The bipartisan ePermit Act would create an authorization portal, new data standards, shared software systems and more, with new responsibilities for the CIO Council.

The new schedule appears redundant to the Schedule C classification, experts told FedScoop, perhaps opening the door wider to high-salary political appointees.

Just three of those 10 modernization projects have been completed, per the GAO, which revealed lackluster planning for most of those that remain.

Stephen Ehikian said agency workers are “using these tools, adopting them, certifying them and also providing them as a shared service across the government.”

The process of remote wiping government phones has been slow, employees who used to do work for the agency said.

The agency’s Office of Inspector General raised concerns in a new report about how Technology Transformation Services approached hiring during a three-year period ending this March.

Impacted workers and department formers say the loss of knowledge threatens to impair the agency’s science and technology diplomacy.

The Consumer Safety Technology Act also calls for a Commerce-FTC study on how blockchain can protect consumers against fraud.

Eddie Pool told lawmakers it is “highly unlikely” the agency’s IT office would need to rehire employees who left through deferred resignation or early retirement.

The head of engineering for the GSA’s single sign-on platform said opening the door for mDLs will “simplify and streamline the online identity proofing process.”