Category: Emerging Tech & Modernization

March 31, 2023

As tech experts sound the alarm on advanced artificial intelligence, congressional lawmakers were split on the extent to which the federal government is capable of regulating AI platforms. “I think it’s important that the government regulate these platforms,” Democratic Rep. […]

March 22, 2023

Alternatives to petroleum-based manufacturing for everyday goods stand to become a larger part of the U.S. economy, with the Biden-Harris administration releasing a new series of goals related to propelling innovation in biotechnology nationwide to support a greener economy. Following […]

March 20, 2023

In January, the Biden-Harris administration rolled out its Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity, which directed federal agencies to begin collecting sexual orientation and gender identity — or SOGI — data in census surveys and on federal forms like benefits […]

March 14, 2023

Less than a month out from Tax Day, the IRS is preparing to implement a government-operated identity verification system: Login.gov. Taxpayers will be able to use the single sign-on tool to access tax documents and make payments through IRS.gov as […]

March 9, 2023

The White House released its fiscal 2024 budget request on Thursday with calls for anti-fraud provisions and funding for the administration’s priority around customer experience and money for tech modernization. One priority in the budget request is the $1.6 billion […]

February 21, 2023

The White House appears set to give Login-dot-gov, a digital identity service run by the General Services Administration, a leading role in providing access to public benefits programs, according to a draft executive order obtained by FCW. The order was […]

February 16, 2023

During a Wednesday nomination hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, President Biden’s pick to head the IRS, Danny Werfel, fielded questions about how he would spend the $80 billion infusion of cash into the agency promised over the next decade. […]

February 9, 2023

Many Democrats and Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday they believe that clamping down on unemployment insurance fraud is a bipartisan goal, but they still clashed over who is to blame for massive swells in fraud […]

January 24, 2023

It’s no secret that emerging tech is packing big punches these days. The question is whether those virtual fists protect or harm. Judging by the number of nervous conversations surrounding the recent ChatGPT launch, most people intuitively grasp that advanced […]

January 4, 2023

Government agencies don’t have a “precise definition” of artificial intelligence accountability in federal guidance, according to a new report from the non-profit American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s group focused on emerging technology. Although non-binding risk management and […]

December 22, 2022

Outgoing Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced two new bills on Wednesday meant to guard against civil liberty and civil rights violations in the government’s use of facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence. The Facial Accountability, Clarity and Efficiency In Technology […]

December 14, 2022

Promoting economic growth and cooperating on emerging technology development are the U.S-EU Trade and Technology Council’s primary goals moving forward, following a meeting featuring global emissaries in College Park, Maryland earlier in December. Speaking to the Atlantic Council, State Department […]

December 12, 2022

China wants its judicial sector to be supported by an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure that must be in place by 2025. The directive aims to drive integration of AI with judicial work and enhance legal services. The country’s highest court […]

November 30, 2022

Expanding and improving government digital services requires not only technology, but also processes, power and people. It is only with these three additional factors working in sync that process and business gains can be made using technology. 1) Processes and […]

November 23, 2022

Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies. EA helps organizations structure IT projects and policies to achieve desired business results, to stay agile and resilient in the […]

November 7, 2022

Over the past eight years, Michigan has developed one of the most extensive and widely adopted identity management platforms of any state. But getting people to use MILogin took intensive communication with other agencies, according to Rex Menold, the state’s […]

October 21, 2022

When Curt Garner became Chipotle’s first CIO in 2015, the only technology used for online restaurant ordering was, “believe it or not,” a fax machine, he says. Seven years later, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company is piloting a system with […]

September 16, 2022

The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying it would help reinforce the U.S. role as a leader in the world financial system. The White House said […]

September 9, 2022

A group of computer and election security experts is urging Georgia election officials to replace the state’s touchscreen voting machines with hand-marked paper ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, citing what they say are “serious threats” posed by an […]

September 8, 2022

The concept of using artificial intelligence to help mitigate dull, repetitive or manpower-intensive jobs within government is nothing new. For example, the Post Office has been using AI to scan, route and track letters and packages for several years now. […]