Oversight
How to Outsmart Election Disinformation
The 2022 midterms are here, and so too is a wave of concerning new mis- and disinformation trends. Here’s how to tell the two apart — and what you and your loved ones can do to avoid falling for them.
Tech
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.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Lessons Learned from the Student Loan Forgiveness Site Rollout
Natalie Alms joins the podcast to discuss the Biden administration's new initiative.
Tech
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.
Tech
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.
Management
Tech Woes Still Trouble OPM, Watchdog Says
While a solution appears to be in play for the agency's budget shortfall, deficiencies in the tech workforce remain a cause for concern.
Tech
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.
Tech
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.
Oversight
OPM Watchdog Seeks a Background Search Tool to Help Investigations
The Office of Personnel Management’s Inspector General asked industry to offer insights about a potential online search and retrieval service to help with its investigations.
Exclusive
Workforce
The Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Turned 10, What’s Next?
Presidential Innovations Fellow Director Rebeca Lamadrid discussed the “stay flexible” mentality of the program and where it is heading for its next 10 years.
Tech
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.
Tech
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.
Management
GovExec Daily: The Role of SBOMs in Software Contracting
FCW's Chris Riotta joins the podcast to discuss software bills of materials.
Oversight
Watchdog Again Pushes GSA to End Contracting Pilot Program
The agency’s inspector general found the Transaction Data Reporting program does not guarantee agencies are getting the lowest contract price alternative.
Management
National Cybersecurity Review Begins for All Levels of Government
Answering the survey—based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework—is mandatory for certain grant recipients.
Workforce
VA Acquisition Workforce Are Mostly Satisfied, Despite Reported Program Issues
A large majority of acquisition staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs said in a recent Government Accountability Office survey that they are satisfied in their current positions, despite continued issues with the VA’s acquisition programs.
Management
The White House Wants to Make Food Assistance Programs Easier to Use -- and Tech Plays a Big Part
Modernization and customer experience goals are folded into a new White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health that was released Tuesday.
Workforce
EEOC to Propose Rules Codifying Electronic Filing Options for Feds
Although the agency that investigates complaints of workplace discrimination has offered the option to file documents and track cases electronically for years, its regulations do not specifically endorse the current system.
Tech
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.
Management