In an interview with FedScoop, NRC CIO Scott Flanders highlights the agency’s work to modernize and decommission legacy systems. And, Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang calls on congressional leaders to take action on AI safety before the close of the year.
The single sign-on platform faces scrutiny from the GAO for non-compliance with NIST remote identity proofing standards.
The agency is playing catchup on recovering the costs taken to launch its electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification service.
Some federal agencies continue to struggle with meeting the digital experience requiements set out in the 2018 IDEA Act. And, NIST’s CHIPS R&D Office launches a $100 million competition to support the development of chips and AI technologies.
The watchdog revealed “varying levels of content and detail” in reports on 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act standards.
Federal agencies had until Tuesday to publish plans spelling out how they will comply with the White House’s AI guidance it issued earlier this year. And, the GAO finds issues with the Department of Education’s new FASFA system.
In a report and congressional testimony from the government watchdog, 20 unresolved defects in the department’s system were highlighted.
The latest FITARA Scorecard grades are in and agencies again trending in the right direction. However, when it come to cloud procurement, agencies are falling short meeting 2019’s Cloud Smart mandates from OMB.
Much of that work centers on cloud service level agreements, according to the watchdog.
Jennifer Franks, a director in GAO’s IT and cyber division, joins the podcast to discuss her ongoing work and much more.
