Category: Civil Service

May 26, 2022

How are some cities actually using IoT, new technologies and ever more sources of data? The mayors of three Indiana cities discussed their journeys with tech at a panel yesterday at an event highlighting Perdue University’s efforts to support and […]

May 12, 2022

​​​​Dozens of communities contact the American Public Power Association every year, seeking information on public power and the process of forming a public power utility. Currently, many cities are exploring public power as an avenue to achieve greater access to […]

April 29, 2022

APS has asked the Arizona Court of Appeals to reverse the ACC’s cost recovery disallowance and vacate the return on equity decision, as well as a 20-basis point penalty that regulators imposed for customer service issues. In 2020, an ACC […]

April 28, 2022

The General Services is planning a study with 2,000 participants to help the agency decide whether to tap facial recognition tech for its Login.gov service. Read More on FCW

April 20, 2022

The White House wants to fundamentally change the way Americans access government services and benefits by focusing on the “life experiences” of those seeking assistance. The effort was teed up in a December 2021 executive order on customer experience which, […]

April 4, 2022

The U.S. Department of State announced Monday the formation of its first Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, an office emphasizing the digital modernization in the federal sphere that is a key mission within the Biden administration. Some of the […]

March 28, 2022

The White House is looking for a $300 million boost for the Technology Modernization Fund and big increases in cyber and IT spending across the board. Read More on FCW

March 4, 2022

The Biden administration plans to significantly expand the number of in-person services available to Americans at federal agencies next month, calling on civil servants to lead by example in getting U.S. workers back to their normal offices and duty stations. […]

February 22, 2022

The tax agency is modifying its use of the ID.me identity proofing service for the current tax season, but plans to switch to the federal government’s homegrown solution after the 2022 filing deadline. Read More on FCW

January 31, 2022

The Texas Department of Information Resources on Monday announced the launch of a new mobile app designed to give the state’s residents access to a variety of government-agency services through a single access point. The Texas by Texas app, or […]

January 18, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor announced adjustments to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2022. In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to advance the effectiveness of […]

January 6, 2022

The Homeland Security Department said officials do not “have information indicating any specific or credible threats related to the anniversary.” Read More on FCW

December 7, 2021

In a race to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act before the New Year, the congressional defense committees pushed out a compromise version of the bill on Dec. 7 that authorizes $740 billion spending level for the Defense Department […]

November 19, 2021

A digital services training school modeled on military service academies could churn out techies for government, but lengthy hiring processes and low pay could be hurdles for agencies to capitalize on that talent, according to a new report from the […]

November 12, 2021

Congress’ auditing branch on Friday made public a report on steps the federal government can take to better ensure the cybersecurity of K-12 schools nationwide, which have been walloped over the past few years by ransomware attacks. In its report, […]

November 8, 2021

The Defense Department wants to acquire emerging technology faster and more efficiently. But will its latest attempts to streamline its processes be enough? Read More on FCW

September 14, 2021

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are backing a $1 billion investment for the IRS to support enrollment in the advance child tax credit (CTC) program among non-English speakers and eligible recipients who don’t file tax returns. The […]

September 2, 2021

Frontline agency managers and executives have questions about how they’ll implement the Biden administration’s vaccination and testing requirements, they said in an Aug. 25 letter to top administration officials released publicly on Thursday. The Government Managers Coalition, a coalition of […]

August 12, 2021

A UK civil service union accused some government ministers of indulging in “civil service bashing” while another warned of industrial action, after a war of words was sparked this week about civil servants’ return to the office. The flurry of […]

July 30, 2021

Under a new COVID prevention regime, civilian federal employees will have to either attest to their vaccination status or get regular tests. The federal government will organize and pay for testing for feds. Read More on FCW