The Internal Revenue Service has issued a request for information indicating its intent to enhance the Robotic Process Automation Program within the Information Technology branch. The initiative aims to enlist skilled software engineers, architects, business analysts and technical document specialists to bolster the program’s capabilities, according to the notice posted on SAM .gov. Under the […]
The White House has released guidelines aimed at fostering data innovation to promote equality in the health care administration initiated by federal agencies. According to GovCIO, the guideposts seek data standards that better present the social and economic environment impacting people’s health care access and the types of services needed. Improving the alignment of community […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has named its senior leader to manage artificial intelligence use. HUD Chief Financial Officer Vinay Singh will act as the department’s chief artificial intelligence officer, a role required by a Biden-Harris administration executive order, FedScoop reported. An HUD spokesperson said Singh’s responsibilities have yet to be determined by […]
The Biden-Harris administration has launched a new program as part of an initiative to make the United States a global semiconductor manufacturing leader. Speaking on the introduction of the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program at Morgan State University on Monday, Laurie E. Locascio, undersecretary of commerce for standards and technology and National Institute of Standards […]
ICF has secured several cooperative agreements from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide advanced technologies and analytics to the Community Compass program. ICF will provide the HUD with housing, disaster management, climate and technology experts who will deliver technical assistance, training, data analysis and other services to help the department support capacity-building […]
The Department of Education has appointed Chief Technology Officer Vijay Sharma as its chief artificial intelligence officer. Sharma is also the Education Department’s responsible AI official, a role established by a Trump-era executive order in 2020 to implement foundational principles, FedScoop reported Monday. According to his LinkedIn profile, Sharma was formerly the department’s enterprise program […]
The Office of Personnel Management‘s internal watchdog has flagged cybersecurity measures taken for information technology systems underpinning the Postal Service Health Benefits system, a new health insurance marketplace for U.S. Postal Service workers. OPM’s Office of the Inspector General conducted a flash audit focused on Carrier Connect, a system used to share data with health […]
The General Services Administration is working with Congress to implement major changes to its acquisition processes. Amending the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 is among the legislative proposals sent by GSA to the legislative branch. At the Coalition for Government Procurement’s fall conference, GSA Senior Procurement Executive Jeff Koses said the revision will address […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is developing a tool that would allow first responders to look for people in situations where visual confirmation is difficult. The DHS S&T, in partnership with MaXentric Technologies, is working on the Detect Presence of Life, a radar-based hardware designed to identify humans behind obstructions. According […]
Federal agencies could soon benefit from a strategic collaboration advancing artificial intelligence use in the government, providing decision-makers with needed data. Strategic intelligence solutions provider Strider Technologies and AI application developer Scale AI are collaborating to deliver data and AI solutions designed to identify, contextualize and respond to various economic and national security issues. The […]
