Reflections from DOD’s first-ever customer experience officer
Savan Kong joins the podcast to discuss the Pentagon’s progress in digital experience.
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DOD to shrink its workforce by 50,000; Pentagon turns its focus to 6G
Officials provided new numbers and an inside look at unfolding plans to dramatically reduce the Defense Department's civilian staff.
Lawyer linked to DOGE is defending OPM mass email system lawsuit; DOGE staffer violated security policies at the Treasury Department, court filing shows
Counsel for the plaintiffs in the case flagged Monday that an attorney who played a role in efforts to shutter the U.S. African Development Foundation is also…
Energy CIO replaced with SpaceX engineer as DOGE probes department’s systems; US AI Safety Institute taps Scale AI for model evaluation
Dawn Zimmer, who's been acting CIO since January, was replaced by a SpaceX network engineer. And, Scale AI will help the U.S. AI Safety Institute with evaluating…
OPM pushes to reclassify chief information officers, opening up position to politics; Treasury sued by union groups over systems access given to Elon Musk and DOGE
In another day of wild headlines, OPM pushes to reclassify CIO roles across government. And, union groups sue Treasury for allowing Elon Musk and DOGE access to…
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AI wasn’t being used on Army helicopter involved in fatal crash near DC airport; State and local governments turn to talent matching program with a possible wave of federal resignations
Quashing any speculation, defense officials say the Army helicopter involved in Wednesday's tragic crash near Washington, D.C., was not using AI. And, state and local governments are…
Lawsuit claims systems behind OPM governmentwide email blast are illegal, insecure; Trump administration presents federal workers with ‘deferred resignation offer
A pair of federal employees filed a lawsuit claiming OPM violated federal with the system behind last week's mass email to federal employees. And, the Trump administration…
How DOD is using modern tech to manage its workforce
Mark Gorak, principal director for resources & analysis in the office of the DOD CIO, joins the podcast to discuss how the department is relying on digital…
White House finalizes OPEN Government Data Act guidance, restarts CDO Council; Biden’s final stab at cyber policy is officially here
On Wednesday, the White house issued a pair of data-focused memos. And on Thursday, Biden signed his much anticipated final cyber executive order.
Lift off! How NASA is faring in its exploration of AI
The space agency's Krista Kinnard discusses its adoption of AI.
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