Edward Forst and other agency officials said the government is behind the curve on technology, and asked for private-sector engagement to improve.

The GSA is leveraging the State Department's “privacy-preserving” API for passport records to compare passport photos submitted to Login.gov.

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.”

The GAO said GSA’s single sign-on platform still needs to implement a policy for testing backup data.

Thomas Shedd, Technology Transformation Services director and Tesla alum, said during a town hall that only critical and statutorily required work will continue.

The agency will be required to provide an annual report to Congress detailing its tech projects, many of which come via Technology Transformation Services.

GSA IT chief David Shive pointed to the Login.gov single sign-on platform as a prime example of scaled digital transformation at play.

The single sign-on platform faces scrutiny from the GAO for non-compliance with NIST remote identity proofing standards.

Login.gov will officially begin offering facial recognition technology to its partners. And, the White House issued the final version of the Trust Regulation.

Following a facial recognition pilot with the single sign-on platform, the GSA announced that the verification tech is now generally available.