Chase Gunter
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Washington, DC, United States
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OMB updates identity management policies
The Office of Management and Budget wants to make it easier to use PIV credentials across agencies and ensure digital devices and tools have manageable identities. → Read More
Thrift Savings Plan sees uptick in 2FA
TSP users are adopting two-factor authentication, with few opt-outs, officials said. → Read More
Transportation safety agency tees up regulations for driverless cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking at how to regulate self-driving cars. → Read More
New ID policy looks to leverage government credentials
An updated credentialing policy from the White House aims to make PIV cards interoperable across agencies and tap federal identifiers like Social Security numbers to secure digital transactions. → Read More
OPM: Job cuts could be part of the 'executive playbook'
The Office of Personnel Management is telling agencies that, as they rely more heavily on new technologies and retrain their workforce, cutting the workforce may be in order. → Read More
Employees, research drive CX innovations at Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to improve customer experience by changing its culture and by tapping its own workforce as a resource for innovative ideas. → Read More
TSA turnover alarms lawmakers
Security screeners at the Transportation Security Administration post some of the lowest satisfaction scores and have the highest attrition rates of any government employees. → Read More
House opposition could sink OPM reorg
Democrats in the House of Representatives are pushing against a plan to merge the Office of Personnel Management into the General Services administrations. → Read More
HUD seeks vendor to help set up central data office
The housing agency plans to work with the Centers of Excellence program at the General Services Administration to manage its troves of data. → Read More
Transparency through technology
The new House committee on modernizing the legislative branch is turning its attention to making internal operations more transparency through technology. → Read More
Cyber workforce order doesn't solve the retention problem
The new cyber workforce executive order looks to make it easier for employees to take on cybersecurity roles within government, but agency IT officials point out the measure has its limitations. → Read More
Agencies rack up cloud savings, but better reporting needed, GAO says
Nearly all the agencies audited by the Government Accounting Office reported the cloud provided "significant benefits" that included improved customer service and more cost-effective IT management. → Read More
Senators drill in on OPM-GSA reorg at confirmation hearing
Senators questioned President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Personnel Management about workforce issues including a planned reorg that would divide OPM's functions between the White House and the General Services Administration. → Read More
GAO: cloud saved agencies $300 million, but data is incomplete
Agencies are investing more in cloud and saving hundreds of millions of dollars as a result — but cloud investments still only represent a fraction of government IT purchases, and data on their cost and savings is far from complete. → Read More
DOD shifts employee training to OPM's USA Learning
The Department of Defense is moving the management of its training courses to the Office of Personnel Management and the government's centralized learning and development program. → Read More
Peak census web traffic pegged at 120,000 simultaneous users
The Census Bureau is expecting a maximum of 120,000 concurrent respondents to its internet self-response page during the 2020 population count, but it's preparing for much higher loads. → Read More
Watchdogs warn on DHS vacancies
Frequent turnover and persistent vacancies across the Department of Homeland Security are limiting the ability of employees to carry the agency's myriad missions. → Read More
Lawmakers, GAO worry about Census prep
As the Supreme Court weighs the legality of the citizenship question on the 2020 census, Congress and the Government Accountability Office have more immediate concerns about the bureau's ability to conduct an accurate population count. → Read More
HHS prepares to issue new bargaining agreement over union objections
Following months of contract talk breakdowns, public protests and grievances, the Department of Health and Human Services is preparing to finalize its collective bargaining agreement before week's end over objections from the federal union representing its employees. → Read More
White House taps four agencies to lead new shared services strategy
The Trump administration rolled out a new shared services plan to try to reduce duplicative back office functions and prod agencies to adopt government-wide solutions. → Read More