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The new Department of Government Efficiency — which, despite the “department” referenced in its name, is an advisory effort, not a government department — has aims to trim the federal ...
Republican lawmakers ask Trump to kill IRS Direct File
Dec 11, 2024 · Nearly 30 House Republicans are asking President-elect Donald Trump to stop the IRS free tax filing service, Direct File, on day one of his new administration.
State’s AI chatbot journey started with collaboration
Sep 30, 2024 · Tech leadership at the State Department gave Nextgov/FCW an exclusive look into how the development of its AI-powered chatbot is going, along with the most important …
OMB releases AI procurement guidelines - Nextgov/FCW
Oct 3, 2024 · Interagency collaboration and risk mitigation are the two big themes included in the Office of Management and Budget’s artificial intelligence software procurement guidance.
Officials describe rosy future for problem-plagued background …
Oct 10, 2024 · Two government officials said Tuesday that pending changes to the federal background check system could soon reduce the amount of time it takes to onboard new …
Bureau of Prisons would issue IDs to released inmates under new bill
Jan 16, 2024 · A group of lawmakers behind a new, bipartisan proposal in the House of Representatives want to make sure that those leaving federal prisons take a valid government …
DHS highlights hiring and project milestones on anniversary of …
Oct 31, 2024 · The Department of Homeland Security has “successfully tested” three generative artificial intelligence pilots and hired more than half of the experts needed to fill out its new AI …
IRS won't add Login.gov without changes - Nextgov/FCW
Oct 6, 2023 · The IRS was in hot water back in early 2022 when advocacy groups and lawmakers called out the tax agency for incorporating facial recognition technology into a customer …
FCC adopts georouting rules for national suicide and crisis lifeline
Oct 17, 2024 · The Federal Communication Commission's new rules will require U.S. wireless providers to automatically route calls and text messages to the 988 lifeline to local crisis …
Pentagon issues cyber tasking order in response to Exchange hack
Mar 9, 2021 · The Pentagon has ordered its agencies and commands to take actions "in line" with the emergency directive recently issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security …