
Veterans Affairs’ electronic health records aren’t friendly to blind- and low-vision users, whether they’re patients or employees. It’s a microcosm of America’s health care system.
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GovExec Daily: Lessons Learned from the Student Loan Forgiveness Site Rollout
Natalie Alms joins the podcast to discuss the Biden administration's new initiative.
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New ‘More Flexible’ TSA Screening Systems Debut in Las Vegas
A collaboration between the TSA and Homeland’s Science & Technology Directorate yields compact baggage screening.
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Paper-Based Government Forms Cost Federal Agencies $37.8 Billion
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce underscored the environmental and consumer need for a digital government services modernization.
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Biden Touts Launch of Student Loan Forgiveness Website
More than 8 million people applied on the beta version of the site over the weekend, officials said.
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More Than Half of People are Frustrated by Digital Government Services, Survey Finds
The report found that 46% of respondents would be more likely to use digital technology to access government services if the technology was easier to use.
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GovExec Daily: Making Automated Customer Service More Empathetic
Deloitte's Marc Mancher's joins the podcast to discuss improving government customer service under budget restraints.
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The Labor Department and USPS Team Up on ID Proofing
A pilot project set to launch in 2023 will see the Labor Department and the Postal Service teaming up to help unemployment insurance applicants verify identities on behalf of participating states.
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CISA and FBI Say Malicious Cyber Activity is Unlikely to Compromise Election Infrastructure
The joint public service announcement said “extensive safeguards in place” make it difficult for bad actors to interfere in upcoming midterm elections.
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New Report Shows Significant Improvement in Consumer Cyber Hygiene
Senior administration officials and cybersecurity leaders marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month weighed in on a consumer survey examining how behaviors have changed over the last three years.
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GovExec Daily: How the NOAA is Working to Combat the Climate Crisis
"Route Fifty" Senior Editor Alisha Powell Gillis and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration representatives talk about the climate crisis.
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GSA to Study Demographic Equity in Remote Identity Tech
The agency plans to test the accuracy of tools like facial recognition software across different demographic groups.
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A VA Official Has 'Deep Concerns' About the Agency's Electronic Health Record Deployment
But leadership at the agency pushed back against projected cost overruns and delays moving forward.
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Biden Adds Cyber, Data, Supply Chain Risks to CFIUS Reviews
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will be required to consider five new sets of national security concerns – including cybersecurity – when reviewing foreign investments in the U.S. as part of a new executive order.
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Digital Divide: Tribal Communities Undercounted, Underserved
Gaps in digital access and poor data quality disproportionately affect already underserved native communities, one expert says.
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