AI workforce Archives

Trump’s Schedule F would have hurt govtech recruitment, OPM official says

The president-elect has said he would reinstate his executive order to make it easier to fire federal workers.

Nov 7, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

What AI means for public sector training and upskilling

Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda discusses the need for federal employees to gain generative AI skills to remain competitive.

Oct 28, 2024 By Scoop News Group

TTS Director Ann Lewis holds a microphone and sits in a white chair on stage at Scoop News group's CyberTalks in Washington. She is joined by GDIT's vice president of cyber, Matthew Mcfadden, and Scoop News Group's senior vice president of content strategy, Wyatt Kash, who are also seated. — Director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services Ann Lewis speaks on a panel titled “Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age: Government’s Role” at CyberTalks 2023 in Washington. (Photo by EPNAC)

GSA sees uptick in registrants for AI training series

In an interview with FedScoop, GSA’s director of Technology Transformation Services made the case for AI as an enabler of a more tech-ready workforce.

Sep 24, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 22, 2018: An American flag flies over the south facade of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

White House, OPM issue ‘call to action’ to improve the federal hiring experience

The Office of Personnel Management says it will be monitoring agency progress.

Aug 14, 2024 By Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 11: Arati Prabhakar (R), the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, arrives to a classified all-Senate briefing on Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Briefers included members from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House announces nearly $100 million in pledges to boost emerging tech workforce

The Office of Science and Technology Policy also teased next steps for upskilling staff and recruiting talent.

Jul 18, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Eric Mill speaks Oct. 18 at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

GSA moves forward on overhaul of FedRAMP priorities

Eric Mill, executive director for cloud strategy at GSA’s Technology and Transformation Services, details FedRAMP-related pilot projects and recruitment efforts.

Jun 26, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, left, and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., talk about proposed legislation during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 8, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill wants Commerce secretary to raise awareness of AI jobs

The legislation from Sens. Todd Young and Brian Schatz aims to expand outreach for AI government jobs and promote opportunities with the technology.

Jun 21, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA unveils new class of Presidential Innovation Fellows focused exclusively on AI

The 11 fellows will serve across eight federal agencies on projects that leverage the emerging technology.

Jun 17, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about his administration’s approach to artificial intelligence during an event in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden issued a new executive order on Monday, directing his administration to create a new chief AI officer, track companies developing the most powerful AI systems, adopt stronger privacy policies and “both deploy AI and guard against its possible bias,” creating new safety guidelines and industry standards. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How the Biden administration is tackling diversity in federal AI hiring

The pool of potential AI workers could pose a challenge to the administration’s efforts to build a diverse workforce to responsibly manage artificial intelligence.

May 16, 2024 By Madison Alder

U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D, N.Y., and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speak to reporters following a Senate Forum on Artificial Intelligence in the Russell Senate Office Building on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Government AI funding among priorities in Senate working group roadmap

The roadmap for artificial intelligence policy encourages the executive branch and appropriators to support $32 billion in annual innovation funding.

May 15, 2024 By Madison Alder