USDS impact report showcases ‘a year of launching things’
Mina Hsiang, administrator of United States Digital Service, details top agency project successes of the past year, while looking ahead to hiring challenges posed by emerging tech.
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United States Digital Service Administrator Mina Hsiang. (Image credit: USDS / Wikimedia Commons) Workforce -
A view of the Department of Justice headquarters on Jan. 20, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) AI Peaceful protests, lawful assembly can’t be sole reason for DOJ facial recognition use under interim policy
The Justice Department shared details of its interim facial recognition technology policy in testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which is looking into federal use of that capability.
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Then-Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., speaks at a July 2022 press conference outside the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Take Back the Court Action Fund) Tech Civil rights commissioner slams DOJ, HUD absence at facial recognition briefing
Mondaire Jones, a Democratic appointee on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said he would have urged the use of subpoenas if the panel was given “adequate notice” of the agencies’ refusal to cooperate.
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This illustration picture shows the ChatGPT logo displayed on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) AI How risky is ChatGPT? Depends which federal agency you ask
A majority of civilian CFO Act agencies have come up with generative AI strategies, according to a FedScoop analysis.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly. (AFGE / Flickr) Tech FITARA scorecard adds cloud metric, prompts expected grade declines
Lower grades were anticipated with the addition of a cloud metric in the 17th FITARA scorecard, Rep. Connolly said. “The object here is to move up.”
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Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., speaks at Earth Rider Brewery on Jan. 25, 2024, in Superior, Wis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Policy Senate panel signals future work on AI’s impact on housing
Lawmakers on the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee called out the need for a regulatory framework and legislative fixes during a hearing on artificial intelligence’s promise and peril on housing and rental markets.
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(Getty Images) Acquisition Software license purchases need better agency tracking, GAO says
Report finds that agencies are missing out on cost savings with the purchases of IT products and cyber-related investments, per a new Government Accountability Office report.
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A view of a Social Security Administration building in Burbank, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2020. (Photo by Valerie Macon /AFP via Getty Images) AI Social Security Administration names Peltier acting chief AI officer
SSA’s chief architect is the latest federal official identified by FedScoop to take on the new CAIO position.
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President Joe Biden hands Vice President Kamala Harris the pen he used to sign an executive order regarding artificial intelligence during an event at the White House on Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) AI Here’s who’s responsible for AI in federal agencies
Amid growing attention on artificial intelligence, more than a third of major agencies have appointed chief AI officers.
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(F Delventhal/Flickr) AI Housing and Urban Development names Vinay Singh as chief AI officer
Vinay Singh is currently the department’s chief financial officer and will work closely with the agency’s senior IT and policy officials in the new role.
